....."It is forbidden for any muslim to kill any one else.... "
AHasan, preston, lancashire
Not if they are Infidel/ Kuffir/apostate. In such cases, the Qur'an commands it. Later Quranic texts written by Mo'med on his return to Medina after a two year absence, supercede his original writings.

Fran, Leek, UK

More divide and conquer I see.

Ken Hall, Barrow in Furness, UK

Who was it that stabbed who?
I believe the official police statistics sadly state that immigrants from the sub continents,especially of African origen, are far more likely to kill and stab than their white counterparts. It is a difference of culture and these people must be helped.

Pedro Tam, London, UK

i to like the bnp more and more..

karl, birmingham,

i am from the US and have noticed how the gang crime in the UK is startling different from that seen in large US cities. the victims are so young and the gangs are simply just groups of bored and deluded teenagers looking to cause trouble while true gang crime is normally drug related.

Alexander, London, England

Change is in the air in Britain. That change seems to be the BNP.

Paul, London, England

Doesnt murder have to be pre-meditated and if it was not it is manslaughter?

Even so this man is going to prison for a long time. There is no excuse for taking life just because Brown had sick, depraved views.

James, Coventry,

I like the BNP more and more.

helen, Norwich,

SEVEN children?! Yea the BNP is the party of the white non-working class.

Seriously, what a classic warning to Westminster: a local dispute, a grievance not taken seriously, gets taken up by the BNP and ends up in bitterness and tragedy.

MP's work is vital in easily divided communities

Ali, Sheffield, UK

I have absolutely no sympathy with the BNP and I don't imagine for a moment that Mr Brown was the pefect neighbour, but from the way the case is written up here you'd think he was the one on trial - which is just playing into the BNP's hands.

Alan, Cambridge,

Interesting - the victim is portrayed as dangerous, mostly based on his convictions 30 (!) years ago. But it was Mr Khan, who stabbed him in the back. It's very strange way of a self-defence...

EWCZ, Prague, Czechia

War or civil unrest in Ivory Coast,Guinea,Liberia,Nigeria,Sierra Leone,Togo,Eritrea,Ethipoia,Somalia,Sudan,Uganda,Burundi,DR Congo,Rwanda,SA,Angola,Zimbabwe,Iraq,Afghanistan,the Balkans;Organised crime throughout Eastern Europe. We allow mass immigration and then ask what's wrong with OUR society?

Paul, Singapore,

To all of those saying the verdict wouldn't have happened if Khan had been white, I beg to differ. David Coupland, former BNP member, planted nail bombs in predominanly black, Asian and gay areas of London, killing three people. He was convicted of manslaughter. It was a jury decision, not Labour.

Sophie, Liverpool,

The jury showed terrible judgment in returning a verdict of a lesser crime. It suggests that some people's lives matter less because of their views. The murder of Keith Brown - who had political views I do not share - was deemed less significant because of his politics. This is very dangerous.

Nick, Rotherham, UK

There is no excuse for stabbing a man in the back no matter what he said to you. These people from third world countries don't understand our laws and civiliztion. When are we going to wake up? Our entire western civilization is deteriorating rapidly as we allow more immigrants.

Josh, New York City, USA

Isn't it funny how illiberal the liberals can be against something they don't like.

One thing is certain, if the races had been reversed there would be press outrage accompanied with the usual riots from the "religion of peace" .

Hate crimes work both ways.

mark, lincs, England

Had Khan been the victim and Brown the perpetrator, plans would already have been drawn for a "community centre" in honour of the deceased (at vast public expense) - to be opened, no doubt, by the Archbishop of Canterbury

Myles, Glasgow,

Let me have my say now. Me; being a muslim we condemn any murders. It is forbidden for any muslim to kill any one else. What Mr Khan did was wrong.

AHasan, preston, lancashire

I think the biased reporting is shocking, luckily you can´t libel the dead...

Gary, Glasgow, Scotland

It's not a race issue, it's two neighbours fighting over boundaries.
These feuds go on up and down the country everyday and couldn't be more British.

In another report of this incident Mr Brown was strangling Mr Khan's sons (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/7424077.stm)

Wil, Worcester,

Hmmmm! Just as much a martyr as Horst Wesel I suspect.

Eric Skelton, Cardiff, Wales

'Behind the rhetoric lies a tale of two middle-aged, Middle England fathers whose rivalry descended into loathing.'

There is far more to it than that. What about English resentment about foreign intrusions and the clash of cultural assumptions. Without these there might have been no problem.

tim, London, UK

Seems to me the BNP's involvement actually aggravated a normal neighbourly dispute into something much bigger. And now they're capitalising on this tragedy. The Brown family need to wake up and stop being used as pawns in a bigger game. The true BNP colours will be revealed soon enough.

Rachel Gorse, Stoke, UK

Don't we learn from history? We have a liberal government who heaps one insult after another on British people. We shouldn't be surprised when the BMP steps in to fill the vacuum. Those in power take note: Your policies are feeding votes to the BNP.

Conrad, Dover, Kent

What an atrocious verdict. I would be interested if Jonathan from London could explain what these disgusting views from the BnP are. I have never heard the party air anything even verging on disgusting.

lorryman, Birmingham, England

The bnp are in the ascendancy by democratic means,I would suggest to all those that commented to vist the bnp website.Continued contempt for the public by the three main political parties will only further the bnp cause.I for one am sick and tired of MPs abusing their position.

David Goodwin, Chesterfield , UK

I count myself as some kind of liberal, and am certainly not racist, yet I find the demonising of the BNP very worrying.
BNP values are those of most Labour & Tory activists in the 1950s & 60s. I share their concern about the Islamisisation of our country, & also uncontrolled immigration.

Martin

Martin Bright, Bracknell,

Surely the BNP made the situation worse when they got involved. They inflamed the whole situation. And now they want to use this tragedy for poltical gain. If these far right extremists had any solutions they would tell us what they are. All they have is hatred.

Stanley Barton, London, UK

Whilst Britons have been forced to accept multiculturism the reality is that Islam does not.

Habib Khan's solution to a neighbourly dispute was to kill his neighbour and the courts have justified this decision.

Elizabeth Philips, Halifax , UK

Jonathan from London, you are quick to throw around the idea that the BNP are educationally sub normal. What would you like to do to them? perhaps you could act as the Nazis did.
The fact that the media and the Political parties will not debate with the BNP rather gives a lie to your point!

John Stretton, Albrighton, Shropshire

I am middle-class and a retired lecturer.
Over the years I taught many students of all races and faiths.
I am now a member of the BNP because it is the only party addressing my fears for the near future.The ONLY one.

Chris, Bristol, England

So stabing someone isn't murder!? If it was the other way round I bet it would be! This is the reason for increased support for the BNP, New Labour have created a situation whereby White Englishman feel besieged. The govt needs to realise that these racism laws increase not decrease racism.

Dean, Southampton, England

What evidence was produced to show that this man sustained continual 'racist' abuse? The dispute was over a boundary, happens every day and sometimes explodes into violence. as I see it the press and TV pand the defence played the race card to reduce the charge!

John Stretton, Albrighton, Shropshire

It amazes me how people here can jump on the Labour bandwagon by putting down the BNP, whilst not commenting at all on this atrocious murder. If somebody, taunts you, then you move or complain. You DO NOT kill them!

Matt, Naples, Italy

Sounds to me like Brown was jealous of Khan's aspirational drive. Khan shouldn't have carried the knfie. Manslaughter verdict seems perfectly correct.

Eddie Reader, birmingham, england

Sophie complains about the use of someone's death for political reasons.

Is that not what has happened concerning the murder of Stephen Lawrence? His death has been ruthlessly used by Labour for their political ends.

Mike Newland, London, England

If you stick a knife in someones back and they die,it is murder.Race as no part in this,everyones life is precious.However ,we know that if Mr.Kahn had died,Mr. brown would have been charged with the race tag,and given twice the sentence of what we can now expect.

popeye, daventry, england

It all looks like he escaped a murder charge because his defence concentrated on attacking the Brown family, leading me to think he got a lesser punishment for killing someone just because of the support of the BNP. I don't swallow the "he fell on the knife" story either.

Roger, Norwich,

Reference the Tony Martin case he shot the lad at point blank range with a 12 bore but rather than call the police or Ambulance he left him to bleed to death over night!
Also an illegal firearm was used hence prison sentence.

Simon, Bristol, England

Politics aside, this man was stabbed in the back? if so I think the asian gentleman was very lucky to have not been convicted of murder?

Adrian, aldershot, ENGLAND

"Those of the BNP are less interested in this country than migrants that come here and contribute so much to the advancement of ... society." - Sonny, London

The "advancement of society"??? Whose? Theirs or ours?

Alastair, London,

Kennedy shows his prejudices again - 'the far-right party'.
Are we now to acccept that political preference somehow excuses murder? If the killing had been the other way round Kennedy and the rest of the media would have been hysterical.

james, burnley,

This was simply a fight between neighbours, yes the BNP will try and capitalise on it, as would any other political party in the same situation.The problem is with the media. If this was a white man killing a muslim there would be uproar, front page all over the nation.

This is why some are angry

Lukas, Stoke, Britain

This strikes me as a racist killing and in this case Muslim on white.

There may have been provocation but a racist murder nevertheless.

Sadly, Middle England will just have to get used to this as a facet of multi-culturalism and non integration.

wullie, Luss, Scotland

The recent killing in Dewsbury is Pakistani on Pakistani. No mention from Al Beeb of that! Similarly Google Kriss Donald then Stephen Lawrence. Both racist crimes, in fact Donald's death was far worse than Lawrence's yet compare the coverage. Huge disparity in reporting and sympathies.

Logdon, Stockport,

'Come on, the guy was a violent, racist thug'
Mickey, London

I don't know what your getting at - a mans politics has no bearing on his right to life, and does not diminish his killing in anyway.

And you say this has nothing to do with race shortly after accusing the deceased of being racist...

Steve, Norwich, Norfolk

So now the BNP are the second biggest vote winner in this area, and yet still no doubt the government and all their unelected leftie advisors think there's no problem?

People only vote for parties like the BNP when they feel completely ignored by any of the main parties.

Alex, London,

re comments: "I wonder why that is?" simple, this one is after the court case and a verdict has been reached. We are allowed to comment on cases that have been heard, not while or before they are heard.

paulc, gloucester,

murder or manslaughter Khan has stabbed someone in the back with a knife. He has come out of his house armed with this knife so I fail to see how it was not premeditated.
this at a time when the justice system is supposed to be getting tough against knife crimes.

rob, derby, uk

The BNP are using this case to recruit the ignorant and the fearful, by encouraging anti-muslim feeling. The increase in their support shows that their fear-mongering tactics are working.

The BNP is a joke, but too many people are misinformed by the media etc and so are listening to them...

Lucy, Somerset,

Just want to say that the comments of Paul and Sarah hit the nail right on the head.

Lawrence, Lewes, Sussex,

How does this sqaure with the Tony Martin case, where he was convicted despite using self defence arguments against his burglars? Being a bit racist should not mean that your killer gets let of the hook like this-if someone provokes you you DO NOT stab them, or you DO get done for murder. Shocking..

Steve, Norwich, Norfolk

Once again the white biggots cry out at the perceived injustice of racial inequity. The facts are simple; those of the BNP are less interested in this country than migrants that come here and contribute so much to the advancement of the economy and society. Facism, in all forms is threat to us all

Sonny, London,

Are all the comments on here from the BNP? How absurd to say this is some sort of martyrdom. Its a classic neighbourly dispute that spiralled out of hand. What's disgraceful is the way the BNP have politicised a tragic death. Can't the family of the dead man se that they are being used by the BNP?

James Smith, London, UK

As far as the BNP is concerned, do not be taken in by them. They are a very nasty lot, pretending otherwise. If they were to get into enough power, then all would be revealed. That could be too late to stop them.

margie , victoria, australia

The BNP are sickening, trying to use somebody's death for political gain. This was a neighbours dispute that escalated out of control, not least because of the BNP stoking the fire. What is shocking is that the supposedly 'superior race' commenting here can be so easily manipulated by these Nazis

Sophie, Liverpool,

What can you do when this Left wing, dictatorship of a govournment simply sweeps the statistics under the carpet? It would be nice to think that there is an alternative choice for the country, but the three main parties are all singing from the same hymn sheet these days. England is dead. RIP

M Barton, Huddersfield, England

Come on, the guy was a violent, racist thug - just like the BNP fascists who are now exploiting his death for their own political ends. This has got nothing to do with race. It was a neighbourly dispute that got way, way out of hand.

Mickey, London,

Both families sound disctinctly unpleasant.
As plausible as Mr. Khan's statement that the victim 'fell onto the knife' sounds, I am concerned that the basis of his defence relies upon the fact that his victim was a supporter of a legitimate UK political party?

Paul, Singapore,

So if your muslim and you are called names, you can stab someone to death in the back and its called manslaughter. If the victim was muslim and the killer white, it would have been murder and the left wing media would be foaming at the mouth. Just goes to show that muslims are the pets of liberals

Paul, Bucks, England

Since the beginning of 2007, 40 teenagers have been murdered in London, none of the killers or suspects are white. If you take into account all those under 25 the figure is around 70, and overwhelmingly the perpetrators are non-whites.

That is not racism, it is a fact which has to be faced.

Sarah Davies, London, UK

So Khan was acting in self-defense...by stabbing him in the back?

Shrewsbury, New York, New York,

It is fairly clear to most of us ordinary indigenous white British that we are being sacrificed on the alter of political correctness .
I am not a member of the BNP,but I think a time of violent conflict between the various tribes, artificially packed together in this country is not far off.

A Graham, liverpool, England

If the skin colours of the victim and the murderer were reversed, this would be a classified immediately hate crime. Once again, the fantasy of muslim victimhood leads to trampling of the rights of the British majority.

Nick, Rotherham, UK

Well all I can say is, had it been a white neighbour this story would not have struck a cord.
Im very scared to be quite honest, I am not against anyone acting politically, but the BNP winning 9 seats is quite the sign that there is something wrong.

sami, Colchester, essex

Keith Brown - the BNPs Martin Luther King! The trouble is that they undermine their arguments for white supremacy every time they speak. It's not just that their views are disgusting, it's that they're so incredibly dim. Call it the Special Needs Party and have done with it...

Jonathan, London,

What's to say? In the end we are most likely to be killed or attacked by members of our own family, community and ethnic group. We have always been safer the further we get from family and neighbours. This is a neighbourhood dispute made political.

Angela, Epping, Australia

Mark in Leeds - I doubt it's anything more than the fact that this close has been judged on, while the other two you mention are yet to go to trial.

Garley, London, UK

sad. all so sad.

ed, warwick,

Amazing how you let us comment on this story and not the one where the Asian youth was stabbed by other asian youths or comment on the Oxford Street killing.

I wonder why that is?

mark, Leeds,