The Bradford Twelve were acquitted after a trial arising from preparations to defend their community against an anticipated racist attack. Their defence campaign argued that the unused petrol bombs had been prepared for self-defence. The case mobilized broad support against racist violence and criminalization of Asian youth. The verdict concerned these defendants and circumstances, rather than creating an unrestricted right to violence.
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The Bradford Twelve verdict established an unrestricted legal permission to use violence in any political campaign.
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The acquittals concerned a specific self-defence argument and the circumstances of that case, not a general permission.