ChatterBank1 min ago
What's the excuse
Had they been black, some people would reason that their gangsta culture makes them behave 'like savages'.
Had they been Muslim, the usual suspects would blame it on their hatred of all things Western.
So how should we approach the thorny subject of young white men behaving as they did last night in East London:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8221 626.stm
Is race only relevant when those behaving badly are not white?
Had they been Muslim, the usual suspects would blame it on their hatred of all things Western.
So how should we approach the thorny subject of young white men behaving as they did last night in East London:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8221 626.stm
Is race only relevant when those behaving badly are not white?
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ELVIS68
Shame the police can`t do the same at The Notting Hill Carnival this weekend without a riot starting
It would seem that they are already getting ready.
http://www.thelondonpaper.com/thelondonpaper/n ews/london/gang-members-to-spy-for-police-at-n otting-hill-carnival
Officers have already seized two samurai swords and arrested 19 people suspected of plotting to cause trouble or deal drugs
Samurai swords, Drugs?????
Makes a little football violence seem like a spot of friendly horseplay.
Around 6,000 police working 11,000 shifts will be needed to cover the Carnival 24 hours a day on Sunday and Monday
Seems like an overuse of police resources to me. But there will still be the obligatory photo of a Black person wearing a policeman's hat, and with their arms around the policeman's shoulders.
Still it is all good propaganda for black/police relations it would seem.
Shame the police can`t do the same at The Notting Hill Carnival this weekend without a riot starting
It would seem that they are already getting ready.
http://www.thelondonpaper.com/thelondonpaper/n ews/london/gang-members-to-spy-for-police-at-n otting-hill-carnival
Officers have already seized two samurai swords and arrested 19 people suspected of plotting to cause trouble or deal drugs
Samurai swords, Drugs?????
Makes a little football violence seem like a spot of friendly horseplay.
Around 6,000 police working 11,000 shifts will be needed to cover the Carnival 24 hours a day on Sunday and Monday
Seems like an overuse of police resources to me. But there will still be the obligatory photo of a Black person wearing a policeman's hat, and with their arms around the policeman's shoulders.
Still it is all good propaganda for black/police relations it would seem.
sp1814
Would you agree that these two stories support the proposition that there is a subclass of violence amongst all young men, regardless of race?
Maybe but why you particularly want remove London from the equation. But even if we do, It is a sad fact that there are more black young men than white young men who are prepared to take their violence to the ultimate end (murder).
I'm genuinely interested in your opinion of white rioters.
You will notice if your vision has not been clouded by your fixation of pointing your finger at Whites, that in my last paragraph I stated that I don't condone violence whatsoever, no matter who carries it out especially football violence
Would you agree that these two stories support the proposition that there is a subclass of violence amongst all young men, regardless of race?
Maybe but why you particularly want remove London from the equation. But even if we do, It is a sad fact that there are more black young men than white young men who are prepared to take their violence to the ultimate end (murder).
I'm genuinely interested in your opinion of white rioters.
You will notice if your vision has not been clouded by your fixation of pointing your finger at Whites, that in my last paragraph I stated that I don't condone violence whatsoever, no matter who carries it out especially football violence
Quinlad
I take exception against your supposition that I have a distaste for black people.
People have no control over the skin colour that they are born with, and there are many decent black people.
What I do have a distaste for is the black culture that some black people take to the extreme.
I may be accused of generalising but one can generally take it for granted that there is a very strong drug culture amongst blacks, a widespread gang culture, violence, gun and knife crime, prostitution etc, etc. The proportion of black prison inmates verify this fact.
Very many people would wish to cover up certain traits amongst the blacks, but it is of no use ignoring these fact they must be brought into the open and discussed so that the causes can be found.
You state, 'improving black/police relations is a good thing'?
I quite agree, but getting some black people to agree is another thing. The police have pulled out all stops to reach this goal, but the general reply from the blacks is shouts of racial discrimination.
so, how would you go about it?
The answer, I just do not know, there is no pleasing some people.
I take exception against your supposition that I have a distaste for black people.
People have no control over the skin colour that they are born with, and there are many decent black people.
What I do have a distaste for is the black culture that some black people take to the extreme.
I may be accused of generalising but one can generally take it for granted that there is a very strong drug culture amongst blacks, a widespread gang culture, violence, gun and knife crime, prostitution etc, etc. The proportion of black prison inmates verify this fact.
Very many people would wish to cover up certain traits amongst the blacks, but it is of no use ignoring these fact they must be brought into the open and discussed so that the causes can be found.
You state, 'improving black/police relations is a good thing'?
I quite agree, but getting some black people to agree is another thing. The police have pulled out all stops to reach this goal, but the general reply from the blacks is shouts of racial discrimination.
so, how would you go about it?
The answer, I just do not know, there is no pleasing some people.
AOG
Number of people attending the Notting Hill Carmival is about a million. Are you saying that they should just have a couple of bobbies on the beat?
Silly post there. Badly thought out.
By the way, you say you don't condone violence, but if this WERE a group of black rioters, you would've broken the record for the 100m sprint getting to you PC to criticise them.
I'm right on that one, aren't I?
So why the difference in response to White rioters?
Why the silence over the Rangers rioters in Manchester in 2008?
The sickly sweet smell of double standards pervades the air once again.
Number of people attending the Notting Hill Carmival is about a million. Are you saying that they should just have a couple of bobbies on the beat?
Silly post there. Badly thought out.
By the way, you say you don't condone violence, but if this WERE a group of black rioters, you would've broken the record for the 100m sprint getting to you PC to criticise them.
I'm right on that one, aren't I?
So why the difference in response to White rioters?
Why the silence over the Rangers rioters in Manchester in 2008?
The sickly sweet smell of double standards pervades the air once again.
So you don't know what to do, but you do know that police having a laugh with black festival-goers at Notting Hill is propaganda, and presumably not to be encouraged?
I'm not sure there's a stronger culture of class A drug use among black people. In fact, white heroin addicts in the UK outnumber Afro-caribbean ones by almost four to one. The cost of cocaine prevents it from being used widely among poorer demographic groups. I presume you're talking about cannabis. But I wouldn't expect you to differentiate between different drugs or even know what effect they have(no bad thing).
Funnily enough, while I accept that rap culture embodies unappealling traits of its own, many of the negative traits you associate with black people (drugs, violence, crime) are the very traits that go hand in hand with low income - a group black people are a disproportionately large part of.
I applaud the fact that you seek to explore the reasons for this. Maybe try looking at it from a sociological or economic angle?
I'm not sure there's a stronger culture of class A drug use among black people. In fact, white heroin addicts in the UK outnumber Afro-caribbean ones by almost four to one. The cost of cocaine prevents it from being used widely among poorer demographic groups. I presume you're talking about cannabis. But I wouldn't expect you to differentiate between different drugs or even know what effect they have(no bad thing).
Funnily enough, while I accept that rap culture embodies unappealling traits of its own, many of the negative traits you associate with black people (drugs, violence, crime) are the very traits that go hand in hand with low income - a group black people are a disproportionately large part of.
I applaud the fact that you seek to explore the reasons for this. Maybe try looking at it from a sociological or economic angle?
Low income - a group black people are a disproportionately large part of.
How many low income white youths do you see riding about in BMWs?
Why are they on low incomes, it is reported that white males are the lowest educational achievers?
sociological or economic angle?
Same excuses as always.
There are many white people who live in very poor conditions etc etc but it is rare for them to be involved in gangs that kill each other on a regular basis simply for giving a disrespectful glance.
Blacks are given the very same opportunities as whites and in some cases much better opportunities i.e. reversed discrimination.
So I am afraid you will have to give a better reason than that, to try a make excuses for their violent behaviour.
How many low income white youths do you see riding about in BMWs?
Why are they on low incomes, it is reported that white males are the lowest educational achievers?
sociological or economic angle?
Same excuses as always.
There are many white people who live in very poor conditions etc etc but it is rare for them to be involved in gangs that kill each other on a regular basis simply for giving a disrespectful glance.
Blacks are given the very same opportunities as whites and in some cases much better opportunities i.e. reversed discrimination.
So I am afraid you will have to give a better reason than that, to try a make excuses for their violent behaviour.
anotheoldgit
Are you saying that there aren't serious social problems in 'white areas' of low economic opportunity?
Can you tell me how black Rhys Jones' killers were?
Can you tell me how black Shannon Matthews is?
Can you tell me how black Baby P's parents are?
Why do you turn a blind eye to what is obvious to everyone...there are loads of really rough housing estates all over the country where you have white kids off their faces on pills and heroin.
The black equivalent of the gun-totin' gangsta is the white herion addict who breaks into your house to nick your telly to feed his habit.
You are much more likely to be a victim of this kind of crime than you are to be caught up in gang violence, because gang violence remains amongst gangs.
Why is this ignored?
Why do white criminals never get tarred with the same brush?
Why don't we see dozens of posts on AB about white rioters?
Why are they treated differently? I've love to know why, because for the life of me, I can't see the difference.
Are you saying that there aren't serious social problems in 'white areas' of low economic opportunity?
Can you tell me how black Rhys Jones' killers were?
Can you tell me how black Shannon Matthews is?
Can you tell me how black Baby P's parents are?
Why do you turn a blind eye to what is obvious to everyone...there are loads of really rough housing estates all over the country where you have white kids off their faces on pills and heroin.
The black equivalent of the gun-totin' gangsta is the white herion addict who breaks into your house to nick your telly to feed his habit.
You are much more likely to be a victim of this kind of crime than you are to be caught up in gang violence, because gang violence remains amongst gangs.
Why is this ignored?
Why do white criminals never get tarred with the same brush?
Why don't we see dozens of posts on AB about white rioters?
Why are they treated differently? I've love to know why, because for the life of me, I can't see the difference.
