glasgow murder

[dayoff]

dos any one think the murder in glasgow of the 15 year old boy by asians being kept quite by the press after all this is a racist murder carried out by five men if it was the other way round there would be uproar from everyone and his dog

[jaberwocky]

i agree.if it had been an asian murdered there would be hell to pay.that is where this country has went so wrong.it is OUR country first and foremost and yet we cannot speak our minds if it is in regards to asians or any other immigrant.feels like we are being held to ransom in our own country by these people.and the worst thing is they can all hide under the diabolical human rights act.

[jno]

you seem to be speaking your mind okay, jaberwocky. Don't know what you're pretending to be scared of. Anyway, not all murders of someone of a different race are necessarily racist in intent.

[Oneeyedvic]

Yeah, the papers are terrified of causing trouble with regards Asians aren't they!

Lets see - The Sun leads today on a story of a Muslim dispute with four soldiers and The Indie, Times & Express lead on Jack Straws comments regarding the veil.

And of course, there have been no reports this week / month / year about Asians in the papers have there?

[crete]

i see no evidence in Scotland that this trial is not being covered by the press and T V . do you have evidence that it is being kept quiet, ? or is it just your opinion.

[stevie21]

This one's definitely in the press and, jno, this murder is definitely racially motivated.

[scuzzball]

This has been all over the press - it got ectensive coverage when it happened and during the first trial. In what sense is it bing kept out of the press? At the time there was huge coverage and outrage - as there should have bee. Why do people keep trying to drag up non-exixtant evidence that people who are not white are treated more sympathetically. it just isn't true. Those who post this sort of question are as bad as racists.

[noxlumos]

I've not personally heard about this, but two things spring to mind, other people clearly have so I can't see it's being "covered up", and secondly just because it was five people of one race killing one person of another ,does not mean it was NECESSARILY racially motivated. It may well be, but it's not automatic is it?
For example, assume I thought a black guy had raped my daughter. Myself, my brother, brothers in law and sons all go out, find this bloke and kill him, despite the fact that he's black and we are white, that is NOT a racially motivated murder, so before I comment seriously, does anyone have a link please to what we are supposed to be discussing?

[scuzzball]

It was racially motivated - there is no debate about this, it was clear in the first trial. The point is that it did receive extensive coverage in the press.

[sandyg2244]

i live up in scotland and it was never kept quiet.the difference was, it stirred no racial hatred.maybe the climate, so many attacks with knives happen every week up here etc.the difference was, this was calculated and spine-chilling.the type of violence reserved for drugdeals gone wrong if you get my drift.you're right it never got the attention it deserved.it made me sick to my stomach when i saw the detailss of this attack, the fact it was racially motivated was more chilling.i pity this guys mother having to live with this, its horrific.

[sandyg2244]

what chilledfme to the bone was the fact that five asians went looking for a 'white boy' to attack that night.they wanted revenge for a bottle attack by a 'white guy the previous week; they picked an innocent 15 year old boy off the street who was 'white' and tortured him over many hours before killing him.i have a teenager around the same age and i know what i would do to these evil b*** if i got them alone.it was a racist attack and yes it was hushed up too much i guess-it never got to bbc news.if it was the other way around it would be national news for sure.sign of the times.

[sandyg2244]

i have to add it was proved WITHOUT A DOUBT at the trial it was a racially motivated attack.