Racist Incidents Recorded By Scottish Police Increase By 10%

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-20675712

If the largest group having racist crimes committed against them were Asian.

/// In 2011-12, where ethnic origin of the victim was known, 44% of victims were of Asian origin - comprising Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese or other Asian the largest group being Pakistani at 23% ///

And, the second largest group were White British.

/// The second largest ethnic group of victims of racist incidents in 2011-12 was white British ///

Who I ask is committing these acts of racism, surely it can't be the Scots because aren't they also 'White British'?

[emmie]

tell that to the chanting Scots at a rugby match, or many sporting events, the English aren't much better, racism does not have to be about colour.

[2sp_]

Can I say again, not all British people are white...

[emmie]

also not all Scots are white, nor all Englishmen?

[jomifl]

Alba..it's drinking the irn bru that makes them go rusty.

[Fitzer]

Fairly clear from the report

Where information on perpetrators was available, in 2011-12, 95% of perpetrators were of white origin, including White British (83%), White Irish (1%) and Other White (11%) (which includes Gypsy / Traveller and Polish White)
In another table it shows Asian 3%, Black 1% & Other 1%

[Gromit]

// Who I ask is committing these acts of racism, surely it can't be the Scots because aren't they also 'White British'? //

It is well known that Pakistanis and Indians can be racist towards each other. So why do you not accept that English and Scots cannot be racist towards each other?

// Where information on perpetrators was available, in 2011-12, 95% of perpetrators were of white origin, including White British (83%) //

[THECORBYLOON]

The report does not break white British into Scots, Ulster, Welsh or English but it does say 83% of the racist incidents were carried out by white British.

[Gromit]

// ...why do you not accept that English and Scots cannot be racist towards each other? //

Think there is a double negative lurking in that sentence. //

[youngmafbog]

It all depends on your definition of a Race and therefore what constitutes racism.

I personally am not comfortable with the idea of just belonging to a country making you a particular race.

[cg51]

Only the white ones aog.

[anotheoldgit]

rojash

My comment:
"Who I ask is committing these acts of racism, surely it can't be the Scots because aren't they also 'White British'?"

Was referring to the reports findings /// The second largest ethnic group of victims of racist incidents in 2011-12 was white
British ///

If they were referring to the White Englishman, why didn't they put that?

Have we lost our national identity so much, that we are no longer referred to as Englishmen?

[bazwillrun]

"Have we lost our national identity so much, that we are no longer referred to as Englishmen? "

not yet, but not far off the way things are going

[THECORBYLOON]

White British refers to folk who come from Scotland, Ulster, Wales, England or those who are British and white.

[tara20]

I would say it means that if the second largest group of victims were White British, the perpetrators must be Asian, etc. (other races )
Not necessarily Scots against other home nations.