[andrewb]

I've been debating whether to post this or not, but in the end decided I should.

I was racially abused and then assaulted by four Asians whilst walking home a few nights ago. I'm not going in to details but it comes down to the following:

I got punched in the face, completely unprovoked, by somebody I have never met before. If I wasn't so quick on my feet I would defiantly have been incredibly worse off than a bust nose as I managed to run past one of them when I was surrounded escaping with just a punch to the face. If they'd have got hold of me properly I dread to think what state I would be in now.

Once I was "safe" I followed them at a distance to ensure the police caught them, one was arrested. Kind of miffed that the others were not arrested only cautioned, because they played an active part and if that first punch had knocked me to the floor, there's no doubt at all in my mind that they would have all joined in.

I honestly don't know what to say. It happened at the opening of broadway, Union Street side, its got CCTV. How do you prevent society from getting kicks out of unprovoked attacks? All CCTV can do is monitor it and later prosecute on the off chance that the camera is facing the wrong way.

Luckily my face has no bruising, it just hurts a lot. I am very lucky I managed to escape them though.