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The figures are there.

Racist attacks are reported, and people are prosecuted, whatever the racial background of the victim, and that includes white victims too.

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So the true facts are being distorted by the media reports.
Doing that escalates the resentment in the group under-reported

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'Nearly half of all victims of racially motivated murders in the last decade have been white, according to official figures released by the Home Office.The data, released under Freedom of Information legislation, shows that between 1995 and 2004 there have been 58 murders where the police consider a racial element played a key part. Out of these, 24 have been where the murder victim was white'

'The figures also overturn the assumption that almost all racial murders are committed against ethnic minority victims.'

Racial murders: nearly half the victims are white | UK news | The Observer

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thanks for the stats Garinda.. but "nearly half" would be 27.. I'm not about to get drawn into statistics about racial attacks... the original question has been answered by many people... and god help us.

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Has that not always been the case with most things?

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They are the statistics, the facts.

I was just wanting to show that the laws we have are there to protect everyone, regardless of the colour of the victim or the attacker.

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Statistics or Propaganda, which is best?? Lets leave it for Harry Hill!:D

Best Regards - Taggy

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Remember the saying Rindi there are lies Damn lies and statistics, you can make statistics say anything you want, just depends who or what organisations are compiling them:rolleyes:

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I'm just giving the facts.

The facts show that there are white victims of racist crimes, and anyone who trys to make out that the laws are there just to protect a particular group are wrong.

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Here's a nice example illusrating the laws relating to racial crimes being used to prosecute a Scot, whose victim was English.;)


Drunk shouted racist abuse at English doctor - Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser

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Very interesting Rindi, but I thought that's what most Scots call us sasanachs:D Its surprising whilst reading the article how some memories were roused, Airdrie Coatbridge, Monklands and Cumbernauld are all places I work with Lancashire Barfitters many moons ago

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I lived there for three years and can't say I ever felt racially abused.

Mind you they probably didn't know I was English, and just presumed I was from another planet.:D

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I don't doubt the statistics although they haven't factored in the breakdown of the population. We have roughly 10% Asian population in the UK, so the proportion of murders of Asians in a racist attack is higher than the rest of the 90%.

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Well to be quite honest I've often though that too Rindi:D:D:p

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Shushhhhhhhhhhhhh Gayle you've rumbled it:D