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Why does race always come into it? Who cares whether they were black, white, green or blue? It's just a bunch of thugs living in a complete dive of an area causing trouble. Back in the 80's and 90's it was a real no-go area.
 
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I would say they feel empowered to vandalise Police property and attack officers due to the BLM movement, even though they have no real justification.
I’d love to ask one of them why they did it. I highly doubt the response would be anything relevant or constructive though, probably along the lines of “coz mandemz hates the feds innit”
 
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Why does race always come into it? Who cares whether they were black, white, green or blue? It's just a bunch of thugs living in a complete dive of an area causing trouble. Back in the 80's and 90's it was a real no-go area.

Ask BLM, they keep bringing it up.
 
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Why does race always come into it? Who cares whether they were black, white, green or blue? It's just a bunch of thugs living in a complete dive of an area causing trouble. Back in the 80's and 90's it was a real no-go area.

It shouldn't except we're told that the reason Covid19 has affected black people worse is due to racism, then we see videos of almost exclusively black people partying in the street. Are we expected to believe that there perhaps weren't more subtle gatherings such as house parties that pre-dated this?
 
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It shouldn't except we're told that the reason Covid19 has affected black people worse is due to racism, then we see videos of almost exclusively black people partying in the street. Are we expected to believe that there perhaps weren't more subtle gatherings such as house parties that pre-dated this?

You must have skipped all the pictures of people at beaches or all the raves happening around Manchester/Liverpool where the attendance wasn't as black.
 
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Why does race always come into it? Who cares whether they were black, white, green or blue? It's just a bunch of thugs living in a complete dive of an area causing trouble. Back in the 80's and 90's it was a real no-go area.

I think it's the "dual standards" that people feel exist in how these events are Policed and reported. So for example -

Black rioters - Race not mentioned in media
White rioters - Far Right scum etc

Black rioters - Police stand back so they don't inflame the situation and no-one gets arrested
White rioters - Police crack some skulls, dozens in jail

Of course whether any of this is true very much depends on each individual case, but people mostly like to apply "generalisms" when they see the same things so often and those examples above are the sort of "general" thoughts likely held by far more people than would admit to it in public for fear of being called racist etc.
 
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I think it's the "dual standards" that people feel exist in how these events are Policed and reported. So for example -

Black rioters - Race not mentioned in media
White rioters - Far Right scum etc

Black rioters - Police stand back so they don't inflame the situation and no-one gets arrested
White rioters - Police crack some skulls, dozens in jail

Of course whether any of this is true very much depends on each individual case, but people mostly like to apply "generalisms" when they see the same things so often and those examples above are the sort of "general" thoughts likely held by far more people than would admit to it in public for fear of being called racist etc.

Maybe you see what you want to see?

For instance, being labelled as a "Far right rioter" isn't mentioning race, but chances are those people are white.

Your post literally states when its "black rioters" that "no-one gets arrested", yet during the first BLM protest here on June 8th, 35 people were arrested:

http://news.met.police.uk/news/update-36-arrests-following-sundays-demonstration-404116

Last nights thing? 4 people arrested (so far)
 
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Imagine if this was white youths causing a riot and attacking the police. The media would immediately brand them far right thugs.

A lot of the reason racism developes is due to pattern recognition which then becomes a stereotype. Anyone not fitting the stereotype as to live with assumptions made about them, and rightfully complains.

The way to remove one of the blocks of racism is to change the pattern recognition. When this happens the stereotype will fade in to history just like it as done for other ethnic groups.

Black youths rioting and attacking the police is just re-confirming pattern recognition and a stereotype. In the end it hurts the black community when they get profiled. Which they will then blame racism and around we go again.

Being labelled as a "Far right rioter" isn't mentioning race, but chances are those people are white.

What is being far right? In my view that is a political position on the spectrum of politics. How many of those people who went to London had a far right political agenda? I doubt that many even know about political ideologies. But because they wanted to protect the statues, in particular the Churchill one, the media immediately branded them far right with no evidence.
 
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This didn’t happen through being ignored by the government, this happened because they are a bunch of ignorant and vile hooligans who have no respect for the law.

And that can be said relating to all riots that have happened but its usual on the back of a major underlying issue that has been ignored for years. Like I said, there will be lots more riots in the coming year (from both sides).
 
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Imagine if this was white youths causing a riot and attacking the police. The media would immediately brand them far right thugs.

A lot of the reason racism developes is due to pattern recognition which then becomes a stereotype. Anyone not fitting the stereotype as to live with assumptions made about them, and rightfully complains.

The way to remove one of the blocks of racism is to change the pattern recognition. When this happens the stereotype will fade in to history just like it as done for other ethnic groups.

Black youths rioting and attacking the police is just re-confirming pattern recognition and a stereotype. In the end it hurts the black community when they get profiled. Which they will then blame racism and around we go again.

No they would have called them far right thugs if they were waving swastika flags and making nazi salutes while doing it. Otherwise they would just be rioters.
 
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Why does race always come into it? Who cares whether they were black, white, green or blue? It's just a bunch of thugs living in a complete dive of an area causing trouble. Back in the 80's and 90's it was a real no-go area.

Was going to say something similar.
It's a deprived area. Surely the same could easily happen in an area with white predominance?
 
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Strange that Mr Khan didn't say that about the 'mostly peaceful BLM rallys with thousands of people in attendance...
 
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Was going to say something similar.
It's a deprived area. Surely the same could easily happen in an area with white predominance?

Absolutely, and it did weeks ago and nobody started a thread in GD about it:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-53040827

Assistant Chief Constable Chris Sykes condemned them as a clear breach of coronavirus legislation, adding officers "were met with violence, resulting in items being thrown and a police car being vandalised".

I mean, this is literally an example of double standards when it comes to race-baiting on the forum.
 
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Why does race always come into it? Who cares whether they were black, white, green or blue? It's just a bunch of thugs living in a complete dive of an area causing trouble. Back in the 80's and 90's it was a real no-go area.
ask the media they have been brainwashing us to keep thinking about colour for decades, it's almost like they don't want racism to end
 
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I would say they feel empowered to vandalise Police property and attack officers due to the BLM movement, even though they have no real justification.

This, it's bizarre no one the left can admit that the BLM marches and vandalism has set race relations back decades. It's done the black community in this country far more harm than good.
 
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Yep because its always somebody else's fault and never their own.

And that is how almost every riot in history has started. Rightly or wrongly people feel angry and feel like they are not being listened to. You can;t deny it. Its a fact.

Yes, with every riot there can be a lot discussed whether the way the people feel is a true reflection of fact or whether they did indeed have a point.
 
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