Hammer Attack Guilty, but...

Explain then, as from what I'm reading this thread is moaning that its double standards that an asian on white attack, with no mention of the guys being done for racially motivated assault is reported without mentioning race but a white on asian racially motivated assault is reported mentioning race.:confused:

No, that isn't what this thread is about.

White on asian attack is by default racially motivated.
Asian on white attack is not.

Those are the double standards being complained about.
 
It would be racially motivated in any case, if it was actually brought up in court.

If you want to be pedantic, this was a gingerist, hightist, fatist, Rugbyist attack, see the Guardian article:

The Guardian said:
Jurors were told that Henry, a 6ft 2in rugby player with bright red hair, was targeted because he "stood out".

A message recorded from a phone call between a witness and one of the suspects on the day of the fight said: "There's a big fat ginger kid who wants a fight at the school."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/feb/28/ukcrime2
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/7268763.stm

Am I not the only person thinking, all these names sound asian and the guy is english?

If this was the other way around would the headline be more-frontpage and a different title?

Surely double standards?!?! i dont know!

No mention of racially motivated attack anywhere; so no double standards at all. If it had been racially motivated and not on the front page then yes, but not in this case.

Move along, nothing other than another story of young people attacking another...
 
Hmm, I bet if I went out with a hammer tomorrow with two white, English friends and beat up an asian man, it would be listed as a racially motivated assault.

It almost makes me feel sick that this is the case.

That WOULD be a racially motivated assault! You would have picked your victim based on their race :/
 
No, you misunderstood it.

I was referring to it as they're race just as a victim, not a target.

Apologies, I see. You mean, if you had picked them for some other reason or arbitrarily. Still, I don't think it would necessarily have been portrayed as racist. Just my opinion.
 
Hmm, I bet if I went out with a hammer tomorrow with two white, English friends and beat up an asian man, it would be listed as a racially motivated assault.

It almost makes me feel sick that this is the case.

If you went out specifically to beat up an asian man (random, not particular) with your two friends then it would be racially motivated.
 
Hi there, i was a pupil of the school where this happened, i know for a fact that this was a racially motivated attack. Although I clearly understand your point, as the media don't make it very clear as to the reasons behind it.
 
Hi there, i was a pupil of the school where this happened, i know for a fact that this was a racially motivated attack. Although I clearly understand your point, as the media don't make it very clear as to the reasons behind it.

Have you been to give evidence or been asked questions if you know this for a fact?
 
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