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Boggert:
If we were at the right place at the right time every time there was a crime or an incident, there would be 5 Million officers on patrol...

We would then be called a "Police State"

Some you win some you don't.. :wink:

beast5680:
the point i was trying to make was the terms used are now considered to be racially provocative by the pc brigade, i have no doubt they were on the look out for a dumping place but what i was saying is if the forum is moderated for one racial stereotype then it must be moderated for all.
we had a case of travellers near me where they were told to go away by the land owner but wouldnt then the local bonfire society used travellers as the theme for their bonfire celebrations, this resulted in the organisers being raided at dawn and taken away by the police for racial incitement

Lee_D:

--- Quote from: "martha focker" ---well my mum got hit off her motorbike last year by a car being chased by the police, and the police still havn't got the swines, so they were even there and still didn't get anything done. :evil:

and i was behind her on my bike when it happened.

she has now had to have 7 ops on her leg so they put me in a bad mood
--- End quote ---


  :roll: I'm surprised you didn't catch them yerself then  :roll:

Hope your mum gets well soon.

thermidorthelobster:
I'm not going to get into a big argument over this, but in a nutshell, the Muslim stereotype was an example of a story which had been deliberately fabricated (not by the original poster, mind) to put across a strongly negative racially stereotypical viewpoint, in order to provoke hatred.

This thread describes somebody's personal account of a story, and in this sense I don't think it is particularly more offensive than if somebody said "a sikh guy cut me up on the A4 earlier."  Is it insensitive?  Provocative?  Not really, no, and up to this point we've not had any complaints.

Regarding racial stereotypes in general, personally I don't find the word "pikey" racially offensive any more than I find the word "chav" racially offensive.  It describes a type of person;  it does not have particularly negative connotations towards a race (unlike, for example, the n-word).

I'm seeing a world of difference between the anti-muslim post being referred to and this particular thread.  If anybody feels unhappy about this thread then feel free to complain using the ! button and the mods/admin will consider whether it needs to be locked or removed.

Guardian.:
jesus christ :x

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