Scotchegg
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The ignorance of many when it comes to criminality is sadly a reflection on sensational journalism and (un)conscious bias. Its far to simple to say that people commit crimes because of their ethnicity or country of origin, any more than it is right to blame single parent families or violent video games. Socio-economic background is a bigger influence, as is mental health, poor education, especially those who are excluded from mainstream education. Race is a factor in that many of the most ethical diverse communities are also often the poorest, with poor schooling etc. But I would argue that the environment is a greater influencing factor rather than the colour of your skin.
The media select one or two cases to focus on and often drive the narrative. Karen Matthews faked her own child's disappearance for money and TV fame. She had servere learning difficulties, had been in a number of abusive relationships and relied entirely on benefits. She was labelled the worst mum in the country and has been hounded on her release from custody.
The McCanns left the three young children unattended for several nights in a foreign country and were given an audience with the Pope, flown around the world and had their mortgage paid out of contributions raised to find Maddie. They were also doctors, relatively well off and had rich and influential friends.
White paedophile gangs have existed for ever, and apart from a few celebrity cases, barely get a mention. Asian paedophile gangs are rightly condemned but represent a very small fraction of offences by white sex offenders. Knife crime is committed by all ethnic groups linked to their own communities. Glasgow was one of the worst places for knife crime between white gangs. Birmingham has black and Asian gangs. Some areas of London are predominantly black gangs, others have just as many Asian and white members.
There isn't one single issue, or one single solution to crime, and focusing on ethnicity alone really misses the point and only reinforces how we've got so much wrong over the last 30 odd years when trying to fix the problem.
The media select one or two cases to focus on and often drive the narrative. Karen Matthews faked her own child's disappearance for money and TV fame. She had servere learning difficulties, had been in a number of abusive relationships and relied entirely on benefits. She was labelled the worst mum in the country and has been hounded on her release from custody.
The McCanns left the three young children unattended for several nights in a foreign country and were given an audience with the Pope, flown around the world and had their mortgage paid out of contributions raised to find Maddie. They were also doctors, relatively well off and had rich and influential friends.
White paedophile gangs have existed for ever, and apart from a few celebrity cases, barely get a mention. Asian paedophile gangs are rightly condemned but represent a very small fraction of offences by white sex offenders. Knife crime is committed by all ethnic groups linked to their own communities. Glasgow was one of the worst places for knife crime between white gangs. Birmingham has black and Asian gangs. Some areas of London are predominantly black gangs, others have just as many Asian and white members.
There isn't one single issue, or one single solution to crime, and focusing on ethnicity alone really misses the point and only reinforces how we've got so much wrong over the last 30 odd years when trying to fix the problem.
