Re: National ‘papers censor perceived racist Hammer Attack Sentencing story
 

My view on the site was that if anything it highlighted Asian crime, I was surprised at first because it seemed biased towards dragging up all the crimes committed by Asians it could find.

My assumption was valid and based on the amount of stories about asian run businesses, I applaud the site for not being like other large organisations that choose not to report any stories that may be politically or racially incorrect in some peoples eyes.

Re: National ‘papers censor perceived racist Hammer Attack Sentencing story
 

How can your assumption that it was an Asian site be valid, when it is owned and published by Guardian Media?

What you stated
points out, imho, our different viewpoints - my view on the site was that it presented what it believed was of interest to the British Asian community, warts and all; I didn't think it highlighted "Asian crime", I thought it highlighted all the things that were happening that may be of interest to them.

I suppose it depends what you're looking for........

Re: National ‘papers censor perceived racist Hammer Attack Sentencing story
 

So do people believe this was a racist attack because people of two ethnic backgrounds were involved, in which case wasn't the victim's planned attack on an asian youth in a 1on1 fight a racist attack?
Or is it because a white boy was the victime, or is it because there were more asians than whites?

I ask because I've yet to see anything which suggests it was a racially motivated attack.

Re: National ‘papers censor perceived racist Hammer Attack Sentencing story
 

Seems this thread has been hijacked again to turn it into a racist v non racist diatribe.

I thnk the point of the OP was the news of the attack was not reported accurately not not reported at all.

Lets see:

White beats up white = assault
Black beats up black = assault
Asian beats up asian = assault
Asian beats up white = assault
White beats up asian = racially aggravated assault.

:rolleyes:

Re: National ‘papers censor perceived racist Hammer Attack Sentencing story
 

erm, as pointed out earlier, the initial attack was reported in the local and national media, then the judge placed reporting restrictions on the case, and then when the verdict (and later, the sentences) was announced, it was again reported in the local and national media.

Must be a new definition of "not reported at all" I hadn't come across before..........

Please remember, the original source of this thread was from a site who also alleged ballot rigging due to unsealed ballot boxes, when the supposed photographic evidence showed it was 90 minutes after the count had started (and in case anyone cries "off-topic", surely the provenance of the original allegation has relevance to the thread).

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Incorrect..the original source was from...http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770

And stop going off topic foreverwar with your hate for the BNP..i am sick of you going on about them like they are a parasite party...they are a legitimate party...get over it.

Re: National ‘papers censor perceived racist Hammer Attack Sentencing story
 

Just because they're a legitimate party doesn't mean that they aren't also parasites on society...

Re: National ‘papers censor perceived racist Hammer Attack Sentencing story
 

So there parasite to 'some' people..get over it. There is no need to keep going on about it.

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Well, it's a valid opinion, which we're allowed to express. Just, in fact, as the BNP are allowed to express theirs.

However, my opinion is that the BNP are a bigotted, extreme right-wing, racist group of people, who keep populating their website with these stories in an attempt to prove that white Britons are routinely discriminated against because of the colour of their skin. As a result, my opinion is also that the BNP are morons.

They'd disagree with this, but freedom of speech and expression are two of the things that make this country great. The BNP isn't...

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Not only the BNP would disagree with that.

I'm trying to think of some more things that make this country great... The benefits system, the NHS, our Police, our armed forces, our great British TV, Football, British Politics, The Royal Family, our justice system, education, the great British public, our great British transport, freedom to speak our minds without fear, and finally, our great sense of humour, and don't we need it! There must be many more things that make Great Britain GREAT. :tu:

Re: National ‘papers censor perceived racist Hammer Attack Sentencing story
 

Once again, you cherry-pick parts of things that support your viewpoint, and ignore any salient information that may contradict it - strange, really, since you posted the OP.

:erm:, your original quote at the top of the OP, without a link
was from the BNP website ( http://www.bnp.org.uk/2008/05/nation...tencing-story/ - link provided later in the thread by JohnHorb) - you then also provided a link to the Daily Hate.

btw, I don't hate the BNP - I merely strongly dislike their xenophobic attitudes and their peurile, inaccurate attempts to stir up tension and hate.

It obviously strongly upsets you when people bring facts and reason into a discussion - ah well............. ;)