rail racism...

[Derek]

Jailed for 21 weeks.

The guidelines are:

Starting point for a single offence. 6 weeks with a range up to 18 weeks.

The higher sentences seem to be reserved for ongoing, premeditated abuse or threats.

While she deserves everything she gets you can't deny that she has been dealt with far more harshly than the guidelines suggest she should have been because of the media interest and when you compare some gobby bint having a drunken rant getting locked up with repeat offenders getting community service or suspended sentences it leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by danielf

Also, although I can't find it in the story now, there was a reference to a previous conviction for a similar offence.

"She needs to be set an example of. People should look at what happens to her and say 'we can't behave like this in the public domain'."

In 2008 Woodhouse was fined following a similar offence on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), the court heard.

Bottom of this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17906435

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Yep absolutely, 'coz I said that didn't I

So, how do you suggest we deal with racists?

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Stuart

So, how do you suggest we deal with racists?

Racists are free to go about their daily lives, as they should.

Those who display *racially-offensive behaviour* should be dealt with based on whatever crime they commit and it's seriousness.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Stuart

So, how do you suggest we deal with racists?

We could try educating them so they aren't so ignorant, its probably a far to far out suggestion for us to try so perhaps we should just do with her what we did to the Somali women who racially abused and beat that white woman a few months back, remind me how long they spent in prison again

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

We could try educating them so they aren't so ignorant, its probably a far to far out suggestion for us to try so perhaps we should just do with her what we did to the Somali women who racially abused and beat that white woman a few months back, remind me how long they spent in prison again

I agree ,racism is essentially only an opinion at the end of the day and only education changes opinions

[AdamD]

When I see people behaving like this and other disgraceful acts, I often think back to that film Equilibrium with Christian Bale, maybe people like this should be put on drugs like those in the film, heh.

[Osem]

Oh dear, another example of racist ranting Not for those of a sensitive disposition:

http://www.lbc.co.uk/watch-police-in...t-on-bus-58824

Originally Posted by Osem

Oh dear, another example of racist ranting Not for those of a sensitive disposition:

http://www.lbc.co.uk/watch-police-in...t-on-bus-58824

Silly Woman. She must be on something...

[Osem]

her high horse?....

[danielf]

Originally Posted by Osem

her high horse?....

She does come across as drunk and/or confused. Not that that's an excuse, but she doesn't seem 'right'.

[Gary L]

Put some Bob Marley on and chill out you stupid woman .

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Originally Posted by danielf

but she doesn't seem 'right'.

She's the growing trend of disturbed people in the UK of late.

[Osem]

Some say people are at their most honest when drunk.

Anyway it'll be interesting to see how this incident is treated by the authorities.

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by Osem

Some say people are at their most honest when drunk.

I just tell people how much I fancy them and want to sleep with them.
it's true at the time, but not true in the morning when he or she asks me what I want for breakfast

Anyway it'll be interesting to see how this incident is treated by the authorities.

You think the drunkeness will excuse her?
it probably will. I don't care either way really. nobody got hurt physically.

[Osem]

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of making racist comments after police examined footage of a woman on a bus.

The 34-year-old was arrested on Tuesday at an address in Hackney, east London, on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence, police said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19340264