ukdobby Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 thought this would interest people who say the migrant crimewave is a myth. http://www.thestar.co.uk/headlines/migrant-crime-toll-rising.5172562.jp the cost to the police force is massive. They never can speak English when arrested,but they can when collecting their benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 So the article makes a few good points, but the OP isn't supported in the statement about a crime wave, the article makes no mention of increasing levels of crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tis me Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 that's the point we have our own criminals without importing any more We import nothing but. Who with any common wants to come here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE NEWCOMER Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Can't understand how people can go on defending immigrants. They must have a perverted Left-Wing agenda or be seriously blinkered. Well said mate, Its beggars belief. Use your vote June 4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaFan Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Your pro rata argument is belied by the statistical evidence. According to Home Office figures, the UK prison population in 2008 was around 82,000, of which no less than 12,100 were born abroad. These means that around 1 in 7 prisoners in UK jails is likely to be a foreigner. Moreover, this proportion has risen quite dramatically in recent years, coinciding with the Labour government's abandonment of tough immigration controls. Aren't you confusing the overall crime rate with the prison population? Since most crimes don't attract a custodial sentence, surely your argument is skewed? Around 1 in 10 prisoners is thought to be ex-services, usually army. More than 70% of the prison population is thought to have 2 or more diagnoses of mental illness. The prison population just isn't representative of the general population. Which doesn't mean that immigration and crime is necessarily a non-issue, but let's keep it in proportion, eh? And this really is weak journalism, but then what would you expect from the Sheffield Star? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyjames Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 So the article makes a few good points, but the OP isn't supported in the statement about a crime wave, the article makes no mention of increasing levels of crime. The mention of a crimewave was made by police earlier this year denying it existed. Thats what I was refering to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dell12 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 The title and content of the article don't match. Very poor journalism. Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story! "It takes approximately three times as long to book in a person who does not speak English as it does an English speaker" DOES NOT MEAN "Migrant crime toll rising" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tis me Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 The title and content of the article don't match. Very poor journalism. Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story! "It takes approximately three times as long to book in a person who does not speak English as it does an English speaker" DOES NOT MEAN "Migrant crime toll rising"[/QUOTE] I think we can safely say they are not lowering it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 The mention of a crimewave was made by police earlier this year denying it existed. Thats what I was refering to. Here's a thought. Maybe it doesn't exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I think we can safely say they are not lowering it. All you can safely say is that the article that was quoted as evidence makes no mention of it at all. So wild supposition to one side, is there actually any evidence either way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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