sheffbag Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-54053892 A person has been arrested for this but my comment is Something happens in the US and everything that doesn't paint black people in a positive light is condenmed on here as being racist A black man (as the CCTV footage released indicates) goes into a gay area of a UK city and random start knifing people killing one but no thread here about it, no notice of it in the mainstream in comparison to other incidents. Why the silence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowhead Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 36 minutes ago, sheffbag said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-54053892 A person has been arrested for this but my comment is Something happens in the US and everything that doesn't paint black people in a positive light is condenmed on here as being racist A black man (as the CCTV footage released indicates) goes into a gay area of a UK city and random start knifing people killing one but no thread here about it, no notice of it in the mainstream in comparison to other incidents. Why the silence? That's why. Whole different ball game. Random 'stuff' happens and more likely than not in the western world, the culprit is white but you wouldn't know because it doesn't make the news. This obviously caught your eye. If (for example) there was any indication it was a terrorist attack it would be front page news worldwide because it is no longer random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bloke Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 2 hours ago, arrowhead said: That's why. Whole different ball game. Random 'stuff' happens and more likely than not in the western world, the culprit is white but you wouldn't know because it doesn't make the news. This obviously caught your eye. If (for example) there was any indication it was a terrorist attack it would be front page news worldwide because it is no longer random. Are you suggesting that if a white man stabbed those people in Birmingham it wouldn't be reported on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magilla Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 2 hours ago, sheffbag said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-54053892 A person has been arrested for this but my comment is Something happens in the US and everything that doesn't paint black people in a positive light is condenmed on here as being racist Such as? Which things don't paint all black people in a positive light? The issues in the US are systematic, over many many years... many of which result in no sanction whatsoever. This is not the case here, unless you feel the perpetrator won't be charged and will get away with it? 2 hours ago, sheffbag said: A black man (as the CCTV footage released indicates) goes into a gay area of a UK city and random start knifing people killing one but no thread here about it, no notice of it in the mainstream in comparison to other incidents. Why the silence? Why would there be? In the UK this is an anomaly, it's not the nth time it's happened this year alone and wasn't carried out by agents of the state... ... ultimately, you can't account for weirdos. I'm not sure what race has to do with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 It was all over the news yesterday, first story on all news broadcasts, major incident declared, CCTv footage released within 24hrs and a suspect apprehended. Police were treating it as a random stabbing, if he'd been targeting people the police would have treated it as a terrorist/hate crime. That might still be the case but we'll have to wait until any charges are brought to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 (edited) what i was reading, there was a lot of things going on in the area, it sounded drink / pub / club related rather than racial or anti gay Drink / pub / club violence sadly is still part and parcel to friday / saturday nights out in the UK Just because a black man is the perpetrator (or white) DOESNT make an incident racial, even if the victims are the opposite colour / race, what does is motive and the thinking behind it. Edited September 7, 2020 by melthebell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pettytom Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, sheffbag said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-54053892 A person has been arrested for this but my comment is Something happens in the US and everything that doesn't paint black people in a positive light is condenmed on here as being racist A black man (as the CCTV footage released indicates) goes into a gay area of a UK city and random start knifing people killing one but no thread here about it, no notice of it in the mainstream in comparison to other incidents. Why the silence? You are correct. It isn’t like the members of Sheffield Forum to miss an opportunity for a bit of not-so-casual racism. It is an appalling incident. Maybe it deserves to be treated with a bit of respect, rather than outrage Edited September 7, 2020 by Pettytom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pettytom Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, enntee said: What is strange is the absence of reporting on the higher than usual violence, fights etc. going on in the area that night. That could easily be the reason. If the police are still trying to make arrests, they might only want limited information in the public domain for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowhead Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 19 hours ago, the_bloke said: Are you suggesting that if a white man stabbed those people in Birmingham it wouldn't be reported on? Oh gosh, no. Not saying that AT ALL in any way, shape or form. My comment was in relation to a specific point the OP made. Sorry i didn't make it clear enough for you to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 16 hours ago, enntee said: What is strange is the absence of reporting on the higher than usual violence, fights etc. going on in the area that night. It was reported, straight away, hence my post above. There was car crashes aswell by all accounts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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