DerekH Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 I read with some amusement the following report and wonder what this world is coming to. Pet owners have been warned that they could be held responsible for the racist actions of their animals under Britain's anti-hate legislation. This warning came after astonishing scenes at a English magistrates court earlier this week. "Trigger", a former brewery dray horse of some 12 years but who now entertains children who are able to pet him and ride on him at fetes and fairs was brought before the court for alleged racist behaviour, namely that on April 1st this year, "Trigger" did cause a racially aggravated assault by rearing up on his hind legs and throwing to the ground Ali Khan at a country fair at Follyton near Luton, Beds. Is it just me or are we now living in a mental society? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 When you read this report Derek, did you believe it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owdlad Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Well Derek, poor old Trigger can't be expected to know that he should only throw white kids off his back, perhaps the Horse should be given more time to become racially aware. Maybe the kid said something hurtful to poor old trig...like "glue factory" thus enshuring himself of a firm but non playful chuck off the back. Although I suspect it has more to do with Roy Rogers, yes that's it, a long dead cowboy still haunts the horses past and seeing an indian caused him to rear up to his full height and want to form a posse all over again. I know this is all crap, but you started it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotPhil Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 "Follyton" eh?. Nope, Can't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 This is hilarious. A quick search on this shows that the only source for it is the BNP website. Obviously what has happened is that someone has sent this completely spurious story to the BNP, and the Nazis were so busy spluterring "Jesus, you couldn't make it up", that they completely failed to notice that someone had. There were a few pointers. Apart from the fact that it's obviously wrong, there is the reference to "Follyton", and the animal behaviourist "Dr Doolitle", but irony is in short supply over at Hitler Towers. What the scammers would want is for the BNP to fall for it, publish it, then to have it's more stupid followers cut and paste it over discussion boards, thereby bringing the BNP even more ridicule. Of course, that could never happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekH Posted October 23, 2004 Author Share Posted October 23, 2004 Originally posted by Toby When you read this report Derek, did you believe it? No...I actually picked up the same faults as most of you have...as I said...It did give me some amusement...... And it caused me to resign as a candidate for the BNP which is official from today. Stories like this one not only make the BNP look like idiots but gullible ones too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Originally posted by DerekH And it caused me to resign as a candidate for the BNP which is official from today. Well done Derek! Lets hope plenty of others see the light too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 So we can all have a good laugh before the BNP remove it from the web site - here is the article for posterity! See if you can spot all the spoofs . I personally liked Major Brittan - Black Watch. From the BNP Website Court warning on "racist pets" 22nd October 2004 Pet owners have been warned that they could be held responsible for the racist actions of their animals under Britain's anti-hate legislation. This warning came after astonishing scenes at a English magistrates court earlier this week. "Trigger", a former brewery dray horse of some 12 years but who now entertains children who are able to pet him and ride on him at fetes and fairs was brought before the court for alleged racist behaviour, namely that on April 1st this year, "Trigger" did cause a racially aggravated assault by rearing up on his hind legs and throwing to the ground Ali Khan at a country fair at Follyton near Luton, Beds. "Rides for whites only" claim The court heard how the eleven year suffered some bruising but because "Trigger" had happily given rides to youngsters from the white english community at the fair only to throw off Master Khan, it was alleged by the prosecution that "Trigger" had clearly behaved in a racist and offensive manner, causing the Khan family to suffer low self-esteem and claims of being ridiculed following the attack. They sought compensation from the "Bedfordshire Equine Association for Retired Drays" for hurt feelings, and being victims of a unprovoked hate-crime. Co-accused, "Trigger's" owner, BEARD's secretary, Major Brittan (Black Watch-retd ) was called to the dock and provided evidence that "Trigger" was not a hater. With emotion in his voice the octogenarian major who had seen action in Tripoli during the Second World War said that the now notorious horse "loves all children", allowing photographs of "Trigger" at the Dunstable Gala, and the Woburn village summer carnival to be passed around as exhibits. He suggested that a flash camera used by Khan's parents had caused alarm to "Trigger" by which he did rear up. "Trigger" had no intention of assaulting the young boy, he added and the accused had no idea about the ethnic origin of the riders who mount his saddle. Tip of the iceberg Mohammed Iqbal prosecuting, said that the news of the incident had appeared in the local newspaper and following the fair, other Muslim parents had contacted him with similar stories. There appears to be institutionalised racism within the equine world and he further suggested that retired shire horses are in particular prone to hate-crimes. Iqbal told the magistrate that "they (Shires) adopt an aristocratic English, arrogant and superior stance no doubt still thinking they live in a world of privilege, superior to horses of other races and contemptuous of those they view as being different". He dismissed the photographs of Trigger posing with Muslim children as "unconvincing forgeries" as there is no significant community of Pakistanis in Woburn he added. Happier days (taken- June 1998 ). "Trigger" (on left) in action working for his former brewery family masters. {Photo of Shire Horse pulling a dray should be here} He called on the bench to set an example to horses everywhere that such behaviour has no place in today's much celebrated and harmonious diverse society and that if any horse or other animal caused suffering to a member of society's ethnic communities, such action would not go unpunished. Shock at sentence The court was adjourned for lunch, after which the Magistrate Rebecca Rosenthal announced that the bench, following deliberation over a "singularly spectacular lunch" at Boozy Rouge's in town had found Trigger guilty of racially aggravated assault and declining a custodial sentence due to lack of adequate Prison facilities for horses, she imposed 100hrs community service working in the Muslim communities of Luton until such racist behaviour had been eradicated and that a strong message of non-tolerance of hate behaviour was to be delivered to the equine world. Awarding costs and damages of £8,500 to the Khan family for suffering from "equine hate", Rosenthal went on to say "Trigger's" advanced age was no barrier to punishment and she said she would be writing to the world-famous animal psychologist Dr. Doolittle who lives near Dunstable to initiate a "race awareness programme" among both working and retired horses who have contact with children. She deferred verdict on Trigger's owner, Major Brittan pending background social and psychiatric reports. PS: An 11 year old primary schoolboy was arrested and charged with "racism" in the Scottish Borders town of Innerleithen last weekend. He will now face the Children's Panel. Councillor Shami Khan, who is also a member of the Edinburgh Pakistani Society, welcomed the police action against the boy. Who is smiling now? [/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekH Posted October 23, 2004 Author Share Posted October 23, 2004 Originally posted by Tony Well done Derek! Lets hope plenty of others see the light too! Thank you Tony, I am waiting to see if they retract the story from the website as I have given them a few things to think about!... You must admit!! the story has merit as a childrens TV drama with a talking horse. Anyone notice the April 1st Give away???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 It's totally priceless Derek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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