Why do you do this - it's clearly intended as a comparison. FFS.This is not intended as any sort of a comparison it's really just an anecdote but:
I lived for a year in a small village in Jamaica. It took 10 months for me to understand that the place was full of very serious long term ongoing sexual abuse of young girls. Everyone in the place seemed to know about this, even those who were not actively complicit in it - the preachers at the several churches, the respected landowning families, local police, everyone. When I finally twigged and heard what people had to say it was all about the girls, what bad girls they were, what bad mothers they had and so on. This is something I still don't understand to be honest, but should have learnt something from. The lure of a 'free' cab ride / hot dinner / line of coke is not irrelevant though, either there or here, so maybe get rid of the hunger for that and you might have a start.
That is a part of the story for sure.It does sound as if the girls in question lacked affection and that made them vulnerable to people who seemed to be paying them attention.
Should I have not mentioned that ? Irrelevant because it was far away? Maybe. I don't know.Why do you you do this - it's clearly intended as a comparison. FFS.
Just stop saying things whilst saying that you're not saying them, then backing off them then defending them - that cause problems.Should I have not mentioned that ? Irrelevant because it was far away? Maybe. I don't know.
It was an observation of a systemic of child abuse going on for years under the blind eyes of 'authority'.
My intention was just to say that even though I've seen it in microcosm I still don't understand, finding out about it just completely threw me.
But you're right, I was attempting a comparison. If only so far as that
1) it's very easy for everyone in power to know what is going on and still not care, if on balance it's easier to blame the girls. And also
2) that if the girls did not need 'free' food / cab rides they may possibly have been better able to escape such exploitation.
It's not the anecdote he's cross about it's me pretending that it was just an anecdote. And that's fair dues.What's your problem with the anecdote, butchers?
It's not the anecdote he's cross about it's me pretending that it was just an anecdote. And that's fair dues.
Not sure what 'disgusting' opening lines he's on about though. Unless just that, the It's just an anecdote don't mind me pretence.
Should I have not mentioned that ? Irrelevant because it was far away? Maybe. I don't know.
You don't know - really Despite repeatedly doing it?
Yet another accidental slippage that socialists and lefties ignore things if black people are involved. Getting tiresome now anthropologist.
Maybe. I don't know.
Best not to give a fuck what he thinks. HTH.It's not the anecdote he's cross about it's me pretending that it was just an anecdote. And that's fair dues.
Not sure what 'disgusting' opening lines he's on about though. Unless just that, the It's just an anecdote don't mind me pretence.
It's not the anecdote he's cross about it's me pretending that it was just an anecdote. And that's fair dues.
Not sure what 'disgusting' opening lines he's on about though. Unless just that, the It's just an anecdote don't mind me pretence.
Best not to give a fuck what he thinks. HTH.
Ye but I do give a fuck, wouldn't if it was Gromit for instance but in this case I do.Not one solitary fuck .
Jesus, I can understand why people are circumspect about posting on here when people leap down their throat for the way they frame a statement rather than for the substance of it.
Serious/stupid question: why is the race of the perpetrators even relevant?
The press are regularly focusing on it: the stories we hear about are Pakistani taxi drivers targeting white girls. Don't they also target Pakistani girls? Perhaps we don't hear about that so much because of omerta. The shame is massive. Don't white taxi drivers also target vulnerable white girls and pass them round? If we're not hearing so much about the latter, is that down to selective racism of the police? And even if it is Pakistani taxi drivers targeting white girls, why does that bother anyone more than white taxi drivers doing it?
There does seem to be a bit of primitive othering going on - but if the Rotherham victims are typical rather than just more vocal (though heaven knows it's been hard enough for them to get heard) perhaps the othering came from the perpetrators too.
IThe outward role of taxi driver is a perfect cover for all sorts, declaring income, hours to suit, mobility and transporting the victims .
Drug distribution and selling too. Minicabs seemed to all be dealing in London in the 90s when I was out and about a lot. If you were youngish and going out almost always got offered drugs - coke/e/weed - when I was in the cab. especially weekends.
I don't get then the point of this:Blimey. Not at all. That's just bonkers - total projection on your part, honestly. There's absolutely no reason why socialists or anyone else would know about what was going on there in that village and the colour of the people involved is totally irrelevant to the point I was making about possible parallels.
Should I have not mentioned that ? Irrelevant because it was far away? Maybe. I don't know.
Yeah you have the raw vulnerability and poverty of the victims, and presence of some slime of men who will exploit that. A perfect storm.
yep. awful....and one that is repeated day after day all across the country.
I always find people like this almost unfathomable. So base. Such grim regard for people, as if just lumps of meat to do as they will to. Very difficult to understand. I can understand many if not most criminal actions on some level, but not really this sort of thing.
I suppose its simple - if you hate/disregard someone enough, you can end up abusing them with ease. But then I hate hitler, bit i don't think I could torture him or sexually abuse him. Confused.