tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post2615225343521566513..comments2023-11-03T23:18:25.999+00:00Comments on BIGNEWS MARGATE: Right Kids, tonight’s homework!Tony Flaighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-82658081848542117642009-03-17T14:47:00.000+00:002009-03-17T14:47:00.000+00:00The most obvious "minority" groups in our town are...The most obvious "minority" groups in our town are ethnic, gay, transgendered etc so it makes sense that those are the ones being involved in this. HOWEVER this is all totally dependant on where the 14 year old lives and who they know, for example some may only really know immediate family, friends, teachers etc, none of which may be ethnic or gay or transgendered etc therefore making these groups of people the first that spring to mind as the minority but who is seen as a minority by the 14 year old out playing football with the polish kids down the road everyday after school while mum chats over the garden wall to the gay couple who live upstairs and the older sister is indoors watching a dvd with her black boyfriend?<BR/><BR/>"Hate crimes" are not only violent and yes most violent acts round here on a night out are probably to do with someone coming onto some lout's bird, not a reason to get bottled outside Bar 26 but neither is being black, gay, transgendered, etc. Those counted as hate crimes are the ones involving rase, sex, sexuality, a bit of jelous battery cannot be considered hate crime, more mindless violence after too many stellas.<BR/><BR/>I agree on....<BR/>"So maybe if the police have to get involved with education, they might encourage youngsters to write an essay, on why it's not acceptable to put someone in hospital for chatting or sleeping with a girlfriend or boyfriend, of course this would also apply to the homosexual and transgender community and would rule out the necessity to have some "minorities" team in each policing area within Kent"<BR/><BR/>But also the minority thing does need addressing because hate crimes do exhist so brushing them under the everybody-is-the-same-carpet is not going to stop it, thats like saying if we don't see it it isn't happening.<BR/><BR/>The government need minority groups to label people because yes, whilst everybody is the same everybody is also different and jobs for example need to have a good balance....<BR/><BR/>For example a company of 20 people have a new job vacancy will ask some questions when you apply - if the majority of employees are male then their priority may be hiring a female, if there is one gay man there and no lesbians if two women and one man applies all with the same amount of experience and potencial etc chances are they will ignore the man and shortlist the two women, if one of them ticks the lesbian box then guess who gets the job? whilst this may not be fair to the man or the lady who came second it is seen as a positive thing to the lesbian minority<BR/><BR/>In responce to Michael Child:<BR/>Courage? This is the exact attitude that creates a minority group.<BR/>Why should it take courage to hold hands?....https://www.blogger.com/profile/04984669860674698000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-29380717179743902232009-02-18T12:53:00.000+00:002009-02-18T12:53:00.000+00:00Quentin Crisp once said he had become almost immun...Quentin Crisp once said he had become almost immune to homophobic attacks as he had become the stately homo of England, but frankly no when I think about it I probably wouldn’t fancy it either, and admire the courage of those that do it, I mean being what they are and showing it. I also think the P.C. lot are as disliked by the minority groups as much as anyone else, as a country we are not getting the way we deal with minority groups quite right, but I don’t really have a solution, onnly time seems to work.Michael Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-70660425539795003102009-02-17T22:43:00.000+00:002009-02-17T22:43:00.000+00:00Oi Peter ! You offered to hold my hand last week o...Oi Peter ! You offered to hold my hand last week on my post regarding this subject, . . . but i politely declined.Thanet Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192372617267677540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-45061788713702776132009-02-17T21:14:00.001+00:002009-02-17T21:14:00.001+00:00Er, holding hands that is. Not just wandering up a...Er, holding hands that is. Not just wandering up and down!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-1387537938505566472009-02-17T21:14:00.000+00:002009-02-17T21:14:00.000+00:00I will gladly buy the drinks if Tony and Peter spe...I will gladly buy the drinks if Tony and Peter spend the whole of a Friday night wandering up and down the seafront.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-45728515768903179002009-02-17T19:46:00.000+00:002009-02-17T19:46:00.000+00:00Peter Only if you buy me a drink, er no maybe not!...Peter Only if you buy me a drink, er no maybe not! I'm busy but you might be right.<BR/><BR/>Hello rick if that tonight's first contributor!Tony Flaighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-67940270064649136212009-02-17T19:31:00.000+00:002009-02-17T19:31:00.000+00:00Tony, I think you're overstating things a bit here...Tony, I think you're overstating things a bit here... Homophobia is as rife in this country as racism was 50 years ago (if you don't believe me then I'll walk down Margate seafront holding your hand on a friday night: the reaction would be similar to the way mixed race couples were treated by many half a century ago!). Despite my name, I'm definitely NOT P.C., but I think this is just an attempt to make young people think about minorities a bit more.Peter Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283534498743254609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-3407751288838106682009-02-17T19:20:00.000+00:002009-02-17T19:20:00.000+00:00It is up to each police officer to say NO. Each ...It is up to each police officer to say NO. Each took an oath to hold office by the joint authority of the people and the monarchy (the Crown). Each is empowered through being an INDEPENDENT ministerial officer of the Crown.<BR/><BR/>A constable is not subject of orders (other than by Judicial Warrant) but is subject of being charged with duties for which each alone is criminally answerable to the Queen for breach of duty.<BR/><BR/>The office is held conditional that the constable defends the rights, liberties and freedoms of the people.<BR/><BR/>That means that constables should have said NO to the unlawful multicultural experiment. <BR/><BR/>Our rights, freedoms and liberties include being equal before the law and all equally entitled to enjoy PEACE.<BR/><BR/>Home Office training in "Respect for Diversity" is unlawful. The constable hold office on oath to treat all the same. "With neither fear nor favour nor malice nor ill will". <BR/><BR/>The problem of this pc nonsense in the police was allowed to develop by all the Pc Nonsenses masquerading as constables.<BR/><BR/>Little men with big tazers, oath breakers every one of em. <BR/><BR/>So you got a point Tony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com