larnacaman wrote:I know what your trying to say Zan, it's just that i don't accept stuff that happened years ago, has any influence on these modern day hooligans that think nothing of threatening a mother, by holding a knife to her babies throat, in order to get her purse. and knowing that this bastard will harm her baby if he doesn't get what he wants!!!
Look, i've got some long standing black friends, in UK and throughout the world. Even they tell the same story, that the black youth of today in UK and in Europe as a whole are bone idle, lazy So and So's, that have no incentive to get on in life, just want easy money, listen to music, and get high on drugs. They are basically ashamed of there black youth, and what they stand for!!! So even the older black community are ashamed of there black youth of today. Even if they are in the minority, the high profile violent crimes, and the amount of them, tends to tar all of the black youth, with the same broad brush....
I know i'm generalising, there are a good many, if not the majority, that stay well clear of Any trouble, and go on to be everyday useful citizens. You will never hear about these people, they are probably the very same black people you see going to church on Sundays....
All this crap on here about years gone by, there families being poor, racism, ....does not hold any water with the type of violent street crimes and violent sex crimes, being committed by today's black youth. My late wifes father was a London policeman, being old school so to speak, he couldn't get over the total lack of conscience or remorse, from these black violent street crime offenders when they were caught. As he said they were only interested and only wanted to know, was going to happen to THEM!!
So sorry, ... in my eyes, Your just giving excuses, where there are None!!! ...
No excuses....You are saying the racism is in the past...I am saying it is right here right now. Those black friends dissing their brothers...Shows you the frailty of their position.
I will not make any apologies for being observant while I tell you of what I saw a few weeks ago.
Ten to seven in the morning I was in my van, in Hackney, slowly heading for the red lights, sipping my espresso where a large black woman was singing and dancing her way in the same direction. She was shaking her booty, clapping her hands and singing at the top of her voice. The few motorists that were about that time of the morning just laughed and shook their heads. For some reason all white by the way. As I stopped at the junction of the lights, a well dressed black guy was coming from the left. He was talking rapidly on the phone and looked business like. He heard the commotion from his left and looked over. His shoulders dropped and I heard a frustrated gasp out of him and he almost turned to have a go at her but stopped and went back on the phone whilst crossing the road. He looked angry now. A he crossed he looked up at me. I felt sorry for him. He was taking the blame for this mad woman who he did not know upon himself. For what? For being black also? What a burden and what a responsibility for a hard working guy to feel. Of course I don't know that for sure but he was suited and booted and wide awake heading for work at six fifty. I too felt burdened too and as he looked up I gave him a smile and did that thing with my shoulders to say "What've you gotta do".......He smiled, raised his shoulders and carried on walking with his persona back in place. At least that is what I like to believe. He could have just thought me as mad as her but I don't know.
I am not offering any excuses for bad behaviour but I feel better knowing how it comes about. We make choices and should be punished if we misbehave. There are some in there that are bad through and through and maybe all I am saying is, if the rest of those black kids grew up knowing that they will not be the last person considered for any job they apply for, perhaps they will not become prey for the gangs that develop in these council estates. We have choices but sometimes those choices are the proverbial frying pan or fire. I have to say that there is a class difference issue here also and again maybe I am talking about the lower classes.