In the 70s, we were told that blacks were more likely to be stopped by Police in certain areas under the old 'suss laws'.
The conclusion which we were informed would have to be reached was that the Police were racist. This ignored the immediately more obvious fact that in these areas, black men were more likely to be hanging around outside in the street, after dark. Consequently, there were more blacks stopped.
For thirty five years the left have desperately tried to disguise the simple fact that more crime was being committed by black youths than by white. Why do this? Is it not dishonest? Do you not play more rapidly into the hands of the BNP by such practices than you do by being frank? Remember the attitudes of the liberal-left some years ago when London muggers were revealed as 90% black? What an outcry!
When black girls of Caribbean origin began to top the leagues of academic success in schools - there was no similar digging to find an alternative explanation. When these were replaced by youngsters of Asian origins, where were the complaints?
The latest in a long, long line of double standards is an official study which has investigated why black children were three times more likely than white children to be expelled from school. It concluded with that absurd claim that schools are 'institutionally racist'. Where have we heard that ridiculous expression before?
I can assure my reader that if a child about to be excluded is black, even greater efforts will be made not to expel as treatment is rarely evenhanded because of the 'prejudice police' who are always on the lookout for a story - however unlikely or tenuous the link. As a result and out of fear of criticism, schools are considerably LESS likely to expel children from ethnic minorities. I know. I have been there!
If black children are expelled at the declared rate, I can assure you that the problem runs even deeper than at face value. The simple conclusion must be that they are the ones more likely to misbehave.
The teaching unions, in full defence mode - and rightly - have persuaded the government to shelve this silly investigation and its puerile results.
What a shame that the Police did not have a little more clout when they were described as 'institutionally racist'.
Let us ensure that no racist groups can ever have justification for using propaganda like that seen on this photo. The vast majority of people from ethnic minorities are not asking for the demeaning 'special case status' which our angst-ridden lefties would foist upon them.Silly link: http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/article.php?article_id=10344
