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Institutional racism: the UK's shame.
Oct. 11th, 2010 10:44 amOver the last few years I have been wont to describe the UK as a place where there is less racism than in any other major Western nation, despite the obvious pockets of racist behaviour. In fact I have said as much to many of my friends on LJ.
Alas, proof has come to the contrary and I must eat my words.
www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/oct/11/black-prison-population-increase-england
Now for a nation the prides itself as the birthplace of modern parliamentary democracy; a nation whose foundation myths are based upon honour, nobility and decency (and adultery, but we can leave aside Lancelot and Guinevere), and which prides itself on Justice and 'the Rule of Law', the figures presented in this landmark report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission are not just a blot on our country's escutcheon: they are a fucking disgrace.
Can we really claim that certain ethnic minorities (and admixtures thereof) in the UK are all inherently more criminal than those same ethnic minorities in other nations? I don't think so.
We need to get this fixed. This is so wrong it screams to heaven for redress. I say again: this is a fucking disgrace, and a shame on our country.
Alas, proof has come to the contrary and I must eat my words.
www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/oct/11/black-prison-population-increase-england
Now for a nation the prides itself as the birthplace of modern parliamentary democracy; a nation whose foundation myths are based upon honour, nobility and decency (and adultery, but we can leave aside Lancelot and Guinevere), and which prides itself on Justice and 'the Rule of Law', the figures presented in this landmark report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission are not just a blot on our country's escutcheon: they are a fucking disgrace.
Can we really claim that certain ethnic minorities (and admixtures thereof) in the UK are all inherently more criminal than those same ethnic minorities in other nations? I don't think so.
We need to get this fixed. This is so wrong it screams to heaven for redress. I say again: this is a fucking disgrace, and a shame on our country.
