"Spokesman" for Hackney rioters: "They have to sell drugs. They have to carry knives...They don't want to work for the system" #SaysItAll
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Replying to @Peter_Kirkham @muttonshunter
Teenagers can make £300 a day with no qualifications against a background of discrimination in job market. Explanation not justification.
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If you genuinely want to help young people caught up in crime and violence, making excuses for that criminally isn't a good way to start.
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James, there is no justification for criminal behaviour & I'm not making excuses. I'm trying to get people like you face up to reality. Fail
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Replying to @brianpaddick @JamesCleverly and
The 'reality' is some in these communities have a culture of victimhood which they use as an excuse for indulging in criminal activity...
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Replying to @xeccar @JamesCleverly and
"In these communities" sounds at best stereotyping & at worse racism, whether used by people defending the indefensible or criticising them.
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Replying to @brianpaddick @JamesCleverly and
Come on, 'communities' is used all the time by police & politicians to identify a group or area.
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Replying to @xeccar @JamesCleverly and
Ascribing negative behaviours/attitudes to individuals just because they're a member of a particular community is inappropriate stereotyping
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Replying to @brianpaddick @JamesCleverly and
It's wholly appropriate in the circumstances in my view, particularly as the 'community' self-identify.
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Replying to @xeccar @brianpaddick and
And the 'community' are guilty of negative stereotyping of the police.
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