A Bravado Racist Chant Maybe, But A Real Act Of Racism?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/feb/18/racist-chelsea-fans-push-black-man-paris-metro

Much has been said and reported about the Chelsea fans behaviour in France, mainly due to the Video obtained by the Guardian.

Well apart from the ridiculous chant from a football crowd, and many of us have become accustomed to these over the years, was it enough for calls for the perpetrators to answer to be banned and face the law?

As far as I could see from the video, the black man was walking along the platform, until he got to the open door of the carriage containing the football crowd.

Now what was said, perhaps we will never know, but instead of the black man trying to board the train was he actually trying to confront these football supporters in an aggressive way, and if he was isn't it obvious that they would try and push him away.

Yes we all know that the crowd were suppose to be shouting "We’re racist, we’re racist, and that’s the way we like it". (because the Guardian has told us that), but in the true football crowd tradition was this just to get back at their opponent.

I am in no way condoning an act of racism if that is what it was, but before you condemn me look at the video again.

[anotheoldgit]

I can't believe that you are still contributing to this thread, and yet seemed almost uncaring towards this poor white family, in
-Talbot-'s "No Oyinbos Here".

So much so that you went off the Radar with these immortal words still ringing in my head

/// You may well believe that retrocop.
15:46 Fri 20th Feb 2015 ///

Do you only have one particular axe to grind?

[anotheoldgit]

Wait a minute though it would seem that the Paris incident is much more serious seeing that the media is still going on about it even after several days, yet the "This flat is for blacks only" story has almost gone ignored.

Seems to me that this racist thing only works one way, and one doesn't have to be racist to come to that conclusion, however I hope so, because I am not racist because some of my.........

[-Talbot-]

http://news.sky.com/story/1432198/ex-cop-says-sorry-over-chelsea-racism-incident



Mr Barklie, 50, who was a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and a Police Service of Northern Ireland officer, is currently a director of the World Human Rights Forum.




is currently a director of the World Human Rights Forum.


is currently a director of the World Human Rights Forum.

???????????????

[Gavmacp]

Did you see where they put his photograph on link?

[THECORBYLOON]

You mean the "far right" comment?

[Gavmacp]

Yep! Made me smile.

[Hypognosis]

@Talbot

Great post. Creative use of the echo pedal too ;)

Do we know of any ex-PSNI staff on AB, who are always banging on about 'ooman rights, 'uman rights or any other variations on sarcastic spelling?

@Gromit (page 13)
Thanks. Referring to the super-long post or the short ones re JT?

[Hypognosis]

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"As someone who has spent years working with disadvantaged communities in Africa and India he can point to a CV in human rights work, which undermines any suggestion he is racist.
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Well, if I was a devious person and a closet racist, I just might do stuff like that, to cover my tracks.

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[Hypognosis]

@divebuddy

I find racists absurd. Who knows what they get up to?

Also, did you spot the 'nade?

[Gromit]

Hypognosis,
The long post was spot on.