Islamophobic Attack On Muslim Woman, On A London Bus.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3362161/Pictured-Two-women-hunted-police-punching-kicking-Muslim-hijab-violent-Islamophobic-attack-London-bus.html

/// Muslim woman in hijab kicked backwards off a bus to the floor. "This isn’t b***** Africa," they said. ///

What a very strange thing for these thugs to say.

/// Officers have today released CCTV photographs of two female suspects, who were believed to be in their twenties, following the attack on October 28. ///

Why have the police taken so long to release the CCTV footage?

[jackthehat]

Dreadful attack.

Perhaps the police feel that they need to appeal outside the area for information?

[Mamyalynne]

Now the pictures are out , let's hope these awful people are caught.

[naomi24]

/// Muslim woman in hijab kicked backwards off a bus to the floor. "This isn’t b***** Africa," they said. ///

I hope they catch them - but I don't understand why you think it was a strange thing to say. A lot of people think immigrants should go back to their own countries, don't they?

[mushroom25]

probably because the perception of a proportion of people is that africa represents wildebeest, lion, serengeti, kilimanjaro and robert mugabe; not representations that naturally associate with islam.

[Bazile]

AOG probably doesn't associate Muslims with Africa

[naomi24]

Can't think why.

[retrocop]

I believe Mr aog is indicating that it is "the pot calling the kettle black" if you excuse the pun.
The female suspects are apparently Black so I would suspect that the expression they used towards the Muslim has been directed at them more than a couple of times.

[naomi24]

Or he's assuming that because they are black they must automatically be immigrants?

[jackthehat]

///Or he's assuming that because they are black they must automatically be immigrants?///

That'll definitely be in his mind somewhere.....along with 'non-indigienous', if pushed....

[retrocop]

JTH
I am sure that Mr aog will shortly be commending you for your telepathy skill.

[anotheoldgit]

naomi24

/// Or he's assuming that because they are black they must automatically be immigrants? ///

Why do some of you try and invent things that I have not said?

retrocop understands why can't the rest of you?

He is correct I made that remark simply because they themselves are black, so presumable their ancestors came from Africa, so what right had those two to tell their victim to go back to Africa.

Oh it's such hard work at times.

[jackthehat]

It is an inference I drew from a long time spent reading AOGs threads.....in much the same way your previous comment was.

[jackthehat]

:o)

[naomi24]

AOG, //Oh it's such hard work at times.//

It wouldn't be if you thought about what you were saying before you put finger to key. Think about it.

[Mamyalynne]

When folks are ranting and raving for whatever reason ( and I claim to be mystified most of the time ) they rarely make sense.

[jackthehat]

AOG likes to be a little ambiguous in his posts.
That we he can see which way 'we' jump so that he can then upbraid us for misunderstanding/jumping to conclusions...

[retrocop]

It does appear to rankle some when they do not consider that Blacks can also be racist until it is pointed out. It is obviously not the monopoly of the Whites.

[jackthehat]

I can see no evidence on that on this thread, retrocop.

[anotheoldgit]

jackthehat

/// It is an inference I drew from a long time spent reading AOGs threads.....in much the same way your previous comment was. ///

I can't be held responsible for every ABers mind set, but I admit it must be a tough one for some, here we have a case that shows two black people in a bad light by attacking one of their Muslim friends.

"Who's side can we take on this one"? I hear them ask, "it would have been much easier for us if it had been two white thugs, so lets have a go at AOG instead".

[jackthehat]

I think you've made that up, haven't you?

The attack has been roundly condemned by all those who have commented.