Rape Gang - How'd they get away with it for so long?
Discussion
Countdown said:
They may well have been. Lots of "Muslims" drink, but if they were regularly drink driving I'd expect at least some of them to get caught/arrested. Wouldn't you?
I have no idea, but would be appalled at the idea of taxi drivers drink/driving.Of course many Muslims drink, and why not.
jas xjr said:
Countdown said:
Mermaid said:
I have no idea, but would be appalled at the idea of taxi drivers drink/driving.
Me too. Maybe they were doing it at the end of a shift / after work like most people do (so not necessarily drink driving).Edited by Mermaid on Tuesday 18th June 18:38
jas xjr said:
Countdown said:
Mermaid said:
I have no idea, but would be appalled at the idea of taxi drivers drink/driving.
Me too. Maybe they were doing it at the end of a shift / after work like most people do (so not necessarily drink driving).Mermaid said:
Have used many Pakistani taxi drivers over the years, and have never encountered intoxicated drivers. But I am sure they exist, as there are airline pilots who drink before they fly. And if course the wider population.
But isn't there a difference between a drunk bloke hoping to drive home alone without being caught and a bloke drinking in open sight , picking up customers who might notice/report him, and knowing he's going to be on the road for up to 12 hours (thereby increasing the chZnce of being stopped by BIB or having a crash)??? Don't be such a drama queen, people are just disagreeing in the cause of the problem.
Personally I think the whole 'muslim community' thing is distracting us from the fact that these girls (and others like them who haven't been taken by these gangs but are out on the streets turning tricks for pennies) have been comprehensively failed by the system that was meant to be caring for them.
Personally I think the whole 'muslim community' thing is distracting us from the fact that these girls (and others like them who haven't been taken by these gangs but are out on the streets turning tricks for pennies) have been comprehensively failed by the system that was meant to be caring for them.
I heard a late night interview on Radio 4 a few weeks back. The interviewer was speaking with a local Councillor in one of the areas where a gang had just been convicted. The Councillor was Muslim and this was obviously the reason she had been invited and accepted the interview. Throughout the interview she was adamant that the ethnicity, religious and cultural affiliations of the convicted gang members showed no correlation. The interviewer reeled off case after case, pointing out that there were several sets of brothers, but still she was adamant and steadfastly denied any link. Her answer was that the correlating factors were that the perps all worked in the "night time economy", as taxi drivers and kebab shop workers and understandably they socialised with others that worked in the same sectors.
He point was that the perps should be identified as private hire vehicle operators and late night, fast food (meat based) operatives.
He point was that the perps should be identified as private hire vehicle operators and late night, fast food (meat based) operatives.
Edited by Pickled Piper on Wednesday 19th June 10:27
Is that an actual category or did you add it for comedy purposes?Pickled Piper said:
I heard a late night interview on Radio 4 a few weeks back. The interviewer was speaking with a local Councillor in one of the areas where a gang had just been convicted. The Councillor was Muslim and this was obviously the reason she had been invited and accepted the interview. Throughout the interview she was adamant that the ethnicity, religious and cultural affiliations of the convicted gang members showed no correlation. The interviewer reeled off case after case, pointing out that there were several sets of brothers, but still she was adamant and steadfastly denied any link. Her answer was that the correlating factors were that the perps all worked in the "night time economy", as taxi drivers and kebab shop workers and understandably they socialised with others that worked in the same sectors.
Well, she might be right. That might be the factor. It is certainly worth considering, along with the other potential factors identified so far. We won't know for sure until we examine all the potential factors..... which we cannot do because some people are sensitive about some of the potential factors being subjected to examination. Mind you, I suspect that other members of the night time economy might object then!
So, can we summarize the answer to this thread yet? The original question was: "How'd they get away with it for so long?"
Are night workers such as taxi drivers and kebab shop staff less likely to be investigated by the Police when serious crimes are committed?
Or was there some other factor?
Are night workers such as taxi drivers and kebab shop staff less likely to be investigated by the Police when serious crimes are committed?
Or was there some other factor?
blindswelledrat said:
Yay. Let's have a 104 page thread on whether people who work in the night time economy (meat and transport based) should be responsible for ousting their own rapists.
If one were to work in the night time mean and transport based economy and were aware of others you associate with, due to also being in the meat and transport [night time] community then of course they bloody well should be outing them to the authorities.Same way that if I, in my rural community, were aware of someone abusing children would have an absolute duty to go to the police.
Would there be a problem if, in my rural community, there was a statistically significant elevation in the instances of abuse? Of course there would be and it'd need addressing and clearly my rural community would have a responsibility there.
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