Leeds Spur
Banned
Well, precisely.
There is a problem there, heck - even the imams in mosques recognise it! Yes they're ashamed of it, but part of rectifying the problem is accepting and recognising that is exists - no matter how repulsive.
It's a pertinent fact, that the race of the children being abused are always white - there isn't a mix or a blend, there's evidently a conscious decision made to target and abuse young white girls. Difficult reality isn't it? Difficult fact to countenance right? Flies in the face of racial harmony, doesn't it? A tricky issue, with potential to inflame tensions. But this is the reality, so why deny it?
The interest in this case, isn't because it's some one-off - some statistical quirk which is given disproportionate attention - it's because it's the latest in a worrying trend. The trend being that, in other similar cases, the modus operandi is absolutely identical: pakistani men abusing young white girls. So, why is that? Why is it, that only young white girls are being targeted for abuse by these pakistani men?
Uncomfortable question isn't it? One that no-one likes to hear? But that's what we're faced with here - there IS an overt racial element which is linked to the pattern of abuse. We need to get to the source of what is driving this racist view of young white girls, which seemingly empowers some pakistani men to feel they have the right to disrespect and abuse them.
It's not on, and we're never going to sort problems out in society while problems like this are deemed too uncomfortable to deal with, that it is denied and brushed under the carpet. There is a real problem here; a pattern which is now very obvious, and it needs to be addressed. Cases like this draw attention to the issue, and the least society can do, is use the case to ensure that it never happens again; not shy away because you lack the courage to discuss contentious or controversial issues.
Remember, the GMP lacked such courage to tackle this issue head-on and the consequence was that this girl was abused for a whole year afterwards. It's a time for courage, not cowardice.
Just like the 'kick it out' campaign has addressed the issue head on in the white football going community.....it just isn't acceptable to shout racial slurs at a football match. We need HONESTY here, yes there is a problem, no it isn't OK and yes we will do something about it.