A Tangled Web

INTOLERANCE



News reports of overnight attacks on members of an ethnic community in South Belfast are depressing but not surprising. Once again the intolerance that pervades this society raises its ugly head. I think the media "racist attack" bandwagon on this is wrong, however. It attributes the racist motive to the thugs that carried out these attacks when a more obvious motive is apparant - sheer bloody intolerance. The victims could as easily have been Roman Catholics/Protestants/or anyone who looks or behaves "differently." Furthermore, what we need is not a battalion of sociologists spouting their tripe on TV about the evils of racism, what we do need is policemen on the streets prepared to impartially enforce the law. The thugs in South Belfast live in a gangsta paradise with a mollified Policing "Service" turning a blind eye just in case it might arrest the "wrong" guy. My advice - crack down on them all mercilessly, protect all the innocent, the elderly, the ethnic minorities. This can only happen if the rule of law is seen to prevail. After thirty four years, I'm still waiting on that one.