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Met holds 224 hate criminals
Danny Brierley26 Nov 2008
MET officers are questioning 224 people today who were rounded up during yesterday's Operation Athena.
The dawn raids across London, which targeted those suspected of hate crimes and domestic violence, were timed to coincide with "White Ribbon Day" - a global campaign against violence against women - and the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign. The arrests also coincided with the launch of new legislation intended to stop forced marriages.
Commander Mark Simmons, head of the Met's violent crime directorate, said: "We want vulnerable victims to be reassured that they will be protected and we are working to ensure their safety."
Reader views (9)
Strange how this operation has come so close behind the illegal publication of the BNP membership list.
Call me a cynic, but I'd put money on all of those arrested being white males.
Female perpetrators of domestic violence? Mmmm...10%+ of all REPORTED victims of domestic violence are male, anyone care to name a support organisation for them, off the top of their head? NO? Thought not.
As for being innocent until proven guilty, that basic premise of common law was abolished by NuLiebour for motorists and persons accused of crimes against political correctness, who by definition can only be white heterosexual males.
- Keith Lonsdale, Doncaster, 27/11/2008 00:21
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Whats all this religion of peace and tolerance business.Religion has never been peacefull and its certainly never been tolerant.
- Kev, London, 26/11/2008 21:50
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I would be interested to see the breakdown for those arrested by colour, creed, gender, etc.
I wonder if some Lefty-Liberal has decided that our prisons are too 'dark', so we need to do some politically correct balancing of the prison population.
- Frank, Home Counties, England, 26/11/2008 13:32
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I'm amazed that people suggest the followers of the religion of peace and tolerance are critical of that one and not its predecessors. Clearly the former subsumes the previous two, just as Christianity subsumes Judaism. Maybe therein lies the issue. Talk about a chip on a shoulder..
- Alan Rex, london, england, 26/11/2008 13:17
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224 hate criminals you say?, my word they claim that the british trail system is prone to delays but to have gone from suspects to convicted criminals in less than 24 hours. has to be some sort of trail record.
Wazzat you say? not actually found guilty of anything yet?
oh dear best call the lawyers ANM
- Mr S Ubjudice, yes, 26/11/2008 12:13
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So, 'Adam, Harrow, UK', if the majority were followers of the (cult) 'religion of peace and tolerance' and were guilty of hate crimes, do you think it would be wrong to arrest them? I'm guessing you would.
- Ben Farrell, London, 26/11/2008 11:54
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I wonder how many of those arrested were female perprators of domestic violence against men. My guess, none.
- Anon, London, 26/11/2008 11:05
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Good on the MET.Crimes commited against a person simply because of there gender or sexuality or race are truely hideous,the people that commit such crimes have no place in a civilised society.As for forced marriages it makes not one iota what culture you are from it is totaly unacceptable and it is barbaric.
- Kev, London, 26/11/2008 10:25
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>>those suspected of hate crimes
I'd be interested to know how many of these were BNP members and how many were followers of the religion of peace and tolerance?
- Adam, Harrow, UK, 26/11/2008 10:17
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