Britian: Hate Crime Police Raid 150 Homes

BBC On-Line | Wednesday, 13 November 2002 | staff writer

[yankeedame]

Wednesday, 13 November, 2002, 13:38 GMT

Hate crime police raid 150 homes

Police investigating allegations of racism, homophobia and domestic violence have raided about 150 addresses across London.

At least 60 people have been arrested after officers from the Metropolitan Police's community safety unit took part in the dawn raids on Wednesday.

One man has been charged with rape and others have been arrested on suspicion of making racist threats and of homophobic harassment.

The raids signal the start of a day of police action against "hate crime" - offences against people on the grounds of their race, faith, religion, disability, or sexuality.

People should not have to go through life being subjected to abuse because of who they are or what they believe in

Commander Cressida Dick Posters in newspapers and on the Tube and trains urging victims of hate crime to come forward are running as part of a two-week campaign by the Metropolitan Police.

Commander Cressida Dick, director of the Diversity Directorate, denied the operation was simply a publicity stunt.

She said: "We want the offenders who hate, hurt and harm others to know the Met will do everything in its power to find them out and put a stop to their crime.

"People should not have to go through life being subjected to abuse because of who they are or what they believe in."

The raids will be followed up by a day of activities to raise awareness of the Met's community safety units, which deal with hate crime.

Officers will take a mobile hate-crime reporting centre into the heart of London's gay community in Old Compton Street, Soho.

[LiteKeeper]

But 1984 has already passed.

[Constitution Day]

Commander Cressida Dick, director of the Diversity Directorate

Bwahahaha!! This is a joke, right?
Ummm... right?

[HEY4QDEMS]

People should not have to go through life being subjected to ARREST because of who they are or what they believe in.

[Siobhan]

Coming soon to your (and my) neighborhoods....

[banjo joe]

Commander Cressida Dick, director of the Diversity Directorate Bwahahaha!! This is a joke, right? Ummm... right?

It's italiano

[Semaphore Heathcliffe]

(jaw on floor, stunned silence)

[limitedgov]

Here's the link. I had to go check it out because I thought(hoping) it was a joke:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2457429.stm

[Puddleglum]

I guess C.S. Lewis knew a lot about England's psyche when he wrote "That Hideous Strength." What an odd, self-punishing little culture it's become since WWII.

[Pontiac]

Commander Cressida Dick Posters in newspapers and on the Tube and trains urging victims of hate crime to come forward are running as part of a two-week campaign by the Metropolitan Police.

What are they doing, fishing for crime reports?

Is this just hearsay evidence of a crime? One man’s word against another.

I hope this kind of injustice never comes to our shores.

[2banana]

"People should not have to go through life being subjected to abuse because of who they are or what they believe in."

Unless, of course, if you are white, Christian and conservative.

[Sangamon Kid]

...arrested on suspicion of making racist threats and of homophobic harassment.

Modern day Robespierres. The PC fascists will soon devour one another.

[limitedgov]

Go to the above link and check out the link to the right dated 20 Mar 01 and see the following:

"Hate crime will not be tolerated in London," said Detective Chief Superintendent John Godsave."
(Do all these people have names out of Dickens?)

This has been going on for some time. Probably Pelosi's agenda in a nutshell.

[Constitution Day]

I was so stunned I had to check BBC Online (you didn't put in the link).

Here it is:
Hate crime police raid 150 homes

Related stories:
20 Mar 01 - Hate crime raids lead to 103 arrests
01 Jul 00 - Nailbomb hate crimes targeted
07 May 99 - Police tackle race hate 'upsurge'
16 May 00 - Row over race crime figures
15 Oct 99 - '82% of attacks on gays unreported'

[LostTribe]

>Commander Cressida Dick, director of the Diversity Directorate, denied the operation was simply a publicity stunt.

Anyone with a name and title like that IS the joke.

[Constitution Day]

Thanks, I went to find it too.
See the other links in #14... chilling.

CD

[limitedgov]

Exactly.

And they will have us where they want us when we begin insisting on the same "protections" enjoyed by the so-called minorities.

[Jonx6]

Your thoughts are double plus un-good.

[matthew_the_brain]

Thank God we broke away from these fascists.

[u-89]

Commander Cressida Dick, director of the Diversity Directorate
Bwahahaha!! This is a joke, right? Ummm... right?
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Reminds me of a female police officer in the next town over. Her name was Tracy and she was known, unofficially, as Dickless Tracy. This may not have anything to do with anything here but something triggered that recollection.