'Boy snatched off street, set alight and murdered for being white' ( ROP )

The Scotsman ^ | 6 Oct 2006 | JOHN ROBERTSON

[george76]

MURDERED schoolboy Kriss Donald pleaded: "I'm only 15. What did I do?" as he was beaten up and dragged into the back of a car by his abductors, a court heard yesterday.

The witness, Zahid Mohammed, 22, was originally accused of taking part in the murder. He pleaded guilty at the High Court in Glasgow in November 2004 to assault to injury on Kriss and attempting to pervert the course of justice. He was given a five-year jail term and was released on licence on Wednesday after applying for parole...

Imran Shahid, Mohammed Faisal Mushtaq, 27, and Zeeshan Shahid, 29, deny racially aggravated murder.

All three are on trial in Edinburgh, accused of abducting and killing Kriss by striking him with a knife or knives, then setting him on fire on 15 March, 2004.

The advocate-depute, Mark Stewart, QC, asked how successful Kriss was in resisting and Mohammed replied: "Very little."

Mohammed said he had never met him before the incident. He agreed that nothing would have happened if Kriss and his friend had been Chinese, African-American or Asian. He said they were targeted because they were white.

[TheConservator]

must...restrain...self...

Whatever for?

[denydenydeny]

Comment # 43 is going to be all over DU if you don't get it soon.

[goresalooza]

Damn socialists! They are so afraid of the muzzies they don't even think murder is a crime.

This is freaking horrific. I'm simply ashamed to admit I have major Scottish ancestry. The place is worse off than the back halls of the dnc.

Bonnie Scotland wha' hae, indeed!

[Steve Van Doorn]

That was a good tune thank you

[Mogollon]

African American in Scotland?

He was white. Guess he could have been from South Africa though.

[Dawggie]

Oh I love that song. Brings proud tears to my eyes.

[Fiddlstix]

You're welcome J

[Fiddlstix]

Oh I love that song. Brings proud tears to my eyes.

Me Too, FRiend, Me Too.

[truth_seeker]

"I said it before, it is no wonder that England is going down the drains."

In this case, Scotland. Glasgow is in Scotland.

I doubt the Scots would like being called "English."

Time may come across Britain for citizens to help police, perhaps pre-emptively relieving asians of their last breaths.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

African American in Scotland?

I'm glad someone else caught this bit of utter absurdity.

[SideoutFred]

quiz ping

[BobS]

"I was born in England and don't recognize this one...."

Yah, I was in your country and Scotland when things were more orderly and going well. I predict the Scots MEN will go to Edinborough Castle and grab all those swords there and force England to solve the problem when provoked to the point of getting fed up with this. Mary, Queen of Scots didn't die for just anything, you know.

Just stop the rail traffic by taking a few rails out should be enough to force the issue. Nobody and nothing gets hurt or damaged doing it that way, because they can be put back.

[Myrddin]

Shop owners are getting robbed more because the criminals know that the store owners and employees can not easily defend themselves...

It's worse than that. The laws are fashioned to favor the criminal. If you defend yourself in the UK, you risk being prosecuted for assaulting the criminal. They have no reasonable concept of justified acts of self defense.

[Myrddin]

I met a couple real African Americans once. Their parents were red headed Americans surnamed MacGraw. The kids were born during an extended contract in South Africa. American citizens by virtue of parental citizenship, but born on South African soil. True African Americans. White African Americans. When their daughter tried to join an "African American" club at college, she was turned away. Seems it was really a club for black people, not "African Americans".

[machogirl]

I assume that it's okay to swear an oath on the koran even if you are lying, as long as it was against an infidel

[taxesareforever]

I assume that it's okay to swear an oath on the koran even if you are lying, as long as it was against an infidel

Don't have to assume. It is the truth.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Sounds like a case of "Euphemisms Gone Wild."

[MadMitch]

What part of England is Glasgow in?

[Jezebelle]

Yep. They're going down fast, and barely a shot has been fired.

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

ping