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Hair of Sikh cut in racist attack in UK
The Times of India ^ | 16 Nov 2006 | The Times of India

Posted on 11/15/2006 9:40:24 PM PST by CarrotAndStick

LONDON: In a case of racial assault, a group of white youths attacked a Sikh teenager and clipped his hair in a public park in the Scottish capital Edinburgh.

The 15-year-old, who has not been named, was attacked by four youths in Pilrig Park on Tuesday evening in what police have described as an unprovoked and sustained assault.

He was initially subjected to racist verbal abuse from the gang, police said, before being knocked to the ground. When the teenager's turban came off, the gang cut his hair - an act considered highly offensive to the Sikh community.

"At around 7.30pm on Tuesday evening, the 15-year-old victim entered Pilrig Park via Balfour Place, Edinburgh where he was initially subjected to verbal racial abuse from a group of four young white males who were standing near to Pilrig Primary School," a police spokesman said.

"The victim for no apparent reason was thereafter set upon by the group, who violently punched and kicked him to the ground. The young victim has clearly been terrorized by the actions of these males," the spokesman said.

"The persons responsible for this attack made off across Pilrig Park, exiting into Pilrig Street, where they then ran off in the direction of Leith Walk," the spokesman said.

Police said although the teenager did not need hospital treatment, he was left terrified by the attack. "This was an extremely distressing attack on a young member of our community, who has been left traumatised by this incident," the spokesman said.

The four suspects are thought to be around 16 years old.


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: india; islam; punjab; sikh; uk
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To: Nathan Zachary; Gengis Khan; sukhoi-30mki

There is no ethnic Tamil problem in India. I don't know what you are talking about, but the war is happening in Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula. India's Tamil Nadu state has no violence/separatism, whatsoever!


41 posted on 11/16/2006 1:37:57 AM PST by CarrotAndStick (The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
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To: Nathan Zachary

Granted the Tamil Tigers are a nasty bunch. But they operate only in Sri Lanka. Elsewhere, they collect funds.


42 posted on 11/16/2006 1:38:56 AM PST by CarrotAndStick (The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
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To: Nathan Zachary

"They were probably White Muslim youths, but only "white" was used to hide that little detail."

Err, what would be your estimate as to the likelihood of four 'white Muslim 16 year olds' hanging around together in Edinburgh?

I'd estimate the likelihood as zero.


43 posted on 11/16/2006 1:49:43 AM PST by Canard
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To: CarrotAndStick
These kids are stupid. The Sikhs are on our side.

Nice going, arseheads.

Regards, Ivan

44 posted on 11/16/2006 1:55:08 AM PST by MadIvan (I aim to misbehave.)
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To: Nathan Zachary; CarrotAndStick

Folks,there are probably more Sikhs in New York or Vancouver than in the WHOLE OF SOUTH INDIA.Most people in the 4 South Indian states or Sri Lanka for that matter would not have seen a Sikh face to face.Sikhism originated in NorthWestern India with places like Punjab,Haryana,Lahore/Islamabad(currently in Pakistan) all having had large Sikh populations since the past 4-5 centuries,though the Pakistani & Afghan Sikh populations are close to non-existent.Sikhism has had little or no following in SriLanka.I don't know where you got that from.

The Tamil Tigers are mainly followers of Hinduism,with quiet a few Christians as well.There is little religious about this group & they are more in the radical revolutionary-nationalist mode.The only thing that most T.Ts carry along with them during operations,apart from weapons is a Cyanide capsule.Not a Kirpan.


45 posted on 11/16/2006 4:47:11 AM PST by sukhoi-30mki
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To: CarrotAndStick

I would love to see these Brit MoFos do that in a Sikh majority area....... probably somewhere in the Punjab.

Jo bole So Nihaal! Sat Sri Akal!

Bring it on you bastards.


46 posted on 11/16/2006 11:23:49 AM PST by Gengis Khan
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To: CarrotAndStick

Sikhs are cool. Shame on these punks!


47 posted on 11/16/2006 11:24:43 AM PST by HitmanLV ("Get up, come on get down with the sickness.")
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To: Nathan Zachary

Tamil Sikhs??

Hmmm nice idea. Thats like African Chinese although I haven't seen many of those.


48 posted on 11/16/2006 11:28:00 AM PST by Gengis Khan
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To: Nathan Zachary

The LTTEs are either Hindus or Christians although there is nothing religious about their war.


49 posted on 11/16/2006 11:29:33 AM PST by Gengis Khan
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To: Tamar1973

What about fingernails and toenails, I wonder?


50 posted on 11/16/2006 11:30:12 AM PST by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
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To: Vinny; TheMole

A story from 2005 explaining an incident occuring in 2006??!!


51 posted on 11/16/2006 11:34:21 AM PST by Gengis Khan
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To: Old Professer

"What about fingernails and toenails, I wonder?"

Those are reserved for Muslims.


52 posted on 11/16/2006 11:37:15 AM PST by Gengis Khan
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To: Gengis Khan

Ahh, didn't see that. thanks.


53 posted on 11/16/2006 2:57:51 PM PST by Vinny (You can't compromise with evil.)
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To: CarrotAndStick

Sikhs are non too fond of Muslims. Bad boys' mistake.


54 posted on 11/16/2006 2:59:44 PM PST by AmericaUnite
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To: Nathan Zachary
I don't think you are right. Tamil Tigers wear turbans and cary kirpins the same as Sihks, and are present in India as well as Shri Lanka. I guess they are trouble where ever they go.

??????? Tamils wear turbans? HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Tamils are from the extreme south of india/north of Sri Lanka. They don't wear turbans and are mostly Hindus or Christians.

There may well be some ethnic "Tamilese" in the movement, but, Tamil Tigers itelf is a religious group or rather, a terrorist group parading around as a religious group, and dress in traditional Sihk garb or very simular.

HAHAHAHAHA!!! that's funny. The LTTE is basically a kind of commie/racial group that wants Sri Lanka divided into Sinhalese (Aryanic people) and a Tamil (Dravidian people) halves.
55 posted on 11/17/2006 9:49:02 AM PST by Cronos ("Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant" - Omar Ahmed, CAIR)
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To: MadIvan; CarrotAndStick

Actually, I'd say these were mindless yobs with just about enough brains to open their mouths when they get some food. It's good that the UK government is throwing the book at the idiots.


56 posted on 11/17/2006 9:50:58 AM PST by Cronos ("Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant" - Omar Ahmed, CAIR)
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To: CarrotAndStick

Oh oh! Now they've gone and done it.
LOL


57 posted on 11/17/2006 9:52:12 AM PST by eleni121 ( + En Touto Nika! By this sign conquer! + Constantine the Great)
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To: Cronos
This is an opportunity to bring up a particular point. Racism is pointless, stupid and reprehensible. However being anti-Islamic is not to be racist; Islam is a set of ideas which belong to no particular race. If one objects to Islam, one objects to those ideas and what they stand for; it should never be read as a desire to persecute a particular race.

The assault on the Sikh gentleman was an absolute disgrace. I would be happy if they shoved red hot needles under the assailants fingernails.

Regards, Ivan

58 posted on 11/17/2006 9:55:29 AM PST by MadIvan (I aim to misbehave.)
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To: Nathan Zachary

No. The Tamil Tigers are a Marxist militant group.

They have nothing to do with Sihks


59 posted on 11/17/2006 10:11:11 AM PST by kidd
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