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.
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!
Granted the Tamil Tigers are a nasty bunch. But they operate only in Sri Lanka. Elsewhere, they collect funds.
"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.
Nice going, arseheads.
Regards, Ivan
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.
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.
Sikhs are cool. Shame on these punks!
Tamil Sikhs??
Hmmm nice idea. Thats like African Chinese although I haven't seen many of those.
The LTTEs are either Hindus or Christians although there is nothing religious about their war.
What about fingernails and toenails, I wonder?
A story from 2005 explaining an incident occuring in 2006??!!
"What about fingernails and toenails, I wonder?"
Those are reserved for Muslims.
Ahh, didn't see that. thanks.
Sikhs are non too fond of Muslims. Bad boys' mistake.
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.
Oh oh! Now they've gone and done it.
LOL
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
No. The Tamil Tigers are a Marxist militant group.
They have nothing to do with Sihks
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