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Re: Racist Paedophile ring [W:348]
Paul - I have never stated that "political correctness" wasn't part of the problem - but the original problem was disbelief by senior police officers. I've stated this repeatedly.
The second and third reports were affected by political correctness. I have also stated that repeatedly and it is the repeat nature of much of the discussion with accusations ignoring just what I said that makes continuing pointless.
I have no problem with you as a poster, we can disagree honestly and without any hint of personal attack but there is so much dishonesty whenever the word "muslim" comes up that I'd rather explore the other 99% of events that affect life in Europe.
A shame you feel that way IC.
From the report:
"In the broader organisational context, however, there was a widespread perception that messages conveyed by some senior people in the Council and also the Police, were to 'downplay' the ethnic dimensions of CSE. Unsurprisingly, frontline staff appeared to be confused as to what they were supposed to say and do and what would be interpreted as 'racist'. From a political perspective, the approach of avoiding public discussion of the issues was ill judged."
"There was too much reliance by agencies on traditional community leaders such as elected members and imams as being the primary conduit of communication with the Pakistani-heritage community. The Inquiry spoke to several Pakistani-heritage women who felt disenfranchised by this and thought it was a barrier to people coming forward to talk about CSE. Others believed there was wholesale denial of the problem in the Pakistani-heritage community in the same way that other forms of abuse were ignored. Representatives of women's groups were frustrated that interpretations of the Borough's problems with CSE were often based on an assumption that similar abuse did not take place in their own community and therefore concentrated mainly on young white girls."
"Both women and men from the community voiced strong concern that other than two meetings in 2011, there had been no direct engagement with them about CSE over the past 15 years, and this needed to be addressed urgently, rather than 'tiptoeing' around the issue."
"She also reported in 2006 that young people in Rotherham believed at that time that the Police dared not act against Asian youths for fear of allegations of racism. This perception was echoed at the present time by some young people we met during the Inquiry, but was not supported by specific examples."
"Several people interviewed expressed the general view that ethnic considerations had influenced the policy response of the Council and the Police, rather than in individual cases. One example was given by the Risky Business project Manager (1997- 2012) who reported that she was told not to refer to the ethnic origins of perpetrators when carrying out training. Other staff in children’s social care said that when writing reports on CSE cases, they were advised by their managers to be cautious about referring to the ethnicity of the perpetrators."
Don't take this the wrong way, but If you cannot draw out the portions of 'PC fear' from the above, it is good that you leave the thread. It doesn't matter where the message came from, it was still central to the failings of those in positions of authority.
Paul
Paul - I have never stated that "political correctness" wasn't part of the problem - but the original problem was disbelief by senior police officers. I've stated this repeatedly.
The second and third reports were affected by political correctness. I have also stated that repeatedly and it is the repeat nature of much of the discussion with accusations ignoring just what I said that makes continuing pointless.
I have no problem with you as a poster, we can disagree honestly and without any hint of personal attack but there is so much dishonesty whenever the word "muslim" comes up that I'd rather explore the other 99% of events that affect life in Europe.