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Originally posted by Churchill View PostMy post referring to the local shop owned by Pakistani's was not meant to appear racist.
To those of you genuinely offended I apologise sincerely. It will not happen again.
To be brutally honest I doubt if half of you PC inbreds would actually know what racism is.
Originally posted by Lord Justice AuldLord Justice Auld: "It was clear that the word "Paki" - short for Pakistani - was "a slang expression which is racially offensive"."
The ruling, thought to be the first time the word 'Paki' has been defined as derogatory under the 1991 Football (Offences) Act, was welcomed by the CPS.
Maureen Shea, head of its trials unit in North Staffs, said: "The significance of this ruling is that it clarifies the fact that the term 'Paki' is racist under the terms of the Act
Last edited by Zoiderman; 13 March 2012, 13:29.Comment
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostMy post referring to the local shop owned by Pakistani's was not meant to appear racist.
To those of you genuinely offended I apologise sincerely. It will not happen again.
To be brutally honest I doubt if half of you PC inbreds would actually know what racism is.
The KKK is just a name but you don't see them selling pillow cases; sometimes I wonder about you Sasanaighs..."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostThe KKK is just a name but you don't see them selling pillow cases; sometimes I wonder about you Sasanaighs...Comment
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Xenophobic, I think is an apt term for people willing to identify people by their location, racist if you are meaning in any kind of derogatory manner.
I think it's a subjective decision really. Me, I believe it was racist. I also think its kind of endemic in military folk.Comment
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Originally posted by cojak View PostI hope people have remembered their ignore lists?What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostAdding Cojak to ignore.Comment
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostMy post referring to the local shop owned by Pakistani's was not meant to appear racist.
To those of you genuinely offended I apologise sincerely. It will not happen again.
To be brutally honest I doubt if half of you PC inbreds would actually know what racism is.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostI would like to sincerely apologise about my racist, aggressive outburst yesterday and my foul language you bunch of ****** loving ***** I want to smash your ******* heads in.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by Zoiderman View PostI also think its kind of endemic in military folk.Practically perfect in every way....there's a time and (more importantly) a place for malarkey.
+5 Xeno Cool PointsComment
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