Hate crimes against Muslims in London 'up by 70%', police figures show

[GennGreymane]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-10489175.html

London's Muslims have faced a 70% increase in Islamophobic attacks over the past year, according to figures from the Metropolitan Police.

The Met's statistics record a total of 816 Islamophobic hate crimes in the 12 months to July 2015, up from 478 over the same period in 2013-14.

Racist and religious hate crimes in London increased overall by 27%, with 13,007 incidents recorded.

The Met defines Islamophobic offences as "any offence which is perceived to be Islamophobic by the victim or any other person".

The London borough of Westminster saw the greatest number of hate crimes against Muslims, with 54 incidents, according to the Met's figures.

Some of the largest increases, though, were in Merton, where 29 Islamophobic offences were reported in the 2015 figures, up from just eight, and Lambeth where there were 40 Islamophobic offences reported, up from 17.

A BBC report quoted a spokesman from Tell MAMA, a group that monitors Islamophobic attacks and supports victims, as saying the majority of victims of Islamophobic attacks are women.

Fiyaz Mughal, the organisation's director, said women wearing the hijab, or Muslim headscarf, were the group worst-affected by the rise in cases.

The Met's figures are not broken down by gender.

The Met has attributed the increase in attacks in part to a willingness of victims to report crimes, and an awareness of police staff in being able to identify those particular offences.

The force said events around the world and holy days can also "influence a rise in hate crime incidents" as more officers are on patrol and victims may be more likely to report crime.

Commander Mak Chishty said: "We will not tolerate hate crime and take positive action to investigate all allegations, support victims and arrest offenders."

[Nerevar]

The tension was present here for a long time, it's no surprise with each year such crimes increase. Meh, they reap what they sow.

[tj119]

This is surprising to you people? Lol, you let in millions of people without knowing who they are this is the shit you deal with. You let in plenty of good people but plenty of criminals as well and that pisses people off.

[primalmatter]

It should never be forgotten that ultimately justice is in the hands of the people.

[Lovecrafts]

Payback's a bitch!

[Deleted]

Well this meme is kinda spot on.
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[Trassk]

Sad fact, more refugees and migrants coming here, the more racial tension will grow, especially those who bring the same ideology they had in their own countries over here, expecting the uk and other european countries to just conform to it.

Its not going to get better, and the swing door still rotates making it worse.

[Socialhealer]

"The Met defines Islamophobic offences as "any offence which is perceived to be Islamophobic by the victim or any other person"

I found this part of the article quite interesting, as it basically makes anything a hate crime.

indeed, knowing religious people that's like staring in their general direction caused offence.

[Trassk]

Sad fact, more refugees and migrants coming here, the more racial tension will grow, especially those who bring the same ideology they had in their own countries over here, expecting the uk and other european countries to just conform to it.

Its not going to get better, and the swing door still rotates making it worse.

yep, so even what I'm saying now, mentioning its a growing problem with so many coming here, could be considered a hate crime. oh dear, maybe I'm facing some jail time and have to get use to being big Jimmies play thing.

[Simulacrum]

"[A]ny offence which is perceived to be Islamophobic by the victim or any other person"? Really? So if I punched a fat, white, atheistic tumbrlette in the face and she called it islamophobic, then that very obvious hate crime against tumblrettes would actually be logged as one against muslims? Heck, even if I punched another white guy in the face and some tumblrette saw it and called it a hate crime against muslims? That sounds ridiculous, and if this is really true than this statistic doesn't necessarily document anything other than an environment where people call things islamophobic more frequently.

[Trassk]

indeed, knowing religious people that's like staring in their general direction caused offence.

Just remember, looking at a radical Muslims property.. sorry, i mean his wife, could be considered a hate crime or infringing on his rights to own things.

[Strangebrew]

Just remember, looking at a radical Muslims property.. sorry, i mean his wife, could be considered a hate crime or infringing on his rights to own things.

Wow dude, stop with the mocking of these people, you are literally being Hitler.



Am i doing it right?

[Trassk]

Wow dude, stop with the mocking of these people, you are literally being Hitler.



Am i doing it right?

Since the last post I've converted to Islam, you talking to me is infringing on my rights. I now demand all tescos stop selling pork because it offends me!

[Simulacrum]

The racist victim complex is playing up again. Article about more hate crimes against muslims, it's somehow white people that are suffering.

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Say, if the muslims were white, would it still be racist?

[Super Kami Dende]

"The Met defines Islamophobic offences as "any offence which is perceived to be Islamophobic by the victim or any other person".

Sounds like when they just started saying that ANY White on Black crime was a hate crime regardless of if it had anything to do with skin colour or not.

[Strangebrew]

Say, if the muslims were white, would it still be racist?

I wouldnt bother, between his spouting hatred for america, he likes to go around and tell people on this forum that white people aren't allowed to be victims because ummm, they are white or something.

[aoussar123]

The circlejerk, racism and bigotry is glorious. Not even one page in and people are already spewing nonesense and shit.
I among many others welcome the immigrants with open arms. I hope that those poor souls will get some relief here.
Love always wins.

[Super Kami Dende]

"Justice is in the people's hands"
"They reap what they sow"
"They piss people off"
"Payback is a bitch"

The victim complex is real.

As opposed to "we are going to act like savages and tell other people how to live, wait you guys don't like Islam. PHOBICS STOP OPPRESSING US!!"

Muslims atm are their own worst enemies as well as most of the free worlds.

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The circlejerk, racism and bigotry is glorious. Not even one page in and people are already spewing nonesense and shit.
I among many others welcome the immigrants with open arms. I hope that those poor souls will get some relief here.
Love always wins.

The fact that you said RACISM when Muslim is a Religion not a Race, leads me to believe you are likely not old enough to understand the extent of immigration.

[Aeula]

Good, they deserve it with the way they've been acting.


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[Every Pwny]

The Met defines Islamophobic offences as "any offence which is perceived to be Islamophobic by the victim or any other person"

So basically anything can be defined as Islamophobic if they choose.