Brass rails stolen from Bexhill flats (From The Argus)

Time to set up stricter controls for scrap metal merchants and stronger punishments for those who steal metal fixtures and fittings.

I wonder who could be behind this? Hmmmm not really allowed to mention them though are we?

AmboGuy wrote:
I wonder who could be behind this? Hmmmm not really allowed to mention them though are we?

Martians? Jehovah Witnesses?

AmboGuy wrote:
I wonder who could be behind this? Hmmmm not really allowed to mention them though are we?

AmboGuy, I responded to your comment with my own comment. I think I know to which group you are referring. In my comment I asked why it was racist to refer to them by certain names ( I used asterisks ) but that they can call people from outside their community a certain name which is equally racist.

The point I was trying to get over was that racism and racist terminology is not just white on black or against a particular group. It can also be black on white etc. My comment was removed and I received a warning from the Argus. I have taken exception to this. I have opposed racism and when I lived in South Africa during the apartheid era I received threats for doing this.

Since receiving the warning from the Argus I have conducted e-mail correspondence with Sarah Booker. I have received no apology for the inference that I am a racist and have been told that I will not get one. It seems that the stand taken against racism by the Argus and Sarah Booker is probably just targeting old sods like me who cannot keep up with all the PC speak. I told Ms Booker that her contribution to the fight against racism has probably only been to just sign a petition.

I say to the Argus, if you are really concerned about racism, do something constructive about it, not nitpick about how I word a comment. I have fought against racism and received death threats, so the threat in your warning about third party involvement and legal action does not worry me. Annoy me YES !!!

My apologies to Sarah Booker. I now understand that she was very active in the anti apartheid movement in the 80's. Well done Sarah ! A lot of us whites who were living in South Africa also opposed the Nationalist Government and the extreme right wing groups such as the AWB.

The problem now in South Africa is that one corrupt government seems to have been replaced by another corrupt and inept government. Violent crime is rife and there is extreme poverty. I ask all readers to please support charities that help street children in South Africa and other countries. It is very distressing to see these hungry, homeless and vulnerable kids. Some have been abandoned, others have lost their parents and adult relatives to Aids.