Halibut   12 #517 Posted November 4, 2009 Foreign nationals account for around 12% of the UK prison population, which indicates that they are responsible for a disproportionate amount of crime in the UK.  Or that they are more likely to be arrested, tried and convicted of crimes.  Moreover, the number of crimes committed by foreign nationals appears to have risen quite sharply in the last five years or so, according to some figures I saw recently.  Surely you can do better than that Chaverly? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
TJC1   10 #518 Posted November 4, 2009 Or that they are more likely to be arrested, tried and convicted of crimes.   Surely you can do better than that Chaverly?   More likely to be arrested an charged,  1) the arab on a plane with a chunky rucksack, or 2) a white Businessman on a plane with a briefcase.  and theres a bomb scare, whos more likely to get the blame? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
LordChaverly   10 #519 Posted November 4, 2009 Or that they are more likely to be arrested, tried and convicted of crimes.   Surely you can do better than that Chaverly?  Halibut, why don't you attempt, just once, to post a reasoned argument instead of superficial drivel?.  Since you are obviously too lazy to find the source I referred to above yourself, here it is:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/4952904/Crime-by-foreigners-doubles-in-five-years.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Linesman   10 #520 Posted November 4, 2009 Touche, it appears you got there before me, TJC   Ps..I was once stopped and searched whilst wearing a suit in London in the 80's, whilst my casually dressed, white colleague wasnt! maybe it was because the trousers were above your ankles and the sleeves were too short so they assumed that you'd nicked it off of a smaller kid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
boyfriday   21 #521 Posted November 5, 2009 Foreign nationals account for around 12% of the UK prison population, which indicates that they are responsible for a disproportionate amount of crime in the UK.  That's pretty much what I said in my post you quoted, but the point I was making was to another poster, even with the disproportionally higher levels of crime amongst immigrant groups, they dont commit more crime than the indigenous population which appears to be a common misconception. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
boyfriday   21 #522 Posted November 5, 2009 maybe it was because the trousers were above your ankles and the sleeves were too short so they assumed that you'd nicked it off of a smaller kid.  ..I inspired Michael Jackson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Sidelock   10 #523 Posted November 5, 2009 Or that they are more likely to be arrested, tried and convicted of crimes.In much the same way that young white chavs tend to be the ones convicted of shoplifting - perhaps they are wrongly and cruelly targeted, and the police/courts/store detectives should concentrate their efforts more on middle class shoppers from well-paid professions? Or should we just be realistic and accept that people from many other cultures have a significantly higher propensity for crime, and that immigration from developing countries is disastrous in its contribution to rising crime levels in the UK? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Sidelock   10 #524 Posted November 5, 2009 That's pretty much what I said in my post you quoted, but the point I was making was to another poster, even with the disproportionally higher levels of crime amongst immigrant groups, they dont commit more crime than the indigenous population which appears to be a common misconception.That does seem to be the case for certain types of crime though - like drug-related matters, mugging and rape. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
retep   68 #525 Posted November 5, 2009 ..I inspired Michael Jackson   Not really thought that one out have you:hihi: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hollymay   10 #526 Posted November 5, 2009 There would be less crime in the uk if there was less immagration, that is a fact, is it not? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
spindrift   10 #527 Posted November 5, 2009 There would be less crime in the uk if there was less immagration, that is a fact, is it not?   Just like your entirely false claim that we have "mass unchecked immigration", so is your latest claim false.  Asylum seekers are much more likely to be the victims of crime than the perpetrators (ACPO, 2006)  Have an opinion holly, but the central points of your argument rest on myths. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hollymay   10 #528 Posted November 5, 2009 there would be less crime in the uk if there was less immagration, that is a fact, is it not?  it seems to me with less people in the uk there will be less crime Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...