Theatre Performers subjected to racist abuse in Dublin

I'd have thought it's a pretty valid question to be honest. But you get to dismiss it as an "old chestnut" because it poses a difficult question and you don't really want to answer it. Far easier to pretend to be the empathetic one than to actually connect the dots.

It's like claiming the sun is splitting the sky's when it's actually bucketing rain. Then the people who they are sticking up for are the topic of many threads are in some cases the very ones giving out about them.

The mind truly boggles

In fact, saying that it could have easily happened to any person/group of people is highlighting how serious the problem is.

No. Saying it wasn't a racist attack makes it more difficult for other victims to come forward to report racist attacks. Playing down the racist aspect normalizes this type of behavior. This is known worldwide. The rape crisis center bangs on about this all the time as do shelters for battered wives/women.

Asserting that it is entirely possible that the reason behind this incident was not necessarily racially motivated is in no way lessening the vile attack.

There would be some truth in this if they called everyone Ni**er. They only called black people this (if this particular word was used). That means that they looked at the colour of their, their race & decided on what insults to use. This is known as racism. This type of attack is known as a racist attack. Assuming you know what was going through their head at the time is a very dangerous thing to do without hearing the facts. Respectfully I'd hate to be in the dock with you in the jury coming to conclusions before the evidence is heard. Well unless I was up for a race crime. Then I'd want a jury full of you

Rothko: No, it doesn't at all, it's still being condemned.

Condemning scumbags instead of racist scumbag. Isn't condemning them for the crime reported. It's a cop out imo

Klaz: Who has sought to lessen what the scum did? Nobody has sought to find excuses for that behaviour, in spite of the claims by yourself and others, that they have.

Calling them scum but not addressing the actual crime isn't condemning anyone. Again "scum" but no mention of the racist attack that we are talking about.

The Dunne: Are you of the opinion that any threats of violence which are accompanied by a racial slur instead of any other extreme insult become a more serious offence because of the racial slur used?

No BUT the racial slur is a separate crime. In other words they can be charged with assault & racial abuse. In this case there was no reported assault. There is only one crime reported A racial attack yet over again many posters refuse to acknowledge the race aspect.

Here's the thing: Do you suppose the victims would prefer to be racially abused by racist scumbags or scumbags? Or do you suppose it hurts just the same no matter what the motivation?

I don't want to engage at pointing the finger at posters suggesting they might be racist but I can't think of any other reason to run so far from calling this a racial attack. Even going as far as suggesting we can get inside their heads & know it wasn't racial. This is mind blowing stuff

It's a racist attack to the victims, board gas theater, Disney & the Gardai. But here on boards its not a racial attack

I'll bow out. I can't keep repeating myself

I’m sure that looked great when you saw it on Twitter but it’s not an argument. People are saying that these feral youths are abusing everyone and you only care when it’s done to certain demographics. It’s a sign of the fucked up times we’re living in.