tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post1540328477692673505..comments2023-10-31T15:14:05.373+00:00Comments on Hagley Road To Ladywood: Deport them! Deport the bloody lot of them!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-12600728787986521672010-07-29T08:17:27.427+01:002010-07-29T08:17:27.427+01:00Luchenzo,
when you mentioned Bermondsey with regar...Luchenzo,<br />when you mentioned Bermondsey with regards to the awful crime committed you glossed over the lovely Church of St Mary Magdalen that has existed since at least the 13th century in the South London borough.<br /><br />Seriously, though. There are a few points to be made:<br /><br />1) This is a blog. It's not as if we have to adhere to the BBC's code of impartiality or similar. We think that the town of Hastings is rough? We think that. <br /><br />It may not be the only city that is rough - obviously (my beloved Bham has had 11 shooting incidents since January 2010 but I ain't clinging onto their "great diversity" when I talk about the current rise in violent attacks)- but in this specific article it's Hastings and its proud history of attacks against foreign students that we're talking about. Full stop. <br /><br />Sure, you're welcome to comment and say that it's not true, but we are also free to blog otherwise.<br /><br />2) Take a look at <a href="http://www.upmystreet.com/local/crime-in-hastings.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>. <br /><br />Those are the 2008/09 figures from the police and local authority. They compare various crime statistics in Hastings vs the English average. I'm afraid to say that your beloved town doesn't come out on top. Or actually it does, in the sense that crime in Hastings, no matter the angle you're looking at it, is clearly above the national average<br /><br />Sure, you've got an impressive castle (which everybody should visit, i thoroughly recommend) and a superquaint 14th century old pub (though I fail to understand why you let that pier rot), but Hastings seems to be one of the many English cities with a social problem. Just take it in your stride and, if you really do care, try to do something about it instead of crying that "but also other places too...!", "it's not just us...!", coz that won't do any good.<br /><br />3) The main culprit may hail from Bermondsey, but not the rest of the gang. A quick googling about will inform you. Just saying.<br /><br />Best of luck and try to rescue that pier!!! It broke my heart when I saw it closed.claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11498799178450479883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-81535422915428449932010-07-28T17:27:28.338+01:002010-07-28T17:27:28.338+01:00Claude, you're missing the point of the articl...Claude, you're missing the point of the article in your chivalrous rush to defend its author.<br /><br />The article is an attack on the town of Hastings.<br /><br />It makes a reference to the death of a student.<br /><br />But the article is not about the student. It's about Hastings.<br /><br />That's why my comment is fair.<br /><br />The death of Mohammed Al-Majed shocked, distressed and disgusted everyone in Hastings.<br /><br />(Just to add, some might not know: the murder was committed by a thug visiting from Bermondsey, South London, not a local.)Luchenzonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-83692724929975882962010-07-24T08:41:16.998+01:002010-07-24T08:41:16.998+01:00IMHO the denial such as the one from the last comm...IMHO the denial such as the one from the last commenter can only contribute to the problem. <br /><br />"No, it's not happening on my doorstep", "not my son", and "yeah but also in other places" ain't gonna do much good, Luchenzo.<br /><br />Also, mouthing off about a "one-sided article" that glosses over the "rich diversity" of Hastings (when said piece was about an innocent bloke stamped to death) is a bit in bad taste, dont you find, Luchenzo?<br /><br />Unless you really believe that, when drive-by shootings in London or Birmingham appear in the papers, reporters should end their article with a paragraph or two about the beauty of the Big Ben or Brum's industrial heritage. Fancy that.claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11498799178450479883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-59978602660335472142010-07-23T11:02:54.745+01:002010-07-23T11:02:54.745+01:00Hastings always seems to get kicked, as if it'...Hastings always seems to get kicked, as if it's the only place that has these problems. These attitudes are rife across England, especially in poor communities of educational under-achievers. Perhaps Hastings suffers because it's a working class town in a middle class county, surrounded by predjudiced sneerers? <br /><br />However just down the coast a foreign student was killed in Brighton a few years ago during the World Cup for 'being foreign'. Yet Brighton - which hides many of its problems on its outlying estates and has a much bigger drug issue than Hastings, as does Oxford - remains 'cool'.<br /><br />Your article is one-sided and doesn't recognise the great diversity of Hastings, the wonderful improvements that have come with regeneration investment, and the rich cultural heritage and massive cultural events scene. Maybe pop back down for the next St Leonards Festival and see how people of all backgrounds party together.<br /><br />Also I don't think anyone has drunk Skol lager for 20 years, even in 'unfashionable' Hastings.Luchenzohttp://www.facebook.com/HastingsandStLeonardsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-27315327273003091992008-09-02T21:20:00.000+01:002008-09-02T21:20:00.000+01:00...so let's beat up all those 16-year-old French s......so let's beat up all those 16-year-old French students, shall we?...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-26516408829886674682008-09-02T20:06:00.000+01:002008-09-02T20:06:00.000+01:00I heard some guy once got shot in the eye in Hasti...I heard some guy once got shot in the eye in Hastings. BY A FOREIGNER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-52771644269333230162008-08-31T14:17:00.000+01:002008-08-31T14:17:00.000+01:00But it seems to me that almost the entire local po...But it seems to me that almost the entire local population of Hastings are on benefits. and they spend their giro on cheap booze to be guzzled by the rusty shut-down pier. <BR/><BR/>No question though. Those foreign students should be beaten up. You know why? For their stupidity in picking the arsehole of England, such a dodgy, supercrap town as their FOREIGN HOLIDAY destination!<BR/><BR/>How dumb can you be??????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com