New Posts For Thread: Race Biashttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30973571/race-biasThe Lammy Review, published in September, said that people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds make up 25% of the prison population and 41% of the youth justice system - but only 14% of the general population.The review concluded that pvast majority of prisoners will tell you they did not do it.clearly overt discrimination against those that didnt do anything wronghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30973571/race-bias?post_id=553251261#553251261vast majority of prisoners will tell you they did not do it.clearly overt discrimination against those that didnt do anything wrongWed, 20 Dec 2017 01:42:21 -0600Lammy and Abbott increasing the number of black MP's by two too many ! Anyone in prison regardless of race is in prison for a reason. I would however say that in the country of my birth, the US it is clear that race does play a part. Plenty of whitehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30973571/race-bias?post_id=553251239#553251239Lammy and Abbott increasing the number of black MP's by two too many ! Anyone in prison regardless of race is in prison for a reason. I would however say that in the country of my birth, the US it is clear that race does play a part. Plenty of whiteWed, 20 Dec 2017 01:21:18 -0600The same Lammy who after the Brexit result immediately declared we should ignore it.Clearly thinks we would be better served as a banana republic.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30973571/race-bias?post_id=553250965#553250965The same Lammy who after the Brexit result immediately declared we should ignore it.Clearly thinks we would be better served as a banana republic.Tue, 19 Dec 2017 18:17:40 -0600So 11% of magistrates are BAME, and 7% of judges or thereabouts.Their job is to uphold and interpret a set of laws dating back to Magna Carta, a time period when the aggregate population of the UK has been significantly less than 7% BAME.If a bunch ohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30973571/race-bias?post_id=553250795#553250795So 11% of magistrates are BAME, and 7% of judges or thereabouts.Their job is to uphold and interpret a set of laws dating back to Magna Carta, a time period when the aggregate population of the UK has been significantly less than 7% BAME.If a bunch oTue, 19 Dec 2017 17:04:48 -0600Just pack 'em in tighter then.If they don't like it they know what they should do after they're released.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30973571/race-bias?post_id=553250743#553250743Just pack 'em in tighter then.If they don't like it they know what they should do after they're released.Tue, 19 Dec 2017 16:50:57 -0600Prisons at Bursting pointhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30973571/race-bias?post_id=553250645#553250645Prisons at Bursting pointTue, 19 Dec 2017 16:35:19 -0600If you can't do the time then don't do the crime. Perhaps he should be preaching that instead?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30973571/race-bias?post_id=553250595#553250595If you can't do the time then don't do the crime. Perhaps he should be preaching that instead?Tue, 19 Dec 2017 16:30:33 -0600We need some positive discrimination here. Ethnic prisoners should be freed until they make up only 14% of the prison population. Sorted.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30973571/race-bias?post_id=553250529#553250529We need some positive discrimination here. Ethnic prisoners should be freed until they make up only 14% of the prison population. Sorted.Tue, 19 Dec 2017 16:17:44 -0600Anyone saying that people are being banged up in this country because of their Race is living on a different Planet ..https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30973571/race-bias?post_id=553250373#553250373Anyone saying that people are being banged up in this country because of their Race is living on a different Planet ..Tue, 19 Dec 2017 15:36:47 -0600Government says diversity target for judges is 'wrong way'http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42406302Setting targets to hire judges from ethnic minority backgrounds would be the "wrong way" to solve the issue of diversity, says the justice secretary. Davidhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30973571/race-bias?post_id=553248847#553248847Government says diversity target for judges is 'wrong way'http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42406302Setting targets to hire judges from ethnic minority backgrounds would be the "wrong way" to solve the issue of diversity, says the justice secretary. DavidTue, 19 Dec 2017 07:26:01 -0600