Reynard, Pokemon... or something like that?

Seriously dunno what this outlawed P-word is ? I know that we can no longer say the N-word (unless we are a 'N' , of course) .

Gissa clue mate . Is it paedophile ?

Really ? But surely thats the same as calling someone from the UK a 'Brit' ????

Well I can only assume it's a bit of a damp squib today, I'm 8 miles due South of Notting Hill as the crow flies and it has been absolutely hammering it down here all day.

There was a guy at gay pride with a knife. Attacked 30 people and no-one got hurt. He was a sh1t stabber.

Evening Standard reporting a large number of arrests already from Day One, for a whole series of nasty offences. Weapons, drugs, sexual assault, vandalism, attacks on police officers all getting a look in.

Why on earth should the public have to put up with (and bankroll policing for) this pernicious annual festival of crime?

Remember, it's only a few months since the Presidents Club charity event was permanently shut down after allegations  (but no actual arrests) of sexual misconduct by wealthy men.

What's so special about the Notting Hill Carnivall that it MUST be allowed to take place year after year, at great cost to the taxpayer, when it has such a lamentable track record, permanently associated in the public mind with crime ?

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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/notting-hill-carnival-36-arrests-on-first-day-as-police-step-up-stopandsearch-a3920681.html

alun2005    26 Aug 18 20:12 
What's so special about the Notting Hill Carnivall that it MUST be allowed to take place year after year, at great cost to the taxpayer, when it has such a lamentable track record, permanently associated in the public mind with crime ?



No need for a ? when it's a rhetorical question alun, we all know what's so special

Sounds like a success tbh. Shows what you can do if you put enough Police around these people.

family day thank goodness and very wet

only 125 arrests  17 knives   COME ON !!  WHAT!!!!!

sorry that should read elsewhere two murders - they think they know who it is but won't give out description

why?

By creating this confusion the general assumption is that ever crime that comes without a description was done by a person of colour.

So if it were a white person had done the deed and no description was given, we always assume it was done by a dark skinned person.

Therefore the media are protecting white criminals by doing this, and creating the impression that most of the crime is done by the minor ethnic groups. 
Which is what they were seeking to avoid in the first place.

We were warned about creeping lawlessness decades ago. With more rights for the criminals and fewer effective powers for the police.
Everybody carries a camera now as well which which makes coppers afraid to go in hard. In fact they're reluctant to go in at all for fear of being filmed and crossing the line.

Armed officers get suspended if they shoot anyone and risk being taken to court. So they have trouble finding coppers who are prepared to train in the use of firearms.

It all adds up to create a lawless society which is what we are close to having now.

Alun

If those levels of offences took place at the cup final every year there would soon be calls to shut it down and ban it.

Radio 5 have just done a feature on it. All positive, no mention of nay arrests.

Very very rarely watch/listen to anything put out by that rancid mob these days

The BBC actually believe, if they don't broadcast it, it hasn't happened.
The local councils ban Conker competitions for fear of kids hurting there thumbs.
But the same council allow The carnival to go ahead every year.

If i was The chief of The Metropolitan police, i'd say, you can have your carnival, but we won't police it .
I wonder what would happen then ?

79 arrests so far today.....

There have been 79 arrests at the carnival so far today, including 40 for drugs offences.

Four arrests have been made for assaults on police, 20 for the possession of an offensive weapon one each for drink-driving, robbery and actual bodily harm.

There's still a good 20 minutes left for further crimes to be committed, but it's been another year of extraordinary crime levels despite the policing and security resources that have been indulged on this foul event.

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http://www.itv.com/news/2018-08-27/more-than-260-arrests-made-at-notting-hill-carnival/

One man stabbed
49 knives
385 people held
Police make a third more arrests
Call to bring back stop and search and end impunity for criminals