I don't know the stats (other than personal experience of verbal outbursts) so I can't really dispute that but I would guess that there probably is an upwards trend in the number of attacks on ethnic minorities at the moment. I suspect it's a trend that will only get steeper and steeper in the coming years... especially if it isn't addressed early. Like I said it's not always that is has to be the motive or the trigger. It might be someone blocking someone elses' driveway with their van, or letting a door swing back on them by accident, or any number of things that could trigger the actual attack. The problem is the developing "Us and Them" mentality that makes the difference between acting and not. It's a subtle subconscious feeling that can make the tiny difference tipping the scales between someone being willing to actually give in to their anger and attack someone, and not.

Pure evil scum.

..if we..(the public..)..say trend/think trend is there not a danger of making it one though/if those are our thoughts..but this is being addressed, these men are fully answering to the justice system for their hate, nothing else can be done to address what they did, other than they be killed as well..?..and 'us and them' can only be created by two opposing sides or people..if we think there is a 'them' then there must be an 'us' also because 'we're not them'...

...In your opinion. It seems by the explosion of racially motivated attacks this is more likely than not, Therefore I'd say the OP reaction is less knee jerk and more cautionary.

Nobody deserves to die in a racial attack i hope vile man stays in prison for a life time