[Livia]

Originally Posted by armand.kay

very sorry to hear that and tbh thats open my eyes because I didn't think Jewish people still went through stuff like that. I only mentioned black people because theres so many cases of black people reporting getting racially abused in public and people are telling them that they're either lying or exaggerating the incident and seeing racism where it's not there. Also I hope you don't think my post was directed just at you...

I'm sure that old guy probably hate a lot of different types of people and is probably every phonic you can imagine... however in this instance he attacked this woman because of her race and the staff seemed to care more about keeping him happy than protecting the woman... I just find getting into the hypothetical mental issues this man may have to be an attempt to shift responsibly from him and takes the victimhood from the woman making the incident seem like 'just one of those things'.... to me its kind of like when the media try to get into the tough upbringing and school life of someone who's just committed something terrible like a terrorist attack or a school shooting...

Thanks Armand, and no I didn't think for a minute any of your posts were directed at me personally. And of course I can see where you're coming from. I'm just saying that the man in the video is clearly a dick. And the woman, being of the Windrush generation has probably heard it all from people even more stupid than he. And there should definitely be consequences for him and some kind of recompense for her. I think the staff looked more like they were trying to calm a nutter so that things didn't escalate, rather than them pandering to him. That's just my perception of course.

Anyhoo, we both agree the man was in the wrong and that the woman was the innocent victim, I am in no way trying to minimise what he said or how it affected her.

Re the Jewish thing... most people don't think stuff like that happens to Jews anymore. The truth is though that antisemitic attacks are at an all-time high in the UK right now. And based on community size, Jews suffer more attacks than any other group. And it's the same kind of people attacking us who attack black people and anyone different from them: idiots full of hate and with very little education.