[Livia]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

That assumed that the mayor has, indeed, "begged for help". It seems more likely that he has "raised a concern". But then;

Mayor of German Town Raises Concerns Over Increased Crime Rates After Large Scale Immigration

vs

Street fighting, vandalism and sexual assault: Mayor of picturesque German ski town begs for help to tackle an 'explosive refugee crime wave'


It just doesn't have that same zest, does it. Gotta sell dem paperz.

The trouble is TS, refugees could be rampaging through the streets raping and pillaging and people complaining would still be called Islamaphobic and accused of being a Daily Mail reader.
"There has been an increasingly worsening situation in recent weeks." Frau Meierhofer. Direct quote. Is that not bad enough? Indiginous people cannot voice their concerns or they are scorned. Hence... Brexit. Hence... Trump.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Livia

The trouble is TS, refugees could be rampaging through the streets raping and pillaging and people complaining would still be called Islamaphobic and accused of being a Daily Mail reader.
"There has been an increasingly worsening situation in recent weeks." Frau Meierhofer. Direct quote. Is that not bad enough? Indiginous people cannot voice their concerns or be scored. Hence... Brexit. Hence... Trump.

I don't disagree but sensationalism is entirely part of the problem. People can no longer voice their concerns at all in any way because people have seemingly refused to do so in a level-headed way. The media has hyped it all into such a ridiculous farce that it's become increasingly hard for those with realistic, moderate concerns to make those concerns known. The hysterics drown out the ACTUAL concerns.