tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373165199675890724.post3669597021640604855..comments2023-10-15T00:20:43.111-07:00Comments on Sarah Maid of Albion: A Modern Witch TrialSarah Maid of Albionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685494924450312124noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373165199675890724.post-91507399910837109002009-07-26T16:58:07.212-07:002009-07-26T16:58:07.212-07:00Two quotes from the full article are especially te...Two quotes from the full article are especially telling I think:<br /><br />As Macpherson admitted, he could point to no actual instance of racist behavior by the officers involved in the case, though evidence of incompetence and delay was abundant. But if he had concluded from the lack of evidence of racist behavior that the police were not racist, he doubtless would have become an object of execration by all the people who think the right thoughts. Thus Macpherson’s redefinition of racism: “Failure to adjust policies and methods to meet the needs of policing a multi-racial society can occur simply because police officers may mistakenly believe that it is legitimate to be ‘colour-blind’ in both individual and team response to the management and investigation of racist crimes.”<br /><br />This says that to be non-racist is not at all sufficient. What is required is reverse racism, blatant discrimination in favor of the protected group. How can any thinking person believe that? That is the language of idiots!<br /><br />On the very next page, however, Sir William quoted approvingly the assertion of an association of black police officers: “Institutional racism leads officers to act, albeit unconsciously, and for the most part unintentionally, and treat others differently because of their ethnicity or culture.” In other words, if you treat people the same, you are racist; but if you treat them differently, you are racist. It is clear that we are here in the realm not of the rule of law but of the Malleus Maleficarum, and that Macpherson is acting not as judge but as witchfinder-general.<br /><br />This almost gets it, but not quite. It fails to grasp that what is required it the reverse racism in favor of the protected group. Once again, this is the language of the insane. This was written by a well respected judge? Is he now locked up somewhere in a padded cell where he will not hurt himself?<br /><br />In point of fact, this is yellow-bellied cowardice of the lowest order. Judges and others in similar capacities are selected to "do the right thing," not the easy thing. He clearly opted for the easy thing, at great cost to the nation. Fie! Shame and dishonour on him forever!Dr.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360786634583725263noreply@blogger.com