London's "No-Go" areas.

[Information Analyst]

That road, of course, having been designed by a demon from hell.

The M25, though, is not an actual loop. It's a large C shape, joined by the Dartford Crossing. If that bit of the A282 is redesignated as M25, then... I dunno... earthquakes, tidal waves, the Earth crying out its rage and people turning into Primords....

 

[Dave Rogers]

Just try travelling anywhere by public transport on December 25th.

It's better than it used to be. I remember when the whole country was more or less shut down for any other purposes than religious observances on a full 14% of potential working days.

Dave

 

[Belz...]

Warning. Avoid Paddington. It is a no go area.

No-go? Oh, no! I wanted to go back to The Mad Bishop and Bear!

 

[Jack by the hedge]

People are always to ready to believe areas where they don't know are rougher than the ones they do know. A few years back, Mrs Analyst was working in Harlesden, while we were living in Wood Green (actually Bowes Park). A colleague once said to her, "I have to go over to Wood Green this afternoon. Is it rough?" Incredulous, Mrs Analyst said, "Er.... you work in Harlesden!" The point being that people outside of Harlesden are convinced that it's rougher than it is.

I'm a short walk from Harlesden station right now. I feel a bit silly for not realising I was supposed to be in a permanent state of terror until someone from another part of London visibly flinched when I said where I work now. Harlesden has a pervasive smell, but it's the McVities biscuit factory rather than fear.

 

[Planigale]

Bloody Buddhists. Typically failing to pull their weight as victims. Stop chanting and start getting targeted.....

Given how irritating Hare Krishna groups are I am surprised how few Hindu hate crimes there are!

 

[Andy_Ross]

Bloody Buddhists. Typically failing to pull their weight as victims. Stop chanting and start getting targeted.....

We considered targeting them a few times. When I was working at St Marks Studios in the afore mentioned converted church we were upstairs from the Holloway Buddhist Centre.
When a few dozen of them got chanting we couldn't hear the radio!

 

[Wudang]

From the report : "By perceived, we mean the religion targeted by the offender."

I would wager a number of the victims whose "perceived religion" was muslim may actually have been Sikh etc.

 

[MikeG]

From the report : "By perceived, we mean the religion targeted by the offender."

I would wager a number of the victims whose "perceived religion" was muslim may actually have been Sikh etc.

That's a poor example, as Sikhs are generally easily recognised. But your general point is well made.

 

[zooterkin]

That's a poor example, as Sikhs are generally easily recognised.

Not by some bigots.

 

[Wudang]

That's a poor example, as Sikhs are generally easily recognised. But your general point is well made.

It sprang to mind as I've heard of a number of cases where Sikhs wearing dastaars were the targets of Islamophobic insults. Bigots tend not be culturally aware.

 

[philkensebben]

That's a poor example, as Sikhs are generally easily recognised. But your general point is well made.

Bigots are generally idiots though.

Ahh the above posters beat me to it.

 

[fagin]

Damn. I have to travel from the peaceful depths of leafy Surrey to Kensington this evening.

Now I'm terrified, especially as I'm going close to the no go zone that is Buckingham Palace.

I don't own any body armour, or a machine gun.

Do I cancel, or hire bodyguards?

 

[Porpoise of Life]

Now I'm terrified, especially as I'm going close to the no go zone that is Buckingham Palace.

Hmm... that's probably because Her Majesty is a direct descendant of the prophet Muhammad?
https://www.quora.com/How-is-Queen-Elizabeth-a-descendant-from-the-Prophet-Mohammed

 

[fagin]

Haha. Excellent. I'm going to write a strongly worded letter to the Mail.

The people should know.

 

[Belgian thought]

Damn. I have to travel from the peaceful depths of leafy Surrey to Kensington this evening.

Now I'm terrified, especially as I'm going close to the no go zone that is Buckingham Palace.

I don't own any body armour, or a machine gun.

Do I cancel, or hire bodyguards?

Just take Battersea Bridge and sneak up the back way. Hopefully her henchmen won't notice you. Good luck!

 

[Darat]

Haha. Excellent. I'm going to write a strongly worded letter to the Mail.

The people should know.

Remember to use the green ink biro! That will really get their attention.

 

[Information Analyst]

It sprang to mind as I've heard of a number of cases where Sikhs wearing dastaars were the targets of Islamophobic insults. Bigots tend not be culturally aware.

More like bloody stupid, given that in the UK the turban is overwhelmingly associated with Sikhs, not Muslims.

 

[Dave Rogers]

Just take Battersea Bridge and sneak up the back way.

Great, either go the standard way and get mugged or murdered, or make a reverse crossover via Battersea Bridge and end up in knip for three moves with all your unspent tokens disclaimed. Not a pleasant choice.

Dave

 

[Wudang]

More like bloody stupid, given that in the UK the turban is overwhelmingly associated with Sikhs, not Muslims.

The intersection of the set of bloody idiots and the set of bigots is not equivalent to the empty set.

 

[Porpoise of Life]

Remember to use the green ink biro! That will really get their attention.

The colour of Islam? You childless traitor!