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It absolutely was taken out of context.
The gist of my response was: First stick to the truth and try to uncover the facts, rather than rely on hysteria.
If you rush to judgement, ahead of examining the evidence - you create hysteria and a hell of a lot of unfounded "hoaxes" that get repeated as "facts" that are used to broad brush entire groups.
There are plenty of examples of this historically, the Salem witch trials, for one - where suddenly masses of people were coming forward claiming to be victims of witchcraft, and accusing anyone who seemed odd or annoying of witchcraft.
Another example, more modern day is accusations of child molestation (and how much do you want to bet someone is going to take this and distort it to claim I somehow "excuse" child abuse) - back when such things as Megan's law were being formed to protect children from predators, there were also a lot of unfounded accusations flying about due, in part, to heavy media exposure of child predators, public fear, and some rather dodgy psychiatric methods of trying to determine if a very young child has been molested. The end result was, not unlike the Salem witch trials - you had some legitimate cases, and you had some questionable cases and you had some outright fraudulant cases. I remember two: one, a highschool coach accused by one student, then several students, who eventually recanted and said they had made it up. Another case involved a daycare run by a couple and this one was particularly ugly - they were found innocent, but their lives were ruined (where's there's smoke there's fire sort of thing). Rape and child molestation are particularly ugly crimes - at least in our culture - child rapists aren't even tolerated by other criminals. If a person is innocent - it doesn't matter, because they will be forever tainted. When you broad brush that to an entire ethnic or religious group, it's even uglier. That's why I think it's important to examine the facts, and put them in a proper context. When you don't, you perpetrate hoaxes about groups that get repeated so often they are uncritically accepted as truth.
Look at the ones below - how many of them have you just assumed are truth? I've seem them bandied about here as "facts".
For example...
Sharia Law Muslim 'No-Go' Zones
FALSE: Paris Under Muslim Siege
Muslims in Japan
Muslim Men Can Have 4 Wives on Welfare in Michigan?
Muslim Men Auctioning off Women in England
Blackout of Muslims Chanting 'Death to America' on Video?
Muslim Demographics
Muslim Government in the U.S.
City in Michigan First to Fully Implement Sharia Law
That is a lie.
Rape
Isis' Theology of Rape
84 schools in England show NO white British pupils...
Let's rape each other a little.
Americas Rape Culture
Americas Rape Culture
Israeli warden charged with rape assault
Israeli warden charged with rape assault
Israeli warden charged with rape assault
Worst Places for Women
Congolese Doctor Denis Mukwege Receives Sakharov Prize
etc.
I want to see facts from reputable sources confirming that it was based on "Islam", that it was "racist" as opposed to cultural misogyny. I'd like to see facts as to how many incidents actually occurred before jumping on the bandwagon. And I've stated that if the law is broken, they should be punished. Refusing to accept your "analysis" is not "defending" anything it's asking for facts not opinion.
What "assumptions" specifically? I try to provide sources to support my "assumptions" - where have I erred?
That is certainly quite the huge number of words and links devoted towards the avoidance of any statement that might hint that there is anything wrong with Muslim rape gangs targeting European women.
The "Witch hunt" reference couldn't be further from the truth. The European press is burying this phenomenon rather than highlighting it.
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I think you miss the point. ANY rape is wrong, regardless of who does it.
I think the "witch hunt" reference is very apt - mass hysteria, mass reports, mass groupthink - and - what are the facts in these incidents? We know at least one was utterly made up. Why are people so resistant to examining the facts - applying critical thinking - especially to highly inflammatory and serious claims such as rape. What's the one thing that can fire up people to violence and lynchings? "they're raping our women and children" - it's been used throughout history to inflame gang violence, usually targeting innocent people.
Have you considered telling this to the people of Rotherham?
Doing so in person might be best.
And you totally miss my point.
No we see it very clearly when you state that rape is wrong, eviction is wrong, arrest for criminal activity is wrong.
Well, I have clearly and repeatedly said rape is wrong, but where have I said arrest for criminal activity is wrong? I haven't. As for eviction - I have no problem with evicition if a non-citizen commits a felony like rape. I think that's perfectly appropriate as long as he serves his sentance first.