Re: The racism of some SRA staff

[mstrutt@newsmail.tafensw.edu.au]

Craig wrote:

>>
>> I can't stand the two-faced racisim argument when dealing with the sort of
>> overall stupid behaviour that people from those backgrounds exhibit. These
>> people get on our trains, abuse the hell out of passengers and staff, and
>> vandalise the trains and stations at the same time. Any wonder many other
>> people don't like them... And then these social groups cry foul and claim
>> they're being racially vilified! My ass they are... They come to this
>> country for a new life, so if they travel on our public transport system
>> they have to behave like everyone else, or else they can get the hell off
>> the system.

	Funny, I live in the Western Suburbs of Sydney, am Anglo 
	Australian, travel by train *every* day and find East Asian
	youths to be among the best behaved commuters of all.

	Middle Eastern youths are about the same as Anglos, which
	considering the racist crap they have to put with in public
	every day of their life, including from *some* rail staff,
	shows pretty good restraint I think.

>>
>> The trouble is that it's mostly the youth that cause the problems - the
>> adult migrants, etc. are in general very respectful of public space and
>> property, even if they are still scared to speak out when we ask them for
>> information about people who cause trouble on the trains.

	So make up your mind, is it Asians, kids or both you
	want to blame?

	And are they 'scared' to speak out, or have no desire 
	to cooperate with racist police?

	If you don't want the 'PC people' jumping on you for
	making racist remarks Craig, either support them with
	facts or keep them to yourself.

	If I hear this sort of thing from SRA staff while I'm
	commuting, they will find that Anglos can also abuse
	the hell out of staff.

							- michael

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