In reply to FactorXXX:
> The world's full of ignorant people , racists, bigots, misogynists, liars, thieves, thugs, bullies, Daily Mail readers.
> and people who read too much into 'statistics'...
I just ate a slice of fruit cake with very little fruit, Mrs Ridge's slice was full of fruit. I blame Brexit.
OK. I abhor people who attack those who are unable to defend themselves, but do people seriously believe the UK was some sort of idyll of tolerence pre Brexit?
I'm sure off duty or any other copper could regale you with tales of the commonplace violence, assault, rape, murder and harrassment that goes on day in and day out across the UK and every other country in the EU.
Yes, there's been a rise in 'reported' crime, which has, depending on the news network, now dropped back to levels below those that existed a few years ago when no-one had even heard the word Brexit.