Immigrant youths seriously injure active 89 year old Englishwoman; will she be active any more?

Welcome to the New England that has been created by the race- and ethnicity-blind belief system that is still passionately defended by that great conservative, Peter Hitchens. The story is from the BBC.

Woman, 89, injured in park attack
June 18, 2009

An 89-year-old woman has been left seriously injured after a “despicable attack” by a group of youths in a park in Bradford.

The victim suffered a dislocated shoulder and fractures to her arm and hip when she was pushed over in Lister Park, Manningham, on Wednesday.

West Yorkshire Police described the four suspects as Asian or Eastern European males aged 15 to 18.

They stole the woman’s bag containing her bus pass and about £30 in cash.

The victim, who runs a local keep fit class, was walking with another woman when she was attacked near a bandstand.

Her 79-year-old friend was unhurt but “shaken”, police said.

Det Insp Patrick O’Neill, from Bradford South CID, said: “This was a despicable attack on an elderly lady.

“The 89-year-old victim is very active for her age but is now bed-ridden in hospital because of these people.”

He added: “I’m also appealing to the local community.

“If you know who did this then please tell us—don’t protect these suspects. The victim could have been your mother or grandmother.”

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James N. writes:

The detective inspector said:

“I’m also appealing to the local community.

“If you know who did this then please tell us—don’t protect these suspects. The victim could have been your mother or grandmother.”

Well, er, no—she couldn’t have been. That’s the whole point.

June 29

Sage McLaughlin writes:

The article reads that, “West Yorkshire Police described the four suspects as Asian or Eastern European males aged 15 to 18.” Huh? “Asian” or Eastern European? As if “Asian” wasn’t impossibly vague, they add that the perps might also have been Eastern European? Well that really narrows it down, chief!

I think the underlying implication is that they’re immigrants, but no one wants to say that. Instead we get the supremely unhelpful description that they appear to be from somewhere on the Eurasian landmass—possibly Poland, possibly Pakistan, or perhaps China. What sordid cowardice.

LA replies:

You’re answered your question. They’re Eurasian immigrants.

Sage replies:

Well, that settles it, then. I hereby drop my opposition to mass immigration from Pakistan as against, say, Belgium. We are a nation of Eurasian immigrants, after all.

Posted by Lawrence Auster at June 28, 2009 04:29 PM | Send