No More Notting Hill Carnival? Whoopee!
The Metropolitan police had asked the council to shut down the famous August Bank Holiday festival after the huge crime rate and the stabbings.
In documents provided to the council, superintendent Stuart Ryan wrote: “If the carnival is permitted to remain open and operating in its current form, then there is a strong possibility that further knife crime and petty thuggery will occur.”
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Scotland Yard confirmed that the decision had been taken to close the Notting Hill Carnival, adding that police had “felt the need to act due to concerns about the safety of those attending the festival due to the supply of class-A drugs in the venue and the recent stabbings”.
A spokesperson added: “We support this decision made by the council’s licensing committee.
“London has a world renowned leisure economy and people should be able to enjoy it safely, without concerns of serious crime. The Met is committed to working in partnership with those responsible for this sector to ensure that this happens.”
Ha ha ha!
Just kidding.
You had me there for a moment!
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Now if your headline were true there would be cause for rejoicing. Unfortunately there are too many that would deploy the race card if it attempted.
ReplyDeleteThe 'race card', Ivan? Are they going to the dogs, then?
ReplyDeleteO.K., I'd get my coat, but I was mugged for it on the way here.
Can't be true. Regardless, the stabbings and thuggery will continue. We are really silly buggers in the West to tolerate this shit- all under the notion of PC 'racial harmony'. Frankly it makes me want to burn stuff and people as well. I'm sure there is a government sponsored grant for the disadvantaged 'incendiary community'. Please don't call us arsonists cos it marginalises our minority group, innit, and denies entry into mainstream and respectable society. Arse.
ReplyDeleteFlax, old lad - to paraphrase Clint Eastwood (as Inspector Harry Callaghan): "There ain't nothing wrong with burning people as long as the right people get burnt".
ReplyDeleteThere is only one message sane people need to know about 'fun tests' like the Notting Hill Carnival.
ReplyDeleteStay well away.
No white person should go near this Carnival of Sin. Let the savages frolic alone.
ReplyDelete"You had me there for a moment!"
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"We are really silly buggers in the West to tolerate this shit- all under the notion of PC 'racial harmony'"
Agreed. *sighs*
"There is only one message sane people need to know about 'fun tests' like the Notting Hill Carnival.
Stay well away."
Sound advice.
Put the shoe on the other foot for a moment. If this was Bogcaster Borough Council banning the annual maypole dance, you'd be demanding the gallows for such petty bureaucrats. There's a balance to be struck.
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