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Thread #135090   Message #3170305
Posted By: GUEST,Jon
14-Jun-11 - 04:33 AM
Thread Name: BS: Muslim prejudice
Subject: RE: BS: Muslim prejudice
I don't know why you have bothered with all that, Keith.

The theory suggests that cultural attitudes/values within the British Pakistani community leads a small number into this sex trafficking.

At this point, while I might expect the crime to be to get sex for oneself rather than sell it, I am prepared to accept that any community might contain a small number willing to commit a particular crime and that frustration/inability to obtain legally may tip such a person over the edge.

As such, at this point, I'd just about be willing to consider the theory as plausible. My problem comes with the information that has been presented.

I would expect this behavioural pattern to be mirrored in other groups with a similar culture but this isn't happening. Why?

Perhaps even more importantly, I would expect the pattern to be consistent throughout the British Pakistani communities but this isn't happening. It appears to be confined to a few cities in the North of England. How can a British Pakistani cultural issue be confined just to selected groups of British Pakistanis?

With the statistics as they are, I find it impossible to accept the theory. If you can explain why to the above questions, I might be interested. If you can provide alternative national statistics, I might be interested. But I find a "Who's who" of no value whatsoever.