""People who know about the culture said it led to the pattern of offending.
I see no reason to dismiss their opinions, but I really do not care why they offend.
There is certainly no excuse for it.

Now Jim, why do all these cases involve mostly BPs?""

1). Those same people made a point of saying very clearly that ""no cultural conclusions should be drawn"", yet that is exactly what you choose to do. It is your opinion, not theirs.

2). There is, as you say, no excuse for it......No matter who, or what, the culprit is.

3). These cases do not involve many British Pakistanis, nor do they involve mostly British Pakistanis, but those which do involve British Pakistanis are the ones which most often get the attention of our gutter press.

And, since you don't seem to get "hints", I have given them back the humanity you attempt to strip away by reducing them to BPs.

Don T.