Racially charged restaurant argument, caught on video, sparks call for police probe
Leaders in London’s Pakistani community are calling for a London Police investigation into a racially charged incident at a downtown restaurant.
It’s not a hate crime. It is racist, but I don’t see a hate crime. I see a racially charged dispute.
Now a discrimination case can be made because it was a business refusing service based on race but again, not a criminal offence of a hate crime.
That just it. For it to be "racist", an actual race must be involved. Here, we have an individual of South Asia extraction engaged with another South Asian using an epithet that's based on nationality, not race. That's why I posted it- I found the reaction interesting. The mod changed the title, however.It’s not a hate crime. It is racist, but I don’t see a hate crime. I see a racially charged dispute.
Now a discrimination case can be made because it was a business refusing service based on race but again, not a criminal offence of a hate crime.