“The phrase hit the nail the on the head springs to mind:

re: "In good old usa a black man can become president in the UK they are wondering whether he has the right to drive cab " made by Sam in NY....”

“I agree John, you have the right idea, there would be more jobs available, our lives would be safer and we would not fear going out in the dark at night like we do at present.”

“Just imagine what would happen if they all went back to their native land, the national health would collapse, a massive amount of council houses would become available to our young families, social security¿s would find they had a great deal more money to share around and there would be far less crime so that the police force could be reduced just to mention a few of the benefits.”

“We true British have our fair share of baddies but crime is rampant among the foreign population, in particular, the black community. Drugs have been introduced by them; guns and gang warfare are among the many crimes committed in this day and age.”

“We true British have our fair share of baddies but crime is rampant among the foreign population, in particular, the black community. Drugs have been introduced by them; guns and gang warfare are among the many crimes committed in this day and age.”

“In good old usa a black man can become president in the UK they are wondering whether he has the right to drive cab”

“This just proves that most media personalities are truly ignorant; It is a known fact that there are many terrorist organizations whose members do not wear turbans and are women, so her so called fears are totally unfounded. I am a black man and regardless of who her godparents are her comments were racist and she knew it.”

“This only proves that most of the media personalities are truly uneducated and rather ignorant; It has been found that there are many terrorists groups out there whose members do not wear turbans so her so called fear is unfounded. She should use her free time to finish school.”

“Fluffy Thinker

Funniest thing I've read in ages. "let's bannish thickism". Step 1 - learn to spell it! You too, Taxi Dave. "Uneducated guess". You ain't kidding.

Shamik Das

Bit over the top isn't it? Were there a death penalty for a single racist comment would you press the button? Suspect you are very young and idealistic. Let's hope you never make a mistake in your life.

Frappez-le-singe

I take it you are an employment lawyer. For Sam Mason to be fairly dismissed she would need to have had at least three warnings, an oral one, a written one and a final written one. The only exception to that is gross misconduct when none is required. She is not being dismissed for a racist comment: it is more a case of last straws and camels backs. Read her antecedents and what her colleagues say . It's all part of a wider picture. She had a second chance and blew it. Most people would think that punishment enough in the circumstances. Would you like to put her in the stocks, Shamik, and pelt her with rotten fruit in public? Would that satisfy you? Flagellation in front of the nation? Hung, drawn, quartered? Feel better then?

I have never met Sam Mason and do not know whether she is a racist or not. See what her friend Sherrie Eugene has written about her today. She says: "Sam Mason is certainly not a racist". I would rather believe her friend of 25 years than anybody on here who has never met her and who have their own pitiful agenda.

Reading about Sam's travails over the years it strikes me that she is not a racist but someone who has bouts of bad judgment (driving whilst disqualified?!). Such an individual is perhaps not best suited working for a publicly funded broadcaster like the BBC, particularly in a live environment, which is why they have suddenly lost all patience with her.

The person who sold the recording of the call to The Sun is trying to make money out of what he or she believes is racism. Profiting personally out of something you know to be wrong? That's even more immoral to me. Why should this person remain anonymous? Come out and explain yourself!! We'd love to hear from you! I rather suspect you don't have the courage! I hope you do something worthwhile with the grubby money you got from The Sun!

For the record, the most blatant racism I hear in Britain today is not ill-judged comments in PRIVATE conversations but calls in PUBLIC for the destruction of Israel and the entire Jewish race by fanatical Islamicists. One wonders how they would react to a call to destroy all followers of Islam, given that they can't even cope with a Mickey Mouse cartoon! Want all the toleration of their own religion going but cannot themselves tolerate any other religion! Talk about hypocrisy! And what about holocaust deniers - they are deliberately trying to cause offence, not inadvertently in a private conversation. That's racism taken to a whole new level.

Sam Mason clearly has personal "issues". As a member of the human race I wish her well in overcoming them. So would any other proper human being.”

“Russell Hammond the question is not protecting anyone it is unaware people who think they have the right malign Sam Mason based on illegally gained evidence handed to the gutter press. We have a judicial system in this country not trial by chat room. Secondly the BBC seem to think it appropriate to act above the law whilst defending people Jonathon Ross whose crime was significantly worse than anything Sam Mason has done.

I am in no doubt anyone claiming ¿Sam Mason is without doubt is a racist¿ are the problem in this country. I would never defend a racist but I would never be quick to impose such a harsh sentence on a public figure, if the police say no crime has been committed then that is that. What many here want is anarchy and trial by witch hunt. If people here think Sam is a racist why are they not demanding the police lock her up?”