Teenager punched in race attack

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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
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Police have appealed for information after a black teenager was punched in the face and had racial abuse shouted at him.

It happened at 6.30pm on Friday November 21 outside the Co-Op in Bishopsworth Road, in Bishopsworth.

The teenager was standing with some other youths outside the shop when he was approached by a white man who punched him in the face and shouted racial abuse before running off.

An Avon and Somerset force spokesman said: "This incident occurred in the early evening and there may have been other people in the area who witnessed the assault and have not yet come forward."

Anyone with information is asked to contact Avon & Somerset Constabulary's Hate Crime Unit on 0845 456 7000.

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    by Steven, North Bristol

    Thursday, December 11 2008, 10:23AM

    “Alex, read the press. Muggings are reported akll the time. Not all are racially motivated.”

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    by Mary, Bristol

    Thursday, December 11 2008, 8:10AM

    “Rivers of blood has shown to be very accurate no matter how much people prefer to make out Powel was a racist, I suspect he only said what everyone else was thinking, a dangerous thing to do given his job”

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    by david, bristol

    Thursday, December 11 2008, 12:25AM

    “How have we arrived at these comments from one person being attacked. I totally agree M, black people have made up the make up of Britain for years. To say that there will now be riots on racial divides is simply highlighting the use of scapegoats that parties such as the BNP use. What will it be next, perhaps women should also be forced back into the kitchen full time and only let men complete paid employment? Think the country really would have problems then! Perhaps we will see riots on gender lines also.

    You can either see beyond the hatred politics of parties such as the BNP and see this attack as a racist attack or try as commentators have twist it into justifying their view on Britain only being for white people.”

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    by M, Bristol

    Wednesday, December 10 2008, 10:57PM

    “Hark I hear the new nazi's chantering. Do not forget the author of the rivers of blood speach had in fact in previous years visited foreign country's to invite immigration to this country, he was the representative of this country.

    Please stop using the BNP line to make this poor persons experience some kind of nazi statement. Do not forget how Hitler was able to rise to power on such propaganda.”

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    by Alex, Centre

    Wednesday, December 10 2008, 4:55PM

    “Steven, I am yet to hear of a blackman being attacked by another race in a none racist attack are you able to show any evidence.”

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