Labour MP denies Heywood race problem despite racially linked protests following Rochdale sex ring convictions

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'RAPIST OUT': Protestors against sex-gang

By Jack Drummond

Racism is not a problem in Heywood following the sentencing of a child sex gang, according to the Labour MP Jim Dobbin.

The MP for Heywood and Middleton believes the scenes witnessed on the evening of February 23 this year, when around 200 youths took to the town's Bridge Street and targeted Asian businesses, were more out of excitement and curiosity than racism.

Mr Dobbin made the comments on the day of the local election, a week before the conviction of nine men at Liverpool Crown Court for raping and sexually assaulting girls in a child sex ring across Heywood, Rochdale and Oldham.

"I think that once this is all over that we really need to start a-fresh and build good community relations once more," said Mr Dobbin.

"Some of the young people probably turned up for the excitement. Y'know, you've got 200 kids on the streets in the town and that was the situation.

"It was a bit of nosiness to a certain extent," he added. "I don't think there's a huge problem with racism for most people."
 
However Mr Dobbin believed that much of the incident was open to exaggeration, with exact numbers of those involved varying between different reports.

"To a certain extent, some of the shopkeepers were supporting each other and there were shopkeepers who were non-Asian who were supporting the Asian shopkeepers as well."

However, the violence was followed a week later by a smaller National Front (NF) and English Defence League (EDL) protest on Saturday March 3 in the town's memorial gardens.

"It was a pure racist demonstration and that's the way the NF and the EDL work and do things. That’s why they're there," said Mr Dobbin.

He added that many of the children's parents needed to be vigilant in the coming weeks as the fallout from the trial continues.

"I'd say to they're parents just be careful, just watch what your children are getting involved in, keep an eye on them and make sure they understand and obey the law because I think that is absolutely crucial."

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Him and other deniers can say

Him and other deniers can say that it isn't a racial issue as much as they like but it wont change the fact that it is and the public's perception of it either.

For goodness sake man, either get your head out of your backside or grow a pair!

Interesting to note that

Interesting to note that Dobbin hasn't come out and said how dissgusted he is with the convicted paedophiles, and the two Rochdale councillors who backed one of the monsters, in a letter to the court.
You are not fit to represent the people of Heywood and Middleton, as for the council how the hell can they condone those actions from the councillors.

Once again, Disingenuous

Once again, Disingenuous politicall corectness trumping the real facts, it's about time MP's , Police and people who can make a difference came out of the closet, and spoke up about racial issues, why on earth are Dobbins and GMP trying to deny there is any race issue, who the hell are they trying to kid?
Will things ever change with these views? No they will rear their ugly head when all this calms down and there is ANOTHER grooming case involving asian muslims on whites.

Of course the situation is

Of course the situation is racist..Certain members of the Pakistani community are engaged in racially aggravated rape against female members of the white community.They are raping these girls because they are white and easy prey.That fact alone makes it a racist incident.

This MP and his cohorts in the police service need to wake up fast and face reality. All they are doing with their politically correct mumbo jumbo is adding fuel to a fire that is fast becoming a fire storm.There is a racist problem in Heywood and its the result of certain members of the Pakistani community being allowed to get away with underage rape.

Obviously irony is lost on

Obviously irony is lost on such as yourself?

Nice to see that council

Nice to see that council members sent letters to the court that supported the Asian men that were jailed.

Does this guy actually live

Does this guy actually live in the area he represents in parliament???
He doesn't have a clue what is actually going on in his own constituency.
He needs to get out amongst the people and listen to their concerns.
These are PAKISTANI MUSLIM PAEDOPHILES praying on vulnerable WHITE girls, many of whom are meant to be protected by children's homes they live in, THAT IS RACIST!!!
They are not Asian, as that covers a wide range of races and faiths, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Chinese, Japanese and many others who would not even think of doing such a thing to children.
This guy needs to wake up and take off his rose-tinted spectacles and look to see what is going on in his community.

so... your way of dealing

so... your way of dealing with 42 year old paedophiles is to tell their mums???

test

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"I'd say to they're parents

"I'd say to they're parents just be careful, just watch what your children are getting involved in, keep an eye on them and make sure they understand and obey the law because I think that is absolutely crucial."

It's a crying shame that Jim Dobbin, the two faced, lying hypocrite didn't mention that to the parents of the muslim paedophiles.

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