Will racism ever end?

Well clearly you’re not making any defence, what you ARE doing is proposing a scenario for which you have no evidence whatsoever, and expect that anyone should be compelled to take it seriously.

That’s precisely the reason why I know for a fact you don’t have a point, and also why I know for a fact that you’re accusing me of having accused you of defending the behaviour of the person in the opening post by way of attempting to turn the argument back on me when I haven’t accused you of anything.

The account given by the victim wouldn’t simply be discarded in any case, regardless of whether or not the investigating officers even managed to make contact with the person who you’re claiming could lie to them about having shouted racist abuse at a random stranger (and they could find themselves in a whole world of even bigger trouble if investigating officers turn up evidence which flat out contradicts their version of events!), but in ANY case, the proposed legislation is useful and on the face of it would apply in circumstances as described by the OP.

It’s precisely for circumstances like that which the legislation was proposed in the first place, not just as a means to address antisocial behaviour motivated by racism, but for a number of other motives too which drive antisocial behaviour such as that described by the OP.

It’s clear you’re not defending the behaviour, obviously, but it’s also clear that you’re attempting to undermine the purpose of the legislation by claiming it’s of no use in cases like the OP described, when you also believe the OP’s wife was the victim of a racially motivated attack, based upon no evidence whatsoever according to yourself, knowing that it’s not up to the victim to make that determination in any case…

I hope I’m giving a faithful summation of your position because you’re literally all over the shop, but your point comes down to “the legislation would be of no use in those circumstances”, even though it’s quite clear it would be useful, and then you’re off again with asking for definitions of this, that and the other, when these terms are quite clearly defined already in existing legislation.

Ahh will you stop being so dramatic. There’s no requirement for any legislation to be so watertight, and anyone who would be facing charges would be entitled to legal representation in any case, an actual legal defence, not just makey-uppy nonsense that would undoubtedly only add to their clients existing credibility issues on foot of them being terrible bloody actors! 😂

It seems to be fine for you to talk about going on evidence and all the rest of it, but when bubblypop is giving an opinion based upon what WOULD actually happen in any investigation (procedures ‘n’ all), you’re making the point that there’s no investigation and accusing bubblypop of hypocrisy?

You actually HAVE changed what bubblypop said, but don’t appear to have any issue whatsoever with your own talking out of both ends.

Indeed there will always be racists lurking in the shadows. And it would seem apologists for them when they step into the light.

It's like asking I suppose will the caste system ever end? It's not just a 'white' issue is what I'm saying!

Dunne can you stop with the personalalising every comment.

I have posted a comment on a discussion board.

In that comment I never mentioned you I never mentioned boards. So I'm unclear why you are taking this so personally.

Are you trying to imply there are no racists and racist apologists in society in general?