The Police don;t consider this a race incident - but rather a "hate incident" !!!

Was this racist or hate in your view?

Would it be very wrong of me to say neither?

 

I thought it was quite witty.

I'm surprised he doesn't have something better to do

Link to Citizens Advice Bureau on what is considered to be a hate incident which is not automatically a hate crime.

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/...s_and_hate_crime.htm

A hate incident is where the victim or someone else thinks that something has been motivated by hostility or prejudice. That covers racism and other things.

As Ms Szeto thinks that Sugar's tweet is racist the police have to record it as a hate incident.

Although hate incidents can also be hate crimes the police would have to believe that a criminal offence had taken place for this to be a hate crime. It's hard to see how this can be regarded as criminal.

 

me too Soozy - I feel this lady wanted to make a name for herself rather than took any office   I'd have exploded if I took offence to every Irish joke I've heard and my God there's thousands of them

am I going mad? I thought the tweet was a dig at apple for using cheap Chinese labour. . [dunno if they do]  not a racist dig at all, just a 'hate' dig at apple if anyone..

that is exactly how I took it Olly when I read it but this woman has decided (imo) to make a name for herself by taking offence and making this a race issue

phew I thought I was going mad.. it is clearly a dig at firms that use cheap overseas labour.. at least I know I am sane'ish

Nope! A bit of an OTT reaction tbh.

Yes, came across to me as a dig at the use of cheap labour. The only real hate I see here is in this woman's tweet.

If this is what the complaint is about:

 

"The kid in the middle is upset because he was told off for leaving the production line of the iPhone 5."

 

Then I don't think it is either a race or hate crime. Apple had been criticised for working conditions in their supplier factories in China. There have also been accusations aimed at Nike for using child labour.

 

I think this kind of thing just confuses people who may be unsure where the line is.

Like most here, I saw it more as a dig towards child labour than a race of people.

 

The complainant admits that she over reacted. I agree she did, and like others I think she just wanted her 15 twit minutes. 

me too, but having said that, I don't see the racism there at all.  More of a dig at Apple's Chinese suppliers' unethical labour practices.  I'd be surprised if Amstrad don't use similar (or even the same) suppliers for their components.

TBF to him , I think that the electrics finished or diminished a long time ago. Doesn't '  he mainly do property now ? I always assume that the apparent house is one of his.

Damn this fern! Apprentice house!

I actually know the answer to this having dealt with all Alan's import documents many years ago when I worked in Banking and he was one of my customers...  I'm just not allowed to say anything cos we signed a secrecy thing so I am not much use

You should have tagged on "hope that helps"

hahaha

Nichola Szeto needs to get a life... and quick.

She wants 15mins of fame - its blown up in her face.

She's back tracking.

Its a comment on social situation not race or hate.