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Girl attacked 'for how she dressed'

4:30pm Thursday 10th January 2008

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A YOUNG girl was chased and attacked in school grounds - because of how she was dressed, her mother claims.

The 12-year-old, who was wearing "emo" style clothing, with skinny black jeans and a hooded top, was set upon by a gang of girls at 3pm on Sunday.

Her mum said the attack, in Blackburn, could have been much more serious if she had not managed to escape.

Police said they were treating the incident very seriously because of the vicious nature.

However, a spokesman said they were unable to confirm whether the offence was prompted by the girl's appearance as the officer dealing with it was on holiday.

The girl's mum, who asked not to be named for fear of reprisals, said the gang were calling her daughter, a Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School pupil, a "goth".

She had gone into Blackburn town centre shopping for her mother's birthday present when she was targeted in the Boulevard.

One of the gang shouted 'Are you wearing those shoes for a joke?'

She then ran along Church Street where she was assaulted.

Police said she got to Preston New Road when the gang stopped her again and tried to take her iPod.

The mother said the girl ran to the QEGS school grounds to hide and was running up the steps when her legs were grabbed and she fell.

Her mum, 38, who lives in Feniscowles, said: "They were calling her a goth.

"One had hold of her while others were punching her.

"They made her aplogise for being a goth and were making her beg for them not to 'break her legs'.

"They held her hostage on the steps until she did."

She added: "She was in tears and cried the whole night.

"She has been left completely traumatised by it."

She said the attack was a stark reminder of what happened to Sophie Lancaster, who was allegedly murdered for wearing goth-style clothing in August, The mother said: "We all know what it can lead to after what happened to the girl in Bacup.

"That could have been my daughter and I want to warn all parents."

PC Mick Smith said: "This was an extremely serious incident but fortunately she wasn't physically injured.

"We won't tolerate attacks on anyone, and we are appealing to anyone who might have seen what happened to come forward and let us know."

Police have arrested three girls on suspicion of assault.

The girls, all aged 14 and from Blackburn, have been released on police bail pending further inquiries.

Anyone with information about the incident should call Blackburn police on 01254 51212 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 .

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Mike Tattersall, Great Harwood says...
4:47pm Thu 10 Jan 08

A bully is a bully is a bully!

I hope these get their just desserts.

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Eileen Jackson, Blackburn says...
4:56pm Thu 10 Jan 08

How despicable. We need to clamp down on this kind of behaviour immediately. Zero Tolerance

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Adam, Blackburn says...
4:56pm Thu 10 Jan 08

Mick you did have a fashion of your own. Hope your doing well. Shoe Buyer

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Batman, says...
4:58pm Thu 10 Jan 08

However a spokesman said that they were unable to confirm whether the offence was prompted by the girl's appearance as the officer dealing with it was on holiday.


crime must wait for folk to come back from hols eh

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Judge Dread, Lancs says...
5:55pm Thu 10 Jan 08

Just another example of the state of this country. The politicians of all parties talk tough, but do nothing. If they catch these b*******s, what will happen. I'll tell you, they will be too young to prosecute and get a slap on the wrist.

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jaysy, says...
6:05pm Thu 10 Jan 08

Eileen Jackson wrote:
How despicable. We need to clamp down on this kind of behaviour immediately. Zero Tolerance
Im afraid Eileen zero tolerance in our justice system is sending thugs such as these on a winter skiing holiday, as they are probably misunderstood and have probably been abused themselves, you get the gist poor little lost sheep who have lost their way in life, to my mind six whacks with the birch would do the trick, it would punish one and detare 10,000

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Tom, Darwen says...
10:21pm Thu 10 Jan 08

quoteThey held her hostage
Holding someone hostage is the act of seizing someone to compel another party (Eg ransome), I'm sure the mother does not realise the sincerity of what she accused these people of. XD

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GothMum, Darwen says...
11:10pm Thu 10 Jan 08

For goodness sakes Batman, are you one of thse people that assumes that all Police Officers are robots who work 24/7 365 days a year? im sure you would be the first to complain if your boss demanded those kind of hours from you. what a stupid comment to make.

I hope the girl recovers from this, This and other attacks are mindless thuggery, from a society that doesnt give a ****, we are supposed to live in culturally aware diverse times, not so. The police are powerless at times, as when these thugs go to court (if their solicitors have not found some stupid technicality to get them off) get into court, then some behind the times judge will let them off with a quick telling off and "well.. you know you've done wrong. dont do it again" society as a whole needs to stand up and shout that the system needs sorting out and fast.

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valley lad, Rossendale says...
11:43pm Thu 10 Jan 08

Until we make politicians and members of the judiciary walk the same streets as we do then scum will always get away with it, let them feel the fear decent folk do on there own streets and maybe, just maybe things might change, but until then itwill be as jaysy said

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L.Raiser, says...
6:38am Fri 11 Jan 08

Do we really want another Sophie Lancaster?

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Julian, Bburn says...
8:35am Fri 11 Jan 08

Tom wrote:
quoteThey held her hostage
Holding someone hostage is the act of seizing someone to compel another party (Eg ransome), I'm sure the mother does not realise the sincerity of what she accused these people of. XD
And I dont suppose she is bothered either Tom.
Get a life!

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concerned, says...
8:42am Fri 11 Jan 08

GothMum wrote:
For goodness sakes Batman, are you one of thse people that assumes that all Police Officers are robots who work 24/7 365 days a year? im sure you would be the first to complain if your boss demanded those kind of hours from you. what a stupid comment to make.

I hope the girl recovers from this, This and other attacks are mindless thuggery, from a society that doesnt give a ****, we are supposed to live in culturally aware diverse times, not so. The police are powerless at times, as when these thugs go to court (if their solicitors have not found some stupid technicality to get them off) get into court, then some behind the times judge will let them off with a quick telling off and "well.. you know you've done wrong. dont do it again" society as a whole needs to stand up and shout that the system needs sorting out and fast.
If an officer is going on holiday, the case details should be clearly available to someone else in their absence, not just come to a halt. How amateurish is that? I thought that was why police officers took notes and wrote reports. IT is the police force investigating a case, not an individual.

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andy, spain says...
9:06am Fri 11 Jan 08

Another kid attacked again for wearing the clothes she feels comfy in it is really saddening.

You would of thought as one commentator wrote are we about to have another Sophie Lancaster on our hands I hope not.

My thoughts go out to this young lass and her family. My message to you love from Spain if you are reading comments from well wishers is continue to dress as you do and enjoy your youth its soon over with.

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Sian, Blackburn says...
9:10am Fri 11 Jan 08

Julian wrote:
Tom wrote:
quoteThey held her hostage
Holding someone hostage is the act of seizing someone to compel another party (Eg ransome), I'm sure the mother does not realise the sincerity of what she accused these people of. XD
And I dont suppose she is bothered either Tom. Get a life!
In reading this article...("They made her aplogise for being a goth and were making her beg for them not to 'break her legs'.

"They held her hostage on the steps until she did.") ...
If you are held against your will 'anywhere' I would class this a being held hostage, if I was made to beg and apologise to someone I would class this as a ransom! So obviously the mother and the police do know the seriousness of this situation. What I would be more worried about is, how many where in the gang? where are the other members? why was there only three arrested? Harsher punishments would not go amiss.

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Alicia, Blackburn says...
9:18am Fri 11 Jan 08

Holding someone hostage is the act of seizing someone to compel another party (Eg ransome), I'm sure the mother does not realise the sincerity of what she accused these people of. XD

In the article i quote "Her mum said the attack, in Blackburn, could have been much more serious if she had not managed to escape."
The girl has had to 'escape' from this gang as they held her hostage and she was made to beg. Surely the mother does realise the seriousness af this assualt, how far would this gang have gone if she had not 'escaped!' ??? Terrifying experience for anybody least of all a child. Bring back the birch rather than a slap on the wrist.

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lee, Blackburn says...
9:50am Fri 11 Jan 08

Maybe the police should take a look at CCTV camera footage from around the bus station, to see who these cowards are. Saying that if caught they will not get any punishment by the police or there parents. Anyway I put it down to the lazy parents and the way they bring up there children if your parents have no respect for anything how will there children lean to respect people. These thugs are a product of there environment.

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louise, Balckburn says...
10:08am Fri 11 Jan 08

Goth, emo, chav...whatever, these people are all entitled to wear what they want are'nt they? The main concern should be that some people behave like animals going out in packs attacking these individuals. Lets start treating these people the way they behave.

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Julian, Bburn says...
11:28am Fri 11 Jan 08

lee wrote:
Maybe the police should take a look at CCTV camera footage from around the bus station, to see who these cowards are. Saying that if caught they will not get any punishment by the police or there parents. Anyway I put it down to the lazy parents and the way they bring up there children if your parents have no respect for anything how will there children lean to respect people. These thugs are a product of there environment.
Its not up to the Police to punish anybody - that's down to the courts!!

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Mick, Bacup says...
11:59am Fri 11 Jan 08

It's time to reclaim the streets from these packs of vermin

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tpio, says...
2:07pm Fri 11 Jan 08

This is my daughter and I would like to thank everyone who has wished us well. The group that chased her were eleven strong and she is now seriously traumatized. As for Jeff and his ridiculous comments about emos being deported, you and your warped opinions are typical of the attitude adopted by these thugs. Her dress was just an excuse to attack her, and attacks like this are happening on a regular basis. One day you may have children and I hope that for the good of all of us you do not instil this attitude in them.

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mozfan, blackburn says...
2:55pm Fri 11 Jan 08

What a horrible thing to happen. I wish the girl all the best and hope that it doesnt stop her being an individual and dressing how she likes.

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judy, colne says...
3:29pm Fri 11 Jan 08

i wish this young girl all the best,,tell her to be strong ,,i know it will be hard for her,,but she is made of better stuff than the bullys,,and i admire her for dressing how she likes,,,better to be individual than part of a pack of beasts,,,get well soon x

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Austin, Mill Hill says...
4:48pm Fri 11 Jan 08

An intersting thing to note is, that in general "goth" kids usually do better at school, go onto Uni and end up better paid, well balanced educated people.

The cowardly chav pondlife involved in this attack probably have a future of signing on, petty crime and squirting out baby after benifit boosting baby.

Hope the poor girl who was attacked stays strong, she's a far better person than the oxygen thieves who attacked her.

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kate conboy-greenwood, haslingden says...
5:08pm Fri 11 Jan 08

thank you Telegraph for reporting this terrible assault.I would like to pass on how shocked and angered I am at the attack of this young girl.

I support Sophie Lancaster's mum to run the

S tamp
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P rejudice
Hatred+
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E verywhere

campaign which was established after the horrific death of Sophie only a few months ago.

I am angry and saddened to see that attacks are still happening to people singled out for the way they dress.

I have been in contact with the family and will meet with them soon. We have to support each other and demonstrate that we will not stay quiet about what is regularly happening to our children.

Please go to

www.myspace.com/inme

moryofsophie and add your name to the petition calling for an extension of the hate crime bill to include people attacked for belonging to alternative cultures,eg "goth" "punk" "emo" etc. You can also find out more about the campaign and red for yourself the overwhelming support it has received.

I have arranged a meeting with Sylvia lancaster and Greg Pope MP to discuss this petition and the violence our children face and what the campaign hopes to achieve.

The Police are obviously taking it very seriously and need time to collect all the evidence they require. The Police have been very thorough in Sophie's case and the trial takes place in March.

Our best wishes go out to this family as they come to terms with this nasty incident.

Parents need to listen to their children when they say they have been abused for how they look, it really can be serious as we have discovered yet again.

Kate Conboy-Greenwood


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Cat, w. yorks says...
5:36pm Fri 11 Jan 08

this absolutely terrible! she's 12yrs old. its disgusting that people treat people this way because of the way they dress. something needs to change, and i mean right now. I honestly fear for myself and my friends. its sick.

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Shane Fairhead, Greater Manchester says...
5:48pm Fri 11 Jan 08

People today are so stupid, first of all nobody should be attacked for how they dress, second of all 'emo' is of a complete diffrent background to the gothic sub-culture these children are severly stupid and should be locked up. People have the wrong view on sub-cultures today and should do there research before saying or doing stupid things, especially newspapers they have completly destroyed the whole goth thing by asserting it with satanism and marilyn manson, no of them are goth, goth started in the 1980's with siouxie sioux and the cure not the 1990's with manson, people need to realise that music, gender and age have nothing to do with the thoughts in somebodies mind, just because you dress a certain way or listen to a certain music doesnt mean your a satan loving freak like these children think.

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vix, chav central says...
5:54pm Fri 11 Jan 08

i think that whats happened here is disgusting. im 15, and theres a lot of these thugs where i live. its intimidating to go out if you know there are going to be these people around. what happened to equality? its just another typical change in the 21st century. we need to sort it out now, before someone else is taken away forever.

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Mrs Usher, Yorkshire says...
5:58pm Fri 11 Jan 08

This is terrible, I can't understand how some characters can be so nasty, I can't describe in words what this makes me feel;
I wish the girl all the best, urge her to keep the faith, continue to believe in herself and recover to be stronger than before;

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gina farrell, liverpool says...
6:06pm Fri 11 Jan 08

another typical chav stunt these chavs need burning to death theres no need for there kind in society britian would be a nicer place without these chav scum!!!

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zane, rossendale says...
6:26pm Fri 11 Jan 08

why does this happen we are all individuals and if we was all the same it would be boring just because people express themselves in different ways it doesnt make sense y cant people accept it were not all the same

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Mo, Devon says...
6:30pm Fri 11 Jan 08

First of all may i offer my sypathies to the young girl and her ,I myselfe am a parent and only 3 years ago my eldest daughter was set upon by a very large gang,and was lucky to escape onbly just alive,nearly 4 years down the road and she is doing well at colledge,i'm not saying i know how you feal as we all have our own set of thoughts and fealings,what i am saying that there is light at the end of the tunnle,and from great effort on my daughters part(she was diagnosed with PTSD)and help from her councilor she is now makling a life for herselfe,so my message is simple in the dark there is always light and hope.It would be foolish and insensitive of me to say to you don't give up,but somehow from somewhere the strength to carry on has a habit of turning up.on the other sideb of things why are people bickering like school kids on this message boared, it makes you sound just as bad as thoughs who perpritrate such hate crimes. enough said me thinks............Lo
ve and peace............Mo.
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Kerrigan, Chester says...
6:40pm Fri 11 Jan 08

I love how people fight fire with fire... As horrific as these attacks are, it shouldn't turn the rest of us into mindless neanderthals who live by the standard "an eye for an eye". Yes, they deserve punishment, but in the form of a prison sentance (and hopefully one that actually goes the distance). As a society we are meant to be civilised. My heart goes out to this poor girl and anyone who has suffered at the hands of degenerates like this.

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Null, USA says...
6:46pm Fri 11 Jan 08

It's getting pretty horrible that young children (14 years old!!) are acting that way. 14 YOs beating on a 12 YO like that is just wrong. How sick and twisted is this world that somthing like that could and would happen.

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Holly, Manchester says...
6:56pm Fri 11 Jan 08

My heart goes out to this girl and her family. It takes so much bravery in the first place to go out dressed how you want to be dressed when it's so different from the 'norm'. I've been victimized by strangers for the way I dress since I was about... Ten, and so this girl has my upmost respect. I sincerely hope that after this she still has the courage to go out dressed as herself. I have a little sister the same age as this girl, who sometimes dresses in a sort of gaudy 'emo' fashion, and this story has sunbsequently made me sick to my stomach.

The four thugs who attacked this girl do not deserve to be alive. And the skills of their parents needs to be seriously looked at. Who allows their kids to grow up with prejudice like that? They sicken me, and should be turned into cat food.

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Rachael, Edinburgh says...
7:02pm Fri 11 Jan 08

This is horrific. I am so sorry to hear about it. I hope the girl in question can, in time, recover from it. I wish her and her family well and hope the bullies are punished properly for it.

Really being attacked for this, or any reason, is just so crazy. It's so worrying this happens.

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Spidey, The middle bit of England says...
7:26pm Fri 11 Jan 08

What a horrible thing....I feel so sad for that poor girl. Bullies should never be tolerated, cruel cowards the lot of them!


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X-Bumble, Whitby, North Yorkshire says...
7:53pm Fri 11 Jan 08

As a member of the Goth community in Whitby, North Yorks, can I please send my sincere wishes and thoughts to this poor girl and her family.

Only today were we attending a photoshoot in Whitby about the memorial bench for Sophie Lancaster which was placed thanks to the kind donations of thousands of Goths from around the World.

This young girl must not back down to this kind of behaviour. She has every right to dress how she chooses and no amount of bullying or violence sould stop her.

I have been beaten up and picked on since 1979 when I began to follow the alternative scene. There were no Chavs then, just other nasty people with a different discriptive title.

Should the parents need any help from the Goth community in a positive and constructive manner they can email me, or get in contact with me via Kate and the Sophie campaign.

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sara, lancashire says...
8:40pm Fri 11 Jan 08

This is awful.
I am totally speechless at the fact they abused this poor girl so badly for one thing.
Being labeled is not rare.
Not only have I myself experianced this, but I have witness my friends being called names also.
Most of the time nothing is done.
It makes me sick to think that this girl has done nothing to deserve this.
Looking at other insidenses, this could have led to another S.O.P.H.I.E.
I'm so thankful that the inocent girl got away in time.
x

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Helen, Birmingham, UK says...
9:13pm Fri 11 Jan 08

Firstly, 14 year olds beating up a 12 year old is pathetic. Secondly, that they had to do it in a big gang is childish.

I'm so sorry this happened and I wish the best for the girl who was attacked.

I've been attacked for how I dress - I've been punched and knocked against a wall, I've had handfuls of stones thrown at me.

But I will not let these pillocks win. I have the right to express myself and if that happens to be by how I dress then so be it. I'm not harming anyone by not wearing mainstream fashion. The attacks I faced were over 10 years ago. I'm ok. I survived.

Sadly, I don't know what the answer is. There will always be elements in society who take sick pleasure in attacking people for being 'different' and sadly it's worse when you're a teenager.

But those of us who look different need to be brave - not bowing down to pathetic attacks and showing we're not afraid is the only way to win.

(Amusing anecdote... I was once chased by some chavs. I ran as fast as I could, then looked round... they were so drunk they'd all fallen over! Hahahaha!)

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Sarah, Ormskirk says...
9:26pm Fri 11 Jan 08

If she was in Hull she wouldn't have a chance. Durin university I got beaten up there because of what I wore and the police didn't bother making a proper investigation, despite I was looking at a CCTV camera. In fact it took five phone calls to get their attention. I am sick of this ignorance and hate I mean thankfully where I live people are indefferent to what i wear but why do scallies have a problem? Are they jealous that this girl's parents actually care for her and she will live a better life because she has a personality? One way to solve this is to stop b*ggering about with political correctness and do some harsh punishment, no matter how "offended" criminals feel. That way they will feel more peturbed. Criminals have more rights than we do and they know it, hence why they so freely act upon crime. I really hope this lass recovers because I know how traumatising it is. Even though it was two years ago I'm still iffy about going back to Hull.

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B F Irving, Durham says...
10:00pm Fri 11 Jan 08

Tom wrote:
quoteThey held her hostage
Holding someone hostage is the act of seizing someone to compel another party (Eg ransome), I\'m sure the mother does not realise the sincerity of what she accused these people of. XD
I assume you mean “severity” rather than “sincerity“.

A further clarification, Hostage taking is the act of holding some one against their will in order to compel a party (usually, but not always a 3rd party) to engage in or refrain from a specific course of action. Paying a ransom is one example, although in this day and age political hostage taking is far more common than hostage taking for remuneration.

Since this child was held against her will and compelled to take a course of action as a condition of her release (in this instance apologise for her attire), then the use of the term Hostage to describe her is entirely appropriate, at least in the lexicological sense.

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Martin, Colchester says...
10:10pm Fri 11 Jan 08

Yet another sensless attack and more reason that this - http://petitions.pm.
gov.uk/goth-hatecrim
es/ should be signed by anyone that agrees

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riot-rhi, says...
10:24pm Fri 11 Jan 08

Chavs!
i'll bet it was chavs, if disipline was brought back into schools, and parents were not afraid to show disipline either, this kind of thing wouldn't happen on such large a scale without anyone doing anything!!! coppers can't do anything now either....it's a sad, sad world we live in now.

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victoria, cardiff says...
10:40pm Fri 11 Jan 08

Chavs. Parents and teachers should teach the respect from a young age .

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Kerry Mc, Blackburn says...
2:36am Sat 12 Jan 08

There are far too many of these attacks going on at the moment, many of which go unreported. Is the Lancashire Telegraph is now satisfied, following the sensationalist headline story they wrote a few years ago targeting so-called 'goths and moshers' using the outdoor seating on Church Street.

That said, I don't think comments like the one posted by Gina Farrell above help the cause.

Anyone wishing to do something positive should sign the following petition:

http://petitions.pm.
gov.uk/goth-hatecrim
es/

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Luke Foster, Wisconsin,USA says...
2:45am Sat 12 Jan 08

This is truly sad. The fact that people are still doing this despite what happened to Sophie Lancaster is pathetic. I hope these girls get charged fully for their assault.

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CL, Leicester says...
2:48am Sat 12 Jan 08

To be honest this kind of thing happened to me for being a "goth" at school being outnumbered 30 to 1 or 2 (no exaduration im afraid - big school) but not so violently. This is going back 8 years now but its a shame its got so out of hand. I hope people get the help i never got. For the record tho I'm now at uni doing really well and these people are now lapdancers and single parent chavs. Says it all really so have faith.

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Evil Blonde Goth, Blackpool says...
10:50am Sat 12 Jan 08

My sympathy and best wishes go to the girl and her family, I hope this event can eventually be put behind her. I hope she feels better soon.


Jeff it saddens me to think that there are so many people with your views.

Especially since you most likely not have an acceptable reason for them, apart from the fact you may not like the way we dress!

I've come across other like you, the ones who are in their 30 (and older) who kneel down to their 5 year old child in the street to encourage and praise them to be abusive towards me. Personally I view such people as the REAL threat to our future society, not Emo's, Goth's Punk's or any other subculture.


May I also post my support of the S.O.P.H.I.E organization you are all doing a brilliant job, thank you.

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Six Gabriel at The Liscard Alternative, Wirral; says...
1:25pm Sat 12 Jan 08

Yet again we see mindless evil acts that are hate crimes due to the prominence that the chav has been allowed under this government. I use,and have always used, the word chav to describe scavenging dole parasites, thuggery and violent acts NOT as someone who has a certain dres code. It's about time that people realised that that is what the chav has become rather than a harmless working class Burberry wearing subculture where it started...that poor girl,she was just being herself and to make her apologise for being who she is a little Nazi to say the least,no?
Join SOPHIE,join us (Theliscardalternati
ve) www.//myspace.com/th
eliscardalternative.
..sign the hate crimes petition the URL for which has been posted here by Martin. DO SOMETHING!!! Don't sit in your room too scared to go out for then the chavs have won! Call your friends,go out in a group,if you are too isolated due to fear etc contact us and we will put you in touch with people in your area whom you can associate with and be safer out there on the streets...This CANNOT be allowed to continue! And Jeff? You're a bigoted t****r...we don't need your kind in this beautiful country of OURS,yes OURS! There is room for everyone here EXCEPT for the bigots...

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kezz, yorkshire says...
1:56pm Sat 12 Jan 08

I hope this young girl is able to get over this vicious attack and continue on being an individual.
I suffered bullying of this kind when I was young, and it is not a nice experience at all.
The nasty little thugs that did this (and yes, girls can be thugs too..) need to know how ashamed we are of them. I am a parent, and I am sure that most parents do not raise their children to act in this way.


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Zoe, Bradford says...
3:57pm Sat 12 Jan 08

These vile creaytres belong in a secure unit, they are simply unhinged. To the girl who was the target of these subhumans evil venom, i can only say that they were jealous of you, you are clearly a good person, from a decent family, with prospects. Please every one sign up to S.O.P.H.I.E, so that we can both honour the memory of Sophie Lancaster AND protect other children.

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templar, uk says...
5:10pm Sat 12 Jan 08

what a sad world that you cannot have your own dress code that gangs of children act in a way that bellittles themselves to stooping to the role of no better than a pack of DOGS

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Anthony Trickett, Huddersfield says...
4:59am Sun 13 Jan 08

At times like this, you've got to wonder... when will it end?

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becky, Margate says...
4:29pm Sun 13 Jan 08

This is disgusting. Something needs to be done about the people who think they do whatever they want!

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Sara R, oxford says...
3:58pm Tue 15 Jan 08

Hope you get your confidence back, you are and alway will be a better person than those who put you down!!

Please look at this site if you have been moved by this artical.

http://petitions.pm.


gov.uk/goth-hatecrim


es/

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shell, bacup says...
11:16pm Tue 15 Jan 08

this is not racism the sign bans all head dress my son is required by law to wear a crash helmet whilst on his bike but expected to take it off when entering a bank shop etc when in rome we dont go to religious foriegn countries and claim racism when we cant drink or wear short clothing etc good luck to this shop holder and if you agree with him give him all your support and if you dont shop elsewhere and stop using any little thing to claim racism its becoming boring and ita about time we claimed our country back

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Ben, Waterfoot says...
11:21am Thu 17 Jan 08

L.Raiser wrote:
Do we really want another Sophie Lancaster?
I think this sums it up really.

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Sarah On The Move Again, On The Move says...
5:42pm Sun 22 Jun 08

Oh My god i dress up in black and were rockports or tracksuite pants with rockports i have not been hurt yet look at sophie lancaster she got killed becasuse of the way she was dressed i dress up in black and no one has got me yet thank god if anyone did try to get me they would not wanna get on the wrong side off me they would pay for it and i mean i would go to the police if the police did nothing then they would be in total pain

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