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I am only publishing this because it exemplifies the stereotyping of Romani as criminals. THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE TO INDICATE THIS MAN IS GYPSY.
They think that by putting "Gypsy" in quotes they are free to malign all Romani.
THIS IS EXACTALLY WHAT IS HAPPENING THROUGHOUT EUROPE, ESPECIALLY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC WHERE ANTI GYPSY DEMONSTRATIONS ARE ESCALATING.
AND ALWAYS, THE JUSTIFICATION IS TO
STOP GYPSY CRIME.
MORGAN
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FROM MY FOX CHICAGO
Schaumburg, Ill. -
Police in northwest suburban Schaumburg have released a sketch of a man who stole jewelry from an elderly person during a “gypsy” ruse last week.
On Sept. 8, the man approached a resident at her home near Wise and Rosell roads, a release from Schaumburg police said. He said he was installing a fence for her neighbor and asked if she could accompany him to the backyard.
He then kept her busy for an extended period of time while an accomplice entered her home.
The man was on his cell phone the entire time and spoke in a foreign language, presumably in contact with the accomplice, the release said. He then left the woman in the backyard, claiming he’d be back shortly with construction plans, but never came back.
She later learned jewelry had been stolen from a spare bedroom.
Police have released a composite sketch of the suspect, who is described as 50- to 55-year-old white man, clean shaven with brown eyes and short black hair with some gray, the release said. He is 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-9, 160 to 180 pounds with a medium build and medium complexion.
The suspect’s vehicle is a newer four-door silver foreign-made vehicle, possibly a Nissan or Hyundai.
The scam, often called a “gypsy” burglary, has been previously done with several different “cover stories.”
I think part of the problem is that both sides have been escalating hostilities and racial abuse. Regardless of who started it, or who was in the wrong, throwing it back only makes things worse and it loses both sides trust and once that goes losing respect for each other follows.
ReplyDeleteWe have to get both sides to agree to not be 'nasty' to each other. And I say that as someone who lived in South africa and saw a truly amazing icon of learning that we have to both take responsibility for respect, friendship and trust to create peace - Nelson Mandela.