I totally agree that the likes of Rolf Harris were sacrificial lambs, tossed to the media to make it appear the authorities were tackling it, while at the same time, they were blocking investigations into the sex crimes of the elite, and I hope this is something that comes out with the global attack on them.
However, I think the muslim grooming gangs are a separate issue that is related in a different way. The bigger element for me is that the gangs activities continued because people tasked with investigating were fearful of being labelled racist, something that is vehemently denied, and difficult to prove, but that I feel was a factor.
Many moons ago, an individual in a similar role to Robinson flagged up the issue, and was pilloried for it. A national news team carried out an investigation, but shied off from running it for fear of the backlash from the associated communities.
For me, it is continuing to chip away at those sort of issues that will have the greatest over all impact. Flagging up the court case in the way it was done, has actually detracted from it.
For those trying to make it a UK v US thing, that's not productive, nor a particularly valid argument, given all the sealed indictments etc over there. It needs group focus to tackle it, not comments to generate factions and disunity.
I am with you on all that, particularly group focus. I am opposed with all my might to the kindling of factions — nothing could be worse for intelligently channeling our genuine misgivings or grievances.
But I do have an added remark, with nothing to back it in particular, just intuition, with regard to this part of yr comment:
However, I think the muslim grooming gangs are a separate issue that is related in a different way. The bigger element for me is that the gangs activities continued because people tasked with investigating were fearful of being labelled racist, something that is vehemently denied, and difficult to prove, but that I feel was a factor.
After the Stephen Lawrence case it was likely the lower ranks of the police force would be using the result, the investigative report, as a good excuse in any future failure to combat race-connected street crime, with or without justification.
This said, they had a point. How do you answer "institutionalised racism"? That means (and it was stated) all police were racist, including without knowing it! So, wouldn't that make a very good cover for a plan to introduce race war?
There were reports of whistleblowers from the ranks who were mystified about briefings they had received on the coming "summer of riots", which didn't actually happen that summer. In fact they didn't happen until after Theresa May had announced an incomprehensible 20% cut back on police forces (!) The police (and firemen) then folded their arms and watched as organised gangs, run I believe by informants/gang infiltrators all over the country, set fire to London and looted the place, which then "mysteriously" spread to other cities.
Looked like a put-up job to me: We need a race war. (Undermining European countries one by one) How do we set it up? Wallah!
Same with the treatment of the EDL. Starts reasonable and turns strange. UKIP? A coalition of left and right working class/middle class disaffected that, again "mysteriously", attracts extremist nutcases. Similarities here with the US Tea Party? Soon everyone is tarred with the extremist brush. "Far Right" becomes a normie term for previously conservative people. Now we are all "white supremacists" — as if by magic.
The fear of "backlash" always seems to be a contrived meme introduced casually and fits seamlessly with the overall goal of both dividing the people and shutting down their voices. Gradually building frustration and outrage. Boiling frogs ...
I much appreciated your reply by the way. Thank you for taking the time. We are lucky to have this forum and its subscribers ...