A 30 year old Sudanese man in Belfast was charged with attempted murder by stabbing and it has unsurprisingly sparked racist riots across the city.
Migrant homes are being set on fire and people are having to be evacuated into emergency accommodation. With the youngest being a 2 month old baby. It doesnβt stop there either, their cars are being set ablaze and migrant owned businesses are being destroyed.
Schools are sending pupils back home because theyβre afraid of more violence breaking out.
Itβs justβ¦I donβt even have words for it you know. I do hope the victim is able to heal and get justice for what happened to them.
But it doesnβt warrant this.
Why is it when one white person does something wrong itβs only the individual who gets punished. But if the perpetrator happens to be of the global majority then weβre all punished for it.
Itβs not all men but somehow itβs all Black people, all immigrants, all Asians etc.
People are being burned out of their homes and for what? No one whose participating in this violence is doing it cause they care about the victim.
Theyβre just using a tragedy as fuel for their racist bullshit. It fits their narrative so theyβre going to go to town and do what they have always wanted to do.
But now suddenly feel they have a pass for.
If youβre BAME in Belfast I hope things will be okay for you. I hope all the violence dies down and you can rebuild what youβve lost. God I canβt even say stay indoors anymore because thatβs not even safe anymore.
Who does this protect? Who feels safe seeing all of this? I guarantee no one does.
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