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Oct 2021
12:41pm, 8 Oct 2021
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Cheg
google.co.uk Worker deaths at the Olympics. Big emphasis on reported deaths as opposed to reality. |
Oct 2021
12:47pm, 8 Oct 2021
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Chrisull
Compared to 6500 migrant worker deaths in Qatar since 2010, of which there have been 37 deaths among workers directly linked to construction of World Cup stadiums, of which 34 are classified as “non-work related” by the event’s organising committee. (which is highly dubious, someone who dies of a heart attack say on site would be non-work related, when in reality their working conditions can contribute hugely to them). theguardian.com |
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Oct 2021
12:50pm, 8 Oct 2021
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Chrisull
So in other words my hypocrisy is partially validated :-).
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Oct 2021
4:35pm, 8 Oct 2021
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Oscar the Grouch
Whilst you do inevitably have a point, I have previously chaired a local group about racial harassment to ensure that we as public services do all that we can to actively tackle racism, so it was a case management conference. You would be shocked by how many incidents people have to deal with daily, especially visible ethnic minorities and especially from lads passing in cars thinking it is great fun to shout, 'oi, Bin Laden'. In the grand scheme of things that doesn't sound much, until you make it your daily existence on your walk to work or school or shops. So it is endemic.
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Oct 2021
4:35pm, 8 Oct 2021
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Oscar the Grouch
Another problem here is a white, middle class male chairing such a group but that's for another day.
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Oct 2021
5:35pm, 8 Oct 2021
18,547 posts
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Chrisull
Oh totally Oscar, I remember my uni days walking back to the station with some BAME students, and one car driver shouting abuse and I was waving my fist in the air, and they were saying to me - "calm, no point, we get it all the time". But it's relatively isolated compared to 50 posts that can appear with a few minutes, I mean it only takes a second to send a gorilla emoji. Really social media companies have to step up, apparently they did in Germany about holocaust denial when legislation pretty much forced them too. Also they like to try and claim some of the football stuff as "in a specific context" or "banter" - when the police here say it's prosecutable...
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Oct 2021
5:50pm, 8 Oct 2021
3,628 posts
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Oscar the Grouch
Yes, they really should have accountability as part of their social responsibility charter (assuming they have one).
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Oct 2021
8:44am, 10 Oct 2021
7,140 posts
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FenlandRunner
Hope it is not true (for all Derby fans) but rumours are that Mike Ashley is looking at buying Derby. Get ready for a Sports Direct stadium name?
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Oct 2021
5:08pm, 10 Oct 2021
6,854 posts
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bigleggy
The Saudi Royal Family are fuming. They asked their staff to buy them a new castle and they came back with a shit footy club |
Oct 2021
9:00pm, 10 Oct 2021
11,069 posts
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Joopsy
FR, that would actually be a big improvement on the idiot that is Mel Morris.
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