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Thanks for a sensible reply. The Africa remark was a parting shot as I turned to walk off with both guys shouting 'fuck off and call the police then'. I said I would, and repeated the number plate out loud a couple of times. One of the guys was outside the car by now. A thumping seemed likely. I needed something to distract them for a second so I could get to a safe distance. So I said 'the people being killed by climate change are your brothers in Africa'. It was meant to startle them and to suggest I was well-meaning but misguided. I wouldn't say it in the normal course of events. But I got to my door without a kicking. Success.
I'm sure I remembered the registration correctly, so the car was probably stolen. (Having a false plate is a criminal offence. It's not worth doing unless the real registration would trip the ANPR in a police car. ) Maybe the driver kept it running for 25 minutes because the ignition was damaged and the car could only be started by opening the bonnet?
I'm leaving this topic now. It's a boring derail and just pearls before swine.
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I'm sure I remembered the registration correctly, so the car was probably stolen. (Having a false plate is a criminal offence. It's not worth doing unless the real registration would trip the ANPR in a police car. ) Maybe the driver kept it running for 25 minutes because the ignition was damaged and the car could only be started by opening the bonnet?
Are you in the Met?
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So I said 'the people being killed by climate change are your brothers in Africa'. It was meant to startle them and to suggest I was well-meaning but misguided. I wouldn't say it in the normal course of events
Fucking hell.
I did a racism to avoid being attacked.
ketsbaia
snottyotter
Just lurking this thread, but I don’t think anyone said that?
I’d imagine most people on this forum are broadly supportive of stopping big cars idling, and you should be applauded for that.
It’s just you’re making good points, then torpedoing them with the language used.
Black people don’t care about climate change isn’t true, is a massive generalisation, and sounds a bit self-righteous.
Your brothers in Africa is another generalisation.
Maybe the people you spoke to were African, but not all black brits are, and do you get how it's dangerously close to you’re not from here?
You’re clearly aware of the issues and might not be a racist person, but those are not great things to say.