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Post by shinny on Nov 12, 2007 17:34:00 GMT -1
Today was the funeral of my friend, Sophie.
She was beaten to death in Stubby-Lee Park in Bacup at the end of August. Sophie was attacked by a group of chavs just for being "goths"
Sophie was the most amazing person you could ever meet, she was caring, beautiful and loving.
The people who did it were teenagers, the oldest was 17.
I am going to fight against things like this, I am going to stamp out prejudice like that.
Are you all going to help me?
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Post by GresleyRam©®™ on Nov 12, 2007 17:36:58 GMT -1
RIP - awful for someone to die so young because of how she dressed! how come her funeral has taken so long shins??  |
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Post by shinny on Nov 12, 2007 17:39:41 GMT -1
RIP - awful for someone to die so young because of how she dressed! how come her funeral has taken so long shins?? Her body was only released by the coroner last week. I have barely stopped crying all day  She was buried in the most beautiful part of Whitworth Cemetary, I think she'd like it there. |
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Post by CHOPPER READ on Nov 12, 2007 17:40:01 GMT -1
Time to reclaim our streets i reckon. Fuck off to Labours softly softly aproach to the problem. Meet fire with the same i say. And put the bastards away for good,not some open house of s youth offenders centre. If they can commit adult crimes put them in adult prisons to get bummed sensless by some big hairy monster.
I fucking fucking FUCKING hate chavs.
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Post by HURLOCK on Nov 12, 2007 17:41:35 GMT -1
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Post by HURLOCK on Nov 12, 2007 17:42:57 GMT -1
Time to reclaim our streets i reckon. Fuck off to Labours softly softly aproach to the problem. Meet fire with the same i say. And put the bastards away for good,not some open house of s youth offenders centre. If they can commit adult crimes put them in adult prisons to get bummed sensless by some big hairy monster. I fucking fucking FUCKING hate chavs. Thing is mate, people are going to start taking the law into their own hands and who can blame them really! Fucking little c*nts have no respect, they need a good kicking |
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Post by shinny on Nov 12, 2007 17:43:15 GMT -1
Time to reclaim our streets i reckon. Fuck off to Labours softly softly aproach to the problem. Meet fire with the same i say. And put the bastards away for good,not some open house of s youth offenders centre. If they can commit adult crimes put them in adult prisons to get bummed sensless by some big hairy monster. I fucking fucking FUCKING hate chavs. So do I Chop. Her boyfriend, Bob, who was also attacked, has only recently regained a lot of his memory and I hope he never gets the memory back of the attack. I want the bastards to go down for life |
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Post by GresleyRam©®™ on Nov 12, 2007 17:44:08 GMT -1
RIP - awful for someone to die so young because of how she dressed! how come her funeral has taken so long shins?? Her body was only released by the coroner last week. I have barely stopped crying all day She was buried in the most beautiful part of Whitworth Cemetary, I think she'd like it there. tis terrible, but unfortunately we live in a world full of prejudice and there is little or nothing that joe public can do about it! Unless the government pull their fingers out of their arses and start to get tough on crimes like this, they will continue to happen...more and more frequently like is happening now! And they reckon crime figures are dropping.....SHITE! I'm with Chopper on this one!! |
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Post by shinny on Nov 12, 2007 17:45:11 GMT -1
You're all gonna set me off again.
I must say, it was a beautiful service
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Post by CHOPPER READ on Nov 12, 2007 17:47:56 GMT -1
Time to reclaim our streets i reckon. Fuck off to Labours softly softly aproach to the problem. Meet fire with the same i say. And put the bastards away for good,not some open house of s youth offenders centre. If they can commit adult crimes put them in adult prisons to get bummed sensless by some big hairy monster. I fucking fucking FUCKING hate chavs. Thing is mate, people are going to start taking the law into their own hands and who can blame them really! Fucking little c*nts have no respect, they need a good kicking You front then alone and they run like hell,only big in a crowd. |
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Post by shinny on Nov 12, 2007 17:57:07 GMT -1
Thing is mate, people are going to start taking the law into their own hands and who can blame them really! Fucking little c*nts have no respect, they need a good kicking You front then alone and they run like hell,only big in a crowd. I live in one of the worst areas in the country, believe it or not, I'm actually used to being attacked by Chavs, it's so bad my coudin wants to move back to Bradford. I am just annoyed that they killed one of the most amazing people you could meet, I was lucky, I knew her when we were little, we went to playgroup and school together. You're all so unlucky you never met her. |
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Post by shinny on Nov 12, 2007 18:26:12 GMT -1
Here is the BBC Story
The funeral of a 20-year-old woman who died following an attack in a Lancashire park has taken place.
Sophie Lancaster was walking with her boyfriend in Stubby Lee Park in Bacup when they were attacked on 11 August.
Her family said they wanted as many people as possible to attend as part of their campaign to stamp out prejudice.
Miss Lancaster and her boyfriend had been targeted for dressing as Goths. The service took place at the Riverside Centre in Whitworth.
Following Miss Lancaster's death, her family launched a memorial fund called Stamp Out Prejudice Hatred and Intolerance Everywhere (Sophie) aiming to raise money to teach young people about alternative cultures and to respect everyone.
'Social conscience'
Miss Lancaster's parents, John and Sylvia, thanked everyone who gave their backing ahead of the funeral.
In a statement, issued through Lancashire Police, her parents John and Sylvia said their daughter was "funny, kind, loving and brave".
"She was a beautiful girl with a social conscience and values which made her a joy to know.
"Not being able to see her blossom to her full potential or even to see her smile is a tragedy beyond words."
Still recovering
The statement added the couple praised well-wishers for their efforts to "ensure Sophie is not forgotten".
Miss Lancaster fell into a coma after the incident and died at Salford's Hope Hospital on August 24.
Her boyfriend, Robert Maltby, also went into a coma and suffered bleeding on his brain. He was later discharged from hospital and is still recovering from his injuries.
Five teenagers have appeared in court charged with her murder.
Two 17-year-olds and three 15-year-olds, all from the Bacup area, are due to face trial at Preston Crown Court on 10 March 2008.
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Post by PASTIE on Nov 12, 2007 21:17:46 GMT -1
Horrible.
Horrible for her and all around. I'm not one for fighting fire with fire nor prejudice with prejudice and I am also not convinced that governments can be held responsible for this. There is something insidious in our culture that promotes intolerance. The old fashioned prejudices of race and religion fell out of favour with the moron herd and were replaced by supposedly more "acceptable" prejudices such as homophobia or following lines of fashion. Whilst a degree of responsibility may lie with the government, everybody from the media to communities themselves must take some responsibility. I take this as a positive thing as it means that matters can be tackled, prejudice can be challenged, antisocial behaviour educated and nobody needs wait for anybody else to do it nor deny any level of responsibility that they may have for fuelling the fire. Good luck with the campaign - it is precisely the right thing to do.
And commiserations. It shouldn't happen.
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Post by officergroyman on Nov 12, 2007 21:19:58 GMT -1
sorry to hear about your friend shins. I thnk it's time for a little Biblical justice - Old Testament Style..... "An Eye for an Eye".  |
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Post by ovechkin8 on Nov 13, 2007 21:16:43 GMT -1
Remember the happy slapping attack last week which left a 34 year old man dead ?
I'm truly sorry for what happenend to your dear friends but sadly this thing will continue to happen so long as the police remain as politicized social workers under this namby pamby liberal thinking .
These scum need to be strung up to serve as a warning to other scum of the consequences of their actions.
No more pathetic excuses , they are bored, they had a troubled home life. You see gangs of these young thugs everywhere & even a person like myself will try to avoid them if possible because you just dont know what these scum might attempt.
I'm sorry to say there will be no justice for your friends. The filth will get a lenient sentence , a multitude of excuses proffered by social workers & defence lawyers with the scum all dressed up neatly in court to impress the zombie judge.
Sad but all too true in what is fast becoming rubbish Britain.
Pass on my deepest sympathies to all concerned. You are all under a life sentence of regret ,loss, anger & of what might have been .
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Post by Roaster©®™ on Nov 13, 2007 22:25:14 GMT -1
My deepest sympathies to her family and friends!
To lose any loved one is a shock but for someone so young must be especially hurtful.
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Post by jh1980 on Nov 14, 2007 9:09:45 GMT -1
Shinny,
Only just seen this, hard to express the personal sense of tragedy and the horror that one's reaction is less shocked as we become "used" to hearing this sort of news.
I suppose the only constructive thing I can say is - what form will your campaign take? How will you seek to fight prejudice, what are you prepared to do?
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Post by gt on Nov 14, 2007 9:21:53 GMT -1
An unbearably sad indictment of society.
I’ve been part of the ‘rock scene’ for as long as I can remember and in the past (when my image was a bit more defined than it is now) I have put up with taunts, and had to help friends who faced violence just for being themselves.
I feel your pain Shin, anytime you want to talk, you know where I am
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Post by thales on Nov 14, 2007 12:14:00 GMT -1
Sorry to hear about this SHINNY, hope you'll be ok!
RIP
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Post by shinny on Feb 27, 2008 9:30:57 GMT -1
I'm glad I looked back at this today, I don't know why I did, but I felt the need to.
We take our petition to Downing Street soon, about extending "Hate Crimes" to include those against sub-scultures of society.
I had a quick rant on facebook.
"I miss Sophie. Obvious statement I know but I do.
Everyday I hear stories of kids being snatched, attacked, killed, abused and bullied and the media swarm over it for a few days then move on. It's not right. We need to make more of a stand, here and now. March to parliament. Bring more attention to the petition, the appeal and the campaign. Bring more light to a life cut short and bring more attention to the suffering of all people. Whether it's here in England, or in Africa, Canada, America, Australia, India, Asia... Wherever.
I have always felt a strong sense of right and wrong, and losing someone I knew was the final straw.
The government take a "softly" approach that isn't working, we need to educate more young people on what the consequences of their actions are, we need to teach them that they can't just start on people because they are different. There are lots of good people in the world, but they are overshadowed by the few who do things like this.
Rant over."
Only 12 days til the trial starts
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