ChuckFickens I don't like crossing swords with you because in the past you have kindly helped me in the Technology section, which I have always appreciated.
But you have asked me to go a week without mentioning the race, religion or colour of the subject matter, as it makes no difference to the story.
Now this I have to disagree with, for one thing this would constitute a certain amount of censorship on the reporting, which is not quite British.
You have already said /// it is no more or less serious if committed by a white person, a Muslim, a French person a German or whatever.///
To a certain extent I would agree, but in other ways I disagree.
For instance, If a type of crime is committed extensively by a certain group say in these completely hypothetical examples,
A muslim group plan to carry out a terrorist attack, then obviously this fact has to be reported.
A Frenchman is laying siege to the entrance to the Channel Tunnel.once again it must be reported.
A German doctor is found holding Neo-Nazi meetings in his back office in Harley Street, must be reported.
There is a problem of black on black stabbings/shootings in London, must and does get reported on.
And finally in the recent cases concerning Pakistani gangs abducting young girls. This is a growing trend in the Midlands and the North, why just Pakistani men? It is a problem, and the reasons why must be found, how else can it be reported?
Might as well ask Chuck, why must we always have to state our ethnic mix etc on most forms these days, does it really matter? we are all the same under the skin.