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sorry had to edit below...I was too angry to have control of fingers lol

I'm sure it does go on in other parts of the country Somerset Girl, thats what makes it so appalling. That without reason, without provocation, without thought ( those kids needed a brain for that...and seemingly didn't have one between them ) two people were subjected to thuggery, abuse and physical violence daily.

The reporters weren't 'foreigners' ( at least the girl spoke perfect English and I take it was British ...didn't see the beginning so assuming )
and even if they had spoken no english or been noticeably foreign no-one deserves that malice directed at them...

I'm a UK resident too and I would rather stand at the back of the longest queue in the world, stay homeless and starve than be party to behaviour that makes another human being the target like that.

My (British) daughter had to prove that she had been living in the local area for 2 years, before she got her council flat.

Her Estonian work-mate had to prove that she had been living - and working - in the country for 5 years before she got hers.

I didn't see it at all, but in the St Pauls area of Bristol there is a huge mixed race area and they are British. born here, not immigrants. Not that I condone any racist behaviour, immigrant or British, there is never any excuse for violence.

I didn't watch it. I'm already too aware of how rife racism is. There's a really nasty subculture in this country - you see it on here often enough.

I did see it. It didn't surprise me - i've seen horrible little brats like that - albeit without the physical violence - in action before. It still really upset me.

what makes someone "british"? That excuses the behaviour...NO ONE has the right to abuse anyone else, and offering excuses for their behaviour does not make it acceptable.

Hi Linda, it was just so relentless. What a place to live .

xx

I saw just the last part, it was dreadful. I don't know what the zero tolerance policy is that they keep banging on about, but no one seems to enforce it

I would like to bet that those disgusting kids are going about being incredibly proud of their TV appearance

" Panorama investigates the truth about racism and anti-social behaviour as two undercover reporters are attacked and racially-abused more than 50 times in eight weeks spent on a Bristol housing estate."

I was actually shocked...and it takes a bit to do that :(

did anyone watch?