Yesterday at the London disability hustings I said that I had specifically mentioned hate crime against both the LGBT and disabled communities in my election leaflet, which all houesholds in Vauxhall should have received by now. Confirmation of a problem in Vauxhall is revealed by this police notice. Also Lambeth police stats show a 47% increase in homophobic hate crime in the borough in the year up until last month. The trial has also just started in London of the three people accused of kicking a gay man to death in Trafalgar Square at 10.30pm at night. Homophobia and hate crime is a live issue and needs to be addressed urgently by the police. And if you think that it is a marginal issue, then ask someone who is disabled or LGBT what it can be like.
http://www.discodamaged.com/2010/04/police-warning.html
POLICE WARNING
When leaving venues in Vauxhall:
Do not to have mobile phones, wallets and valuables on show and
Do walk in lighted areas.
This morning DIAS said that someone was brutally assaulted outside Area a couple of weeks ago. (Read here.) Eren Bessim, Metropolitan Police Diversity and Hate Crime Coordinator, has issued a reminder to be careful. He says "We have had another spate of robberies in this area; there is no intelligence to say they are targeting the LGBT community." He also has issued a number where you can text in reports of hate crime: 81025 and Lambeth followed by a message. He will
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