You need to study the results of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry to
understand this.
Basically it's in chapter 47 of the Lawrence Inquiry report by Lord
MacPherson which was published in 1999
DEFINITION OF RACIST INCIDENT
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12. That the definition should be:
"A racist incident is any incident which is perceived to be racist
by the victim or any other person".
13. That the term "racist incident" must be understood to include crimes
and non-crimes in policing terms. Both must be reported, recorded and
investigated with equal commitment.
14. That this definition should be universally adopted by the Police,
local Government and other relevant agencies.
The whole report is at
http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/cm42/4262/4262.htm
and I would recommend anyone who has even the vaguest interest in racism
in the UK in the last decade to read it.
Most forward thinking organisations adopt this definition as their
starting point for deciding what is and isn't racist.
Terry's comments were examined and percieved as being racist, hence the
court case.
Without all the detail of the case which will no doubt be presented in
October you cannot gainsay the decision to prosecute. Funnily enough
(now) this is how our legal system works.
I for one will be interested to hear the prosecution's case.
Betty
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