Burnley's Night of Violence

[Neal]

Well, have the riots started again? Reading the LET and it's in about trouble up Colne Road again due to a group of people assaulting an asian male. Big picture of a Ford Mondeo with the back window smashed through.

Anyone live up there? What's it like in the area?

[MrBen]

Dont believe everything you read in the paper. A young white lad (16) smacked an asian. the gist of the story is that it was *** for tat arguing. the asian lad offered him out, so he got smacked, which then prompted about 25 other asians to tool up and go looking for this lad. They were just going round smashing cars at random, and causing havoc. I dont think the riots are starting up again, yet. I notice it didnt mention on the paper the other young lad who got jumped by a group of asians up harle syke and is recovering in intensive care. I think the papers do more harm than good, by not telling the public the real truth...