London Riots: Malaysian Student Who Was Filmed Being Mugged By The Heartless Scum Speaks Out

[Turborama]

Run time: 01:14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8KSOV2Hyd8   Posted on YouTube: August 10, 2011 By YouTube Member: itnnews Views on YouTube: 303   Posted on DU: August 11, 2011 By DU Member: Turborama Views on DU: 2537

 
He had been in England for only a month and was on his way to a friend's house to break the Ramadan fast...


More on this here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4956523">'They threatened to stab me': Student tells of backpack attack that shocked the world

[Amonester]

1. Thanks for posting. Now we know more about what happened.

And we also know there are Heartless Scums living somewhere in London.

Nothing new. There are Heartless Scums living somewhere in every city of the world.

Disgusting, yes, but not surprising. Is there a city on earth where there aren't any?

Maybe in Tibet? :shrug:

Glad to know the student has good friends and a network that will help him.

[go west young man]

2. It would be nice to hear an apology from the pro Yob DU contingent

who couldn't understand this was an obvious mugging yesterday. For those that still
don't get it yobs rob people, they beat people, they destroy things, they sell and do drugs,
and they often kill innocent people. This is no revolution as some here wished for. It is
just young losers being violent instead of being good. Watch the movie " Harry Brown"
starring Michael Caine to truly know yobos. Pond scum is too nice a term for them.

[civilisation]

5. Yes we are sorry that you have so little understanding,. .

Harry Brown is a fictional film,. get over it. Yes this kid was mugged, however there are obviously deeper issues under the rioting than the simplistic "they are YOBS" line you keep pushing.

Some of us can see that the system has pushed too many people a too far,. and that the surface is beginning to boil,. . It is not only that there are "bad people" or "evil doers" as some simplistically assert over and over again.

[go west young man]

10. Any what of all the people that do well and work hard every day in London?

Why aren't they "rioting"? Oh because they are good people. See the difference?

As for Harry Brown it is a fictional film based upon reality. Ever heard of that?
If not do yourself a favor go stand at the corner of one of the housing estates in
Hackney tonight after midnight. Reality will come have a chat with ya. And it will
be in the shape of a group of young thugs wearing hoodies. After you pick up your
teeth get back to us with your opinion of yobs.

As for the system anyone can see it is need of overhaul but is youth burning
down the shops of the real working class the answer? Definitely not.

[GillesDeleuze]

12. maybe it has to do with the color of skin

or maybe country of origin?

why dont you explain it..

[go west young man]

13. Then why are Pakistani's, Iraqi's, Asians, and many African Brits

against this violence? Why are they on the good side? Immigrants in
general usually rise up when they are disenfranchised but this is not happening.
Instead they are defending their high streets from the yobs. You see they worked
hard and make proper lives from themselves. Three young Middle Eastern men
were killed by the yobs yesterday or did you miss that part? Does that fit into your
narrative? I don't think so.

[JAnthony]

7. Want to recommend your post on this thread! The overwhelming majority of

people in the UK see this more clearly than armchair DU members who try to shoe horn these riots into some sort of socialist revolution. Socialist revolutionaries do not beat up visiting foreigners whose skin color is slightly different than their own!

[GillesDeleuze]

8. why the attacks on working people.

stop with yob slang.

[go west young man]

9. They are not "working people" as you say.

The immigrants they are killing are working people. Yobs the term has been around for ages. It is simply a violent angry youth.
They have never worked so please quit pushing that line. The definition you put forward is related to the early 20th century.
Websters doesn't apply it in the modern day. You would like to have people believe they are working class. They are not.

Link here for definition: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yob

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[dipsydoodle]

3. K & R

Appalling incident. I think the police have already identified one of the culprits - hope so anyway.

[Turborama]

4. The link in the OP has been moved...

Here's the new location for anyone who wants to find out more details: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1716208

[dipsydoodle]

6. For clarity : the video link is correct.

:hi:

[Turborama]

14. Thanks. They've arrested someone (links included interview with Asyraf @ the Malaysian Embassy)

Sky News article (embedded is a video of an interview with Asyraf after he had the operation): http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16048380

BBC article (with more video of the interview with Asyraf): http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14497763


Such a sweet guy.


:hi:

[Prometheus Bound]

15. This Malaysian student sounds like a pretty classy guy. What compassion!

The video caught the attention of the world. A young student, then anonymous, who got beaten in the riots, staggers to his feet as his backpack is looted. Thursday, 20-year old Muhamed Haziq Rossli says he holds no ill will for the people who beat and robbed him.

"I feel sorry for them but it was really sad because amongst them there were children, it was very sad. There was a boy in primary school, it was quite shocking I think," Rossli said.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/national_world&id=8302468