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Originally Posted by Bagor
Agree to disagree.
To the people of mainland Britain this is pretty much new to them regardless of race which is why I felt the graph misleading.
No different than saying Canadians shouldn't treat a rise in gun crime as a new precedent as it's been a couple of hundred miles south of them for years.
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Not exactly. The UK is a country, so it's quite a bit different than comparing two entirely different countries such as Canada and the US.
The graph should also be viewed in the context that it is provided, which is not "is this new?" but "is this as big of a problem as it appears?" and, considering it pales in comparison to recent history (along with other dangers worldwide like gun violence and car accidents, which are treated much lighter), you can assume the concern and media coverage quickly outpaces the actual danger to society.