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Okay so I am speaking to Richard Walker, he is the Chair of Speaking Up for Southwark.
We would like to ask you a few questions about hate crime.
How would you describe hate crime itself? Well hate crime is when people use abusive
language against people. It doesn't matter if you are coloured, blue, white or black
whatever you are - it makes no difference. They have no right to do that.
That's what a hate crime is. Especially with learning disabilities.
If it's a learning disability, because of what they are that is a hate crime.
Along the lines of hate crime, is hate crime an issue in the Southwark area?
It is, a very big issue. A massive issue, It is a massive issue all over the country.
I was at the national forum last week in Birmingham and we talked a lot about things going on
about hate crime. So it is all over the country, it is not just in Southwark. It's not just
London or England. It is all over the country. And what do you think are the main cause of
hate crime, particularly adhering to young people?
The reason I understand it is because people don't understand people with learning difficulties.
That is why they do it. They don't know what a learning disability is.
If you put a person in my shoes how would you feel if someone abused you? What would you do?
What needs to be addressed when targeting hate crime?
Targeting hate crime is getting it reported, if you see something happen then you must
report it. Whatever happens. It doesn't matter if it is abuse, it doesn't matter if it is foul or you know...
If I call you Black, all that sort of stuff.
They have no right to do that to you. It is your right to defend what you want.
It is not someone's right to abuse people or to insult people.
Yeah.