Constable ’shocked’ by Rue de Funchal comments

THE Constable of St Helier, Simon Crowcroft, says that he was ‘moved almost to tears of shame’ by racist comments made by some of those who objected to the renaming of Rue de Funchal.

In his internet blog http://sthelier.blogspot.com Mr Crowcroft wrote that he was shocked by the racist objections raised by Islanders young and old.

He wrote: ‘What I find shocking about racism in Jersey in 2009 is the way it issues forth from the mouths of people whom I know well, or believed that I did, people with whom I associate, work, do business and socialise.

‘To hear racist attitudes spouting from 16-year-olds who have recently been granted the right to vote makes me wonder what our expensive education system is doing to inculcate tolerance, fairness and intelligence in our young people.’

Its sad but its now sems to be the way of life....