Brexit Fallout Absolutely Unnecessary!

                                   

Days after the United Kingdom voted to leave the E.U, official proceedings for the "divorce" have not yet begun; But the metropolitan police have reported an increase to the reports of hate crime. Reports of racist graffiti, verbal abuse and hate crimes have increased in the wake of the Brexit vote.

On a Facebook group called "Worrying Signs," British residents are sharing incidents that they describe as racist or xenophobic, including a large number of people who indicated that  strangers on the street have shouted at them to "go home." Polish, eastern European, non-white immigrants, and anyone who appears to be Muslim have reported frequent harassment.

News outlets have also been covering individual incidents of harassment.

The national police chiefs' council says there's no single national number that would reflect a rise in such events. One indicator — a website allowing people to report hate incidents — has seen a 57 percent rise in reports since the Brexit vote. There are a number of ways to report hate crimes and incidents in the U.K.

"Police forces will respond robustly to any incidents and offenders can expect to receive enhanced sentencing. Hatred not only has the potential to cause serious physical and emotional harm, it damages communities and undermines the diversity and tolerance we should be instead celebrating," said the Chiefs' Council, in a statement.

Prime minister, David Cameron  has also spoken against the xenophobic attacks. He said,

"In the past few days we have seen despicable graffiti daubed on a Polish community centre, we've seen verbal abuse hurled against individuals because they are members of ethnic minorities. Let's remember these people have come here and made a wonderful contribution to our country. We will not stand for hate crime or these kinds of attacks." as reported by The Guardian.

Dave Reardon, from London in his comment on the Wednesday Metro, wrote this:

"As someone who voted Leave, I am appalled that this is being used as an excuse for racist attacks. Do those carrying out these vile acts not realise the damage they are doing to the image of the British people? We should take all necessary action to prevent this kind of disgusting activity from finding a place in our daily lives."