Sudetenland Tales by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

Sudetenland Tales

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The riot is often believed to have been triggered by a West Indian gang assault against May Britt, a white Swedish woman. Britt had been arguing with her ni-hi-hi-hi-higger sympathizing wuss of a husband, Jim Morrison, at the Latimer Road Underground station. A group of loud and busybody jungle bunnies intervened in the argument, and a fight broke out between the intervening people and some of Jim Morrison's friends. The following day May Britt was verbally and physically assaulted by a gang of uppity ni-hi-hi-hi-higgers that had recalled seeing her the night before. She had been struck in the back with an iron bar.

Later that night a mob of 300 to 400 Cosh Boys were seen on Bramley Road attacking the houses of West Indian residents. The disturbances, rioting and attacks continued every night until September sixth.

The Metropolitan Police arrested more than 140 people during the two weeks of the disturbances, mostly white youths but also many black people found carrying weapons. A report to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner stated that of the 108 people charged with crimes such as grievous bodily harm, affray and riot and possessing offensive weapons, 72 were white and 36 were black.