You know what shutting down the issue is? Making it into an excuse for peddling racism by demonising British-Pakistani men as predators of white girls as posters on this thread have done repeatedly despite other posters apparently being blind to it.
That’s not caring about all the victims, and that’s certainly not caring about catching over 75% of the gangs operating, or 98% of sex offenders for that matter. Demonising 2% of perpetrators that are not at all disportionate compared to the overall population isn’t going to stop grooming gangs.
We can talk about grooming gangs but if you’re going be to racist about it, you’re going to get pulled up on it. I’m not ashamed for doing that.
“The grooming gang phenomenon in the UK is an issue that demands a nuanced and evidence-based approach. While high-profile cases have often been associated with South Asian men, the broader data suggests that the majority of offenders are white. It is crucial to avoid racial stereotypes and focus on the systemic failures that have allowed child sexual exploitation to persist. Improving data collection, allocating resources effectively, and engaging with communities will go a long way towards a safer future for all children. The focus must remain on the protection of all children, regardless of ethnicity, from exploitation by any perpetrator, while also challenging the anti-Muslim racism that fuels the false idea of disproportionate crime being committed by Muslim men.” https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/religionglobalsociety/2025/01/the-grooming-gang-debate-navigating-race-politics-and-justice-in-the-uk/