No. Not common. These were scatty race horses and easily spooked. Those jockeys are bereft of any fear genes whatsoever.
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Yes, in the United Kingdom, chanting "send them back" (or "send 'em back") is widely considered to be racist and can constitute a hate crime or a public order offence, particularly when directed at migrants, refugees, or ethnic minority groups
Such chanting is frequently associated with far-right protests and anti-immigration demonstrations, where it is used to target Muslims and asylum seekers.
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Yes, in the United Kingdom, chanting "send them back" (or "send 'em back") is widely considered to be racist and can constitute a hate crime or a public order offence, particularly when directed at migrants, refugees, or ethnic minority groups
Such chanting is frequently associated with far-right protests and anti-immigration demonstrations, where it is used to target Muslims and asylum seekers.
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- Legal Standing: Police and prosecutors in the UK use the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and the Public Order Act 1986 to handle such incidents. Chanting that is deemed to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on race, religion, or nationality can be treated as a hate crime.
- Context: While freedom of speech is protected, speech that constitutes harassment, alarm, or distress, or stirs up racial hatred, is not.
- Football/Public Events: Such chants at football matches are strictly forbidden under the Football Offences Act 1991 and are treated as discriminatory behaviour.
- Police Action: Reports indicate that police have identified this type of chanting at protests as part of wider, organized racist activity, sometimes leading to arrests and investigations.