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Bounty Killer granted UK Visa
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Homophobic Reggae artist allowed to perform concert
"A white racist singer who advocated the killing of black people would be refused entry to Britain. Why the double standards?"
The London Metropolitan Police, who previously supported the Reggae Compassionate Act, are allowing notorious homophobe Bounty Killer to perform in East London this weekend.
The Reggae Compassionate Act was originally compiled to siphon out glorification of violence in reggae music, and many Reggae artists signed up. Bounty Killer however never supported the widely acclaimed Act.
Human rights activist Peter Tatchell said that the Metropolitan police would cancel the concert should any riots break out, however they ignore “polite, peaceful lobbying.”
However, Bounty Killer has been granted a visa to perform in the UK, despite his apparent condoning of hate crime. Tatchell has revealed that he feels any form of protest at the Stratford concert would be too dangerous, and has confirmed that he won’t be organising any kind of rebellion. He said:
“They will only cancel the concert if we riot... the Met will only respond to threats of violence.
“There is a clear correlation between murder music and homophobic violence, especially in Jamaica, where the release of anti-gay tracks often coincides with a rise in queer-bashing violence.”
“A white racist singer who advocated the killing of black people would be refused entry to Britain. Why the double standards?”
