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‘That was a deeply stupid thing to say’: Rob Rinder shuts down GMB guest who blames Liverpool shootings on ‘issues in the Black community’ -Kim Novak-Entertainment – Metro
They discussed the death of a nine-year-old girl shot in her own home.
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Rob Rinder and Good Morning Britain newsreader Marverine Cole shut down a guest on Wednesday’s show who suggested the shootings in Liverpool are down to issues of gun and knife violence in the Black community.
During a discussion about the death of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, who was fatally shot in the chest when a gunman forced his way into her home, also wounding her mother, a comment from journalist Andrew Pierce was refuted by Rob and Marverine.
Andrew told the rest of the panel: ‘It is an issue in the Black community in many of our inner cities and it has to be addressed and people have to be not afraid to say so.’
He then added: ‘I’m not saying in this particular case.’
Marverine stopped him to say: ‘I take offence at “the Black community”, we’re not a monolith, right, and it’s not just people of Afro-Caribbean heritage communities at all, by any stretch of the imagination.’
Judge Rinder also interjected to tell him: ‘You go to different parts of the country – and thank you for that, I have to say I missed that – no offence, and people broker that by saying no offence, but that is a deeply stupid thing to say.
Rob Rinder explained that most of the cases he dealt with in Liverpool had nothing to do with race (Picture: ITV)
Marverine hit back after Andrew’s comments (Picture: ITV)
Olivia Pratt-Korbel was tragically killed in a shooting in Liverpool when a gunman forced their way into her home
Rob then explained that the majority of cases he had worked on as a criminal barrister which involved people from Liverpool had nothing to do with race.
He added: ‘Those [cases] were not involved with people of colour and those gangs are some of the most terrifying in the UK.
‘It’s a national issue regardless of the complexion of people.’
Doubling down, Andrew then responded: ‘It is, however if you talk to people in London – there is a particular problem with knife and gun crime with young, Black men.’
Marverine then replied: ‘I really take issue with it. It is not just, as you said Rob, we will end up going round in circles here, but it is not just Black communities.’
Andrew then repeatedly told her: ‘I didn’t say “just”’.
Viewers praised Rob and Marverine for hitting back at his claims, tweeting: ‘Without Marverine Cole (@TVMarv), Andrew Pierce likely gets away wedging black communities into a discussion over killing of Olivia Pratt Korbel in Liverpool. Kudos to @RobbieRinder telling @toryboypierce that was “a deeply stupid thing to say”.’
Another added: ‘Well done Marverine Cole & Rob Rinder. Asinine comments by Andrew Pierce. Blame everyone except Tory policy losing 40,000 police, children’s & youth centres, well being. A little girl killed in her home. Ffs. Start a war on drugs & crime. SAS headed. stop the blight.’
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV.
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