Series 18 Spoilers
I must agree with some that this series is now perhaps pandering to maybe even the 'political' feelings of the cast.
Syria, trafficking, refugee camps, illegal immigrants, fairly wealthy muslims escaping [whatever???] and paying extortionists.
With practically every criminal act in this chain of human misery being represented what is the viewer to think. The most devout and converted is not only a killer but a hater of non muslims which includes muslims not as faithful as himself. We are also treated to the bad guy trafficker who has a decent heart. The faithful g/father who severely beats a child. I am sure the underlying message was the one that Lily Allen and Gary Lineker et all wishes us to have. Only in this case the relatives would not be joining them as they were dead. One little message I hope did not go unnoticed was that the monies extorted were going back into the funds of I assume ISIS but it matters not Islamic terror lives under a fairly big blanket and more fools us helps it. We are bombarded by ads telling us that fake goods fund terror. Mostly directed at Northern Ireland but it does include crime of any organised nature. I often wonder if we are paying for that through our Window Cleaners who will have the job of cleaning windows and getting up to sign on once a fortnight. Stan Ogden [gawd bless 'im] has not helped in that respect. It was a note worthy event when he got his ladders out to get the money for a pint. Part of a whole episode script devoted to that. Yes just seen the Hilda tribute.
Every bit of sympathy was being dragged out of us and I am sure we do have much sympathy for many. But within this we also see a culture of hatred for the KAFIR, the APOSTATE, and much else. Even the child says without any sense of irony that it is criminal for the police to arrest illegal immigrants. At least no reference was directly made to the bombing by whites in Syria. Oddly the people here in the law and order business are seen as worse than the enemy back home.
Most disturbing is that we see a connection being made between white van drivers and customs/border checks. When we can get an act together where we treat people involved in all the levels we saw in this presentation about the trafficking trail as harshly as possible. Lily and Gary might of course as attention seekers make comments but the very least among this trade I would feel should be removed from the race. No use to mankind in any form. What could be done to the worst in this trade. No use arguing about our days in the past. Slaves were bought like bananas and from can you guess Muslims. They still do a roaring trade even today in Africa. If a horrible truth be told generations of black people live today in the western world due to having taken as slaves. That saying is true also of blacks in jail on death row in the USA. They get to live longer on death row than out on the streets. [yes I know they ALL innocent].
Any ways stop going around interfering with the not so clever police and start doing the day job.