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scum

noun as in superficial impurities, dirt

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noun as in people who are bad, despicable

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A builder who conned £86,000 from elderly and vulnerable people has been described as "absolute scum" by one of his victims.

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PC Neilson was recorded referring to an "invasion" of "scum" from the Middle East, and made offensive comments about people from Algeria and Somalia.

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He also referred to himself as "scum" who deserved to be put in jail.

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Neilson was recorded referring to an "invasion" of "scum" from the Middle East, and made offensive comments about people from Algeria and Somalia.

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Later that year, he told inhabitants of another Paris suburb he would get rid of the “scum” in their neighborhood.