Sickening racist attack of Black busker in Scotland

Frank Muir - the racist caught on camera abusing a busker in BBC documentary The Street insists he's "a really nice guy".

The dad-of-one was jailed for the sickening attack on the African street entertainer, known as Melo, in Glasgow City Centre.

It also emerged that he also racially abused a female Asian police officer while out on bail for the busker attack.

Muir, originally from Cranhill, Glasgow, was eventually sentenced to a total of 10 months in prison for both incidents.

The former nightclub bouncer moved to Kirkcaldy after he was released from Barlinnie Prison in a bid to make a fresh start.

Footage of Muir's drunken racist rant at the stunned busker, known as Melo, was filmed by a BBC Scotland documentary crew and features in the The Street - which focuses on people in Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street.

As Melo chats to the TV crew, Muir can be heard off-camera saying "black b******".

Heavily-built Muir, wearing a pink shirt, approaches the busker and says: "What about the f****** British or the homeless? You are taking the f****** p***. You are milking our country for thousands, ya f****** black b******.

"Much do you make sitting here busking every f***** day? You're making thousands."

He adds to Melo, who does not claim benefits: "I pay taxes every f****** month. Hundreds of pounds to keep you in the f****** country.

And he gesticulates aggressively at him, saying: "You are a black b******, admit it."

Muir's friend, wearing a blue shirt, then tries to attack Melo in a drunken stupor. The busker pushes him away, saying: "Stay away from me, man. Seriously."

Muir admitted his conduct was "shameful" but claimed he only did it because he was "in a bad place" after splitting from his wife of six years.

Despite serving four months for racially abusing Melo and another six months for a similar incident involving the Asian police officer in April 2012, Muir insisted he's still paying for his crime because he is unable to get a job.

He was forced to quit his job in a care home and has since been turned down for countless posts.

Muir said: "I've done my time and I'm ashamed of what I did. I will regret it for the rest of my life.

"I'm actually a really nice guy. Just ask anyone who knows me. I'm not a racist.

"When I racially abused that man in the street I was in a very bad place. I can barely remember it.

"I had just split with my wife and had been drinking that day from 8am until I was arrested at about 11pm. I was very drunk and had been drinking Budweiser and Aftershocks all day.

"But that was nearly two years ago and I'm still paying for it.

"I can't get a job and now this is going out on the TV portraying me as a racist. I feel it will never end. I'm going to be punished all my life."