On Jul 5, 8:08 pm, greasethew...@
yahoo.com wrote:
> On 6 Juli, 02:52, Sir Frederick
fuzzysys.com> wrote:
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>> Police sniffer dogs will have to wear bootees when searching the homes
>> of Muslims so as not to cause offence.
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>> Guidelines being drawn up by the Association of Chief Police Officers
>> (Acpo) urge awareness of religious sensitivities when using dogs to
>> search for drugs and explosives. The guidelines, to be published this
>> year, were designed to cover mosques but have been extended to include
>> other buildings.
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>> Where Muslims object, officers will be obliged to use sniffer dogs only
>> in exceptional cases. Where dogs are used, they will have to wear
>> bootees with rubber soles. “We are trying to ensure that police forces
>> are aware of sensitivities that people can have with the dogs to make
>> sure they are not going against any religious or cultural element within
>> people’s homes. It is being addressed and forces are working towards
>> doing it,” Acpo said.
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>> Problems faced by the use of sniffer dogs were highlighted last week
>> when Tayside police were forced to apologise for a crime prevention
>> poster featuring a german shepherd puppy, in response to a complaint by
>> a Muslim councillor.
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>> Islamic injunctions warn Muslims against contact with dogs, which are
>> regarded as “unclean”.
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>> Police dogs at present are issued with footwear only at scenes of
>> explosions to prevent them injuring their paws on broken glass.
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>> Ibrahim Mogra, one of Britain’s leading imams, said the measures were
>> unnecessary: “In Islamic law the dog is not regarded as impure, only its
>> saliva is. Most Islamic schools of law agree on that. If security
>> measures require to send a dog into a house, then it has to be done. I
>> think Acpo needs to consult better and more widely.
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>> “I know in the Muslim community there is a hang-up against dogs, but
>> this is cultural. Also, we know the British like dogs; we Muslims should
>> do our bit to change our attitudes.”
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>> John Midgley, co-founder of the Campaign Against Political Correctness,
>> said: “The police are in effect being overly sensitive to potential
>> criminals and not being sensitive enough to the public at large who need
>> to be protected. These sort of things have a counter-productive effect
>> because they cause huge friction between different communities.”
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>> Caroline Kisko, of the Kennel Club, said: “We would not condone any
>> attempt to make search dogs wear special clothing, which could cause
>> them distress.”
>> --
>> Frederick Martin McNeill
>> Poway, California, United States of America
>> mmcne...@
fuzzysys.com
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>> "To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle."
>> - George Orwell
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> So the booties already exist for when there is broken glass.
> Some muslim leaders are saying the measure is not necessary.
> Wow.
> I too am.....outraged....no...amused....no....wondering why this
> brought out an ironical jab at Islam....nah, not even that.
> Must have been a slow day in the news if this topped someone's pet
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Ha,ha; how many peeves does it take to legitimize a complaint
against minorities? Peeves are insignificant so, no matter their
number, they do not count.
Ho,ho; how many peeves does it take to legitimize a complaint against
the majority? One is sufficient. QED.
Zinnic
