On Jul 6, 7:46 am, zinnic
gate.net> wrote:> On Jul 5, 8:08 pm, greasethew...@
yahoo.com wrote:
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>> 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
>>> ******************************************
>>> "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
You are quite right. Minorities in countries in history have only had
to complain once and the majority jumps and bows down. You are like
the new Hegel.
And in this case, those booties that are set aside for explosions will
have to be used in other cases, possibly, though it is unclear, given
the mixed reaction of those this new and challenging procedure is
meant to not offend.
No more booties.
Where are my markers and placard?
I can't even remember the headlines from today's paper. They have
been brushed aside by THE REAL ISSUE.
