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| Britain |
| Police Muslim cartoon 'sacrilege' |
| 2005-11-04 |
| A chief constable has condemned the portrayal of Muslims in a police magazine cartoon, describing it as offensive and sacrilegious. The Police Federation magazine cartoon shows officers taking their shoes off outside a mosque, as a bearded man escapes clutching bags of explosives. Bedfordshire's chief constable Gillian Parker has written to complain. The magazine's editor has apologised and said there was no intention to cause offence. The cartoon was seen by Bedfordshire Police as an attempt to mock the force's advice to officers to remove their shoes before entering Muslim properties. Ms Parker wrote: "The stereotypical portrayal of religious communities and the use of places of worship in a sacrilegious manner are bound to offend. EFL. |
| Posted by:Howard UK |
| #6 Even IF it is sacrilege - so what? Is that a crime? |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-11-04 17:57 |
| #5 http://www.memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=906 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2005-11-04 15:13 |
| #4 Here is some REAL "cartoon sacrilege." A peek into the minds of the totally deranged. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2005-11-04 15:12 |
| #3 So, we must tread carefully for fear of crushing an ant whilst pursuing craven murderers? Have we now assumed the traditionally Arab habit of swallowing camels whole and choking on gnats? |
| Posted by: Zenster 2005-11-04 13:14 |
| #2 So TRUTH is "sacrilege" now? If I send the chief constable a couple of dollars, do you think he'd buy a clue? :-( |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-11-04 12:32 |
| #1 Sent the Victor Davis Hanson article to the chief constable. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2005-11-04 12:19 |