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| Muslims not the enemy: AFP chief |
| 2006-09-15 |
| Mick Keelty is the top cop in Australia. Is it me, or does it seem like he has gone over to the other side? FEDERAL police commissioner Mick Keelty has urged people to back off Muslims, insisting Islamic Australia is not to blame for terrorism. In a revealing interview with The Weekend Australian, Mr Keelty said racial profiling was self-defeating because it risked alienating mainstream Muslims while ignoring the real danger of homegrown non-Muslim terror. "I remind people that the firstperson who was convicted of a terrorist offence in Australia was a person with the unlikely name of Jack Roche," the police chief said. And Mr Keelty said he did not like the phrase "the war on terror", because it did not apply in Australia. "Unless people understand what is happening here, we risk alienating the Islamic community, we risk branding the Islamic community," he said. Mr Keelty made no criticism, direct or implied, of how politicians were conducting the debates on immigration and terror. But his message of inclusion is in contrast to the thrust of federal politics in the past few weeks. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #7 And blowing up your citizens in Bali was'nt profiling by the Muslims Bingo, plainslow! We are being profiled bigtime. Islam just isn't being forced to admit it. Turnabout is fair play. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-15 15:42 |
| #6 Yeah, 'Youths', by Gum, that's the ticket! See, us froncés lead by example again, way to go! |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-09-15 14:43 |
| #5 Hey chief get off the sheep station. God gave you a brain for a reason, use it. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-09-15 14:04 |
| #4 Muslims not the enemy Not as long as you're willing to convert and to adopt Sharia law, chief. |
| Posted by: GK 2006-09-15 13:48 |
| #3 Islamic Australia? That phrasing strikes me as either unfortunate or indicative. Eurabia and Andalusia come to mind. But perhaps I'm over-interpreting it. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-09-15 13:45 |
| #2 "I am against racial profiling for crimes because (it) risks missing the true cause of the crime and risks focusing (on) an aspect of the community that may not necessarily involve itself in the crime while the crime is being committed." And blowing up your citizens in Bali was'nt profiling by the Muslims, and risked unnecesarily the aspect of the community that may not be involved in the crime? ( Like the vast majority of Australia) |
| Posted by: plainslow 2006-09-15 13:36 |
| #1 "I remind people that the firstperson who was convicted of a terrorist offence in Australia was a person with the unlikely name of Jack Roche," Oh, so that makes Islamic terrorism OK. "Unless people understand what is happening here, we risk alienating the Islamic community, we risk branding the Islamic community," They 'branded' themselves. I can't speak for other organisations - to consider carefully how we portray that in the media. I think it's equally important as to how the media portrays it." Never, ever use the word Muslim or Islam in your articles. Call them 'youths' or 'religious protesters' or 'dissidents' or....or.... Mr Keelty declared himself an admirer of Muslim Australians and said there was a "terrific positive story to be told" about their long migrant history. And what story would that be? Being a foreigner, I would love to learn. "True Islam denounces murder, it is not practising the Koran to commit murder or to commit atrocities," A complete and total LIE. It's REQUIRED to KILL infidels in the Koran. "I think a statement like the war against terror is an easy statement to make. But terrorism is a crime, it's murder. It's more about a mindset and a motivation than it is about a war ... As an Australian what is so important to us, I think, is that we maintain the quality of life that we have and we continue to capitalise on the benefits of multiculturalism, that we look to be embracing of all cultures." Multiculturalist drivel, can't we all just get along, blah,blah,blah. This guy's a cop? |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-09-15 13:35 |