Muslim Police Officer Refuses Handshake
A Muslim PC refused to shake Sir Ian Blair's hand in a passing-out ceremony for training recruits who had successfully completed their initial training. According to the woman, her faith prevents her from touching any man other than her husband or a close relative, but this wouldn't prevent her from doing her job.
Sir Ian Blair, hardly surprisingly, challenged the validity of her claim - as would I. How would she arrest someone? Answers on a postcard, please.
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Luke Woodhttp://www.lukewood.info
Thought you'd be delighted to hear Noel, that www.lukewood.info is BACK. I know you thought I should never have disabled it, but now (thanks, I presume, to Google's impact on Blogger) it is fully integrating rather than just doing an annoying domain name forward. Hoorah.
2007-02-20 00:10:27
Realpolitik
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The thing that winds me up is that we are constantly expected to be sensitive to their customs yet they are not sensitive to ours, and if you complain then you are "Islamophobic", whatever that is. It really drives me up the wall.
2007-01-23 21:28:51
Dave G
I find this a bit silly too.
2007-01-21 22:37:09
Dave G
But if she has to give mouth to mouth to a man she's just handcuffed, that's ok.
2007-01-21 22:36:54