Sunday, December 27, 2009
When the police curve back, by Richard Martineau
Richard Martineau
Journal de Montréal
17/11/2009 06h46
Like the stories of accommodation? You'll love it.
On 31 October, at the request of the RCMP and the FBI, police in Windsor, Ontario, have arrested two Islamist radicals who are suspected of having links with an extremist group of Detroit: Mohammad Al-Sahli, 33, and Yassir Ali Khan, 30.
PUBLIC APOLOGY
During this operation, a police officer searched the wife of Ali Khan.
However, this kind of contact between a man and a woman is considered highly inappropriate by Muslims. As explained by counsel for Ms. Khan, "Muslims have no right to have physical contact with a man who is not part of their family. If a Muslim woman must be searched during a police operation, it must be searched by a policewoman, not by a policeman."
Result: Members of the Muslim community have asked the Ontario Police Chief Windsor public apology.
What did the chief? Has he defended his troops? Has he said the imams of the municipality that was not there to meet religious regulations archaic, but to make arrests and to protect public safety?
No. He held a press conference and presented his most sincere apologies to the Muslim community.
"Next time, he said, we will arrange for a properly trained officer may be present during such operations ..."
AWARENESS WORKSHOPS
You coat the compromises that have been granted by the SAAQ?
This is nothing compared to what is happening in Ontario.
For now on, the Muslims of Windsor wanted by the police can choose the sex of the officer who searches, arrest them and handcuffed.
In 2007, the Windsor Police have been entitled to "workshops to raise awareness of cultural difference" to know how to stop people from different religions. When these "workshops", the police were able to discuss with representatives of 12 different communities.
"But this has clearly not been enough," said Chief of Police in Windsor. We will organize other workshops of its kind ... "
One of these "workshops" will be moderated by a member of the Islamic Association of Windsor.
HIDE THE MEN!
Do you know what we should do? We should withdraw all men schools, CPE, gyms, public service and police stations. That way, the Muslim women would not be bothered sexually.
They are assured of always falling on a woman when they are dealing with these services.
We would move the guys in the basement and we would ask them to open envelopes or sorting mail.
THE NOSE HAIR
Here, while we're on the subject of burlesque accommodations, I have a good, alleging the magazine Courrier International:
"There are about ten years, a debate triggered by a rabbi concluded that we could pick his nose during the Sabbath. The discussion had focused on the fact that in the context of this activity, it could happen that one tore the hairs of the nose or it is forbidden to cut hair and hair on the Sabbath ... "
"Another rabbi proclaimed that Jews could not wear Crocs shoes for the day of Atonement, because they were too comfortable on this day of fasting and meditation ..."
This is not great?
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Labels: Arab World, Islam, Ontario, Religion and fanaticism, Richard Martineau
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