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Police warned over Ramadan arrests
Guardian Unlimited ^
| 10/21/06
| Press Association
Posted on 10/21/2006 5:41:57 PM PDT by World_Events
Police in Manchester have been told not to arrest Muslims wanted on warrants at prayer times during the holy month of Ramadan.
An internal email listing prayer times was sent to officers in the metropolitan division asking them not to make planned arrests during those periods for reasons of religious sensitivity, Greater Manchester Police confirmed.
Some officers are said to have been angered by the instruction.
But a police spokesman said confusion arose because the original memo was unclear, and a second email has clarified that there is no blanket ban on arrests, simply a request for sensitivity.
The latter email also stressed the order did not apply to on-the-spot arrests, only the execution of arrest warrants.
Greater Manchester Police describe their metropolitan division as covering "one of the most diverse in the UK with a wide range of ethnic groups". It serves the communities of Moss Side, Hulme, Whalley Range, Rusholme, Fallowfield, Ardwick, Longsight, Gorton and Levenshulme.
Ramadan is due to end next week, with Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations marking the end of the fasting period.
A Greater Manchester Police statement said: "The primary objective of Greater Manchester Police is to fight crime and protect people.
"The month of Ramadan is an important time of the year for members of the Muslim community throughout the world
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: britain; dimitudewatch; islam; muslims; uk
God help our friends in the U.K.
To: World_Events
PC = suicide pact for western civilization.
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posted on
10/21/2006 5:44:50 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
To: World_Events
Do they also suspend warrants at Christmas and Hanukkah? This is astounding.
To: World_Events
Police in Manchester have been told not to arrest Muslims wanted on warrants at prayer times during the holy month of Ramadan. So I murder someone on during Lent, a warrant is put out for my arrest and they don't arrest me.
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posted on
10/21/2006 5:48:04 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Why is the War on Terror being managed by the DEFENSE Department?)
To: World_Events
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posted on
10/21/2006 5:48:05 PM PDT
by
KJC1
To: World_Events
Of course, this sensitivity also applies to christian criminals during lent and the upcoming twelve-days-of-Christmas holiday season.
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posted on
10/21/2006 5:49:45 PM PDT
by
aquila48
To: World_Events
Coming soon to a town near you.
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posted on
10/21/2006 5:49:54 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
("Today We FREEP! Tomorrow We Vote!")
To: World_Events
Police in Manchester have been told not to arrest Muslims wanted on warrants at prayer times during the holy month of Ramadan.
This should be extended to prayer time 5 times per day. No arrests should be made then either. We need to be sensitive to the religious practices of others. Arrests should only be allowed when the target of the arrest is sleeping. Otherwise there would be no way to tell is a prayer was in progress.
To: World_Events
Chickens on RAMADAMADINGDONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Too many French moving to the U.K. I suppose.
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posted on
10/21/2006 5:53:13 PM PDT
by
shankbear
(Al-Qaeda grew while Monica blew)
To: CremeSaver
We need to ask these questions...or start rioting during Christmas...
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posted on
10/21/2006 5:55:13 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
(Muslims Are Only Guests In Western Countries)
To: shankbear
I wonder if the English still remember their gift to the world, RULE OF LAW AND ORDER. No exceptions.
To: World_Events
Phone in an anonymous tip that there is an Irish Catholic hiding in the mosque....
To: Dallas59
Why is the Western world bowing and scraping to these people? We have allowed this to get way out of hand. Look for this to be policy here within the next 5-10 years, sooner if the dems regain power. These people scare me, but our own inaction is more frightening.
To: World_Events
Maybe they could stop doing CRIMES for reasons of religious sensibilities, too.
And then we Christians are free from arrest during Christmas. I mean, WE are sensitive too.
Like as if laws should be made and enforced based on SENSITIVITIES???
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posted on
10/21/2006 6:06:25 PM PDT
by
bboop
(Stealth Tutor)
To: CremeSaver
I don't know why. I sit here and read this and I feel that there is something in the water. How can these people be so dumb? They can not defend themselves. On one hand I am angered over their pacifism and on the other have marked them as extinct, without a voice or opinion and not worth saving when they eventually ask for help.
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posted on
10/21/2006 6:09:10 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
(Muslims Are Only Guests In Western Countries)
To: World_Events
Somebody had to write that memo. Somebody has his name at the bottom, so he can be held personally responsible for this PC crap. He cannot hide behind anonymity or the bureaucratic machinery any longer.
The citizens of Manchester need to be made aware of this memo, and of its author. Then they can assemble and express their opinion of the contents and the philosophy that spawned them.
If the public feels it is truly being served by this accommodationist claptrap, then they can show their appreciation for the "sensitivity" and "awareness" of the author. However, if they feel -- as I suspect most do -- that this tactic simply accords filth a respected position, then they can express their outrage and demand the resignation of this laughable quisling of a "public servant."
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posted on
10/21/2006 6:12:24 PM PDT
by
IronJack
To: Cobra64
Oh, thank you!! If I murdered someone and the police knew they could find me during Communion, I think I'd get stuck under the jail!! This is so appalling, it borders on WHAT!! There just aren't any words!! How many free passes do these murdering terrorists get?!?! Apparently a lot! This is abhorrently disgusting.
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posted on
10/21/2006 6:16:07 PM PDT
by
fishergirl
(Choose your vices carefully, then be loyal to them.)
To: CremeSaver
"Why is the Western world bowing and scraping to these people?" Paralyzing fear.
Fear of Islamofascist violence, and fear of being seen as "racist" or bigoted. The only way for them to overcome their fear is to get sufficiently angry. .....and God only knows what that's going to take.
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posted on
10/21/2006 6:22:05 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: World_Events
Can they arrest Christians on Sunday mornings, or Jews during Shabbat?
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posted on
10/21/2006 6:24:33 PM PDT
by
Buck W.
(If you push something hard enough, it will fall over.)
Muslims should all be warned to not commit crimes or face arrest at whatever time the non-muslim majority of citizenry requires.
To: World_Events
"The month of Ramadan is an important time of the year for criminals of the Muslim community throughout the world...
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posted on
10/21/2006 6:32:03 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: World_Events; snugs; MadIvan; All
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posted on
10/21/2006 6:34:52 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
("Step aside Jefe"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: World_Events
Unbelievable.
To: aquila48
Don't forget the celebration of the 40 days between the Ressurection and Assention. Oh, and the 40 days of triumph over temptation. And my personal favorite solemn Holiday, "The 40 Year Lament of the Exodus".
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posted on
10/21/2006 6:47:32 PM PDT
by
uptoolate
(Their 'innocent' civilian is their next suicide bomber)
To: Dallas59; Mr. Mojo
I don't think there will be anyone asking us for help. I see this as putting a frog in cold water and slowly heating the water to a boil. The poor frog has no idea what has happened. Something has to break soon, for it soon it will be too late. Why are we so afraid?
As for us, we are only half of a very divided country. Half of us are like the frog unwilling move even as the water boils. I don't think we will be in any position to help anyone. Our borders are being overrun with people who only want to drain this nation dry, they have no love for the US. We are allowing muslim immigration at record numbers even as their birthrates increase. Soon they will be voting for whatever they want and how will we handle it?
It's sad, but I think far too many of us in the west would prefer death than to being thought of as a racist. Our leaders are useless as are the leaders of Britain. We will pay a very severe price for our paralyzing fear.
To: World_Events
They should smash down the doors of the mosque and drag the perps out kicking and screaming. Islam is to be despised, insulted and spat upon. It is an evil cult of death.
To: World_Events
"I seem to smell the stench of appeasement in the air."
Margaret Thatcher
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posted on
10/21/2006 7:05:00 PM PDT
by
siznartuf
(If I Hear "Jobs Americans Won't Do" One More ^%&^%^%# Time)
To: World_Events
Un-fricking-believable -- memo to England you can't appease them. They want you converted or dead.
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posted on
10/21/2006 7:06:09 PM PDT
by
tdewey10
(Can we please take out iran's nuclear capability before they start using it?)
To: CremeSaver
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posted on
10/21/2006 7:07:05 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
(Muslims Are Only Guests In Western Countries)
To: Dallas59
That is the worst part of all of this. Just what will we leave our children? Shame on us for being such cowards.
To: Dallas59
I get so angry at our weak use of the enormous power that we have. WORDS and only words prevent us from using it. Fear that someone will criticize us or think badly of us make us weak. What a joke, what a paper tiger we have become.
To: BenLurkin
How true.
It is shocking to imagine that the same people who had the courage to stand toe to toe against Hitler, in one generation would become a bunch of dhimmi pansies to the will of an ungrateful invading horde of barbarian animals.
And this is the motherland of our country! Thank God for the first amendment, or else I could be arrested for even saying this. I just hope we have the wisdom to halt any further Islamic immigration into our country.
Even today, we still have a box you must check off on immigration forms about any communist affiliations. A left over from the cold war.
So why can't we do the same with Islam? Is Islam any more compatible with Western, American values than Communism? Frankly, I believe it is even less so. Islam is much more than a religion in the sense of Judeo/Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, or whatever. Islam controls every aspect of life for believers. From politics, law, and worship, to every nuance of life. It makes the most controlling cult look like a libertarian fantasy.
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posted on
10/21/2006 7:52:56 PM PDT
by
outdriving
(Diversity is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.)
To: World_Events
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posted on
10/21/2006 8:01:09 PM PDT
by
Iscool
To: Iscool
Better sign up for that holiday trip to old Europe right now. It seems likely the end is much sooner than the expert prediction of 50 years.
Lift your glass to what was--Brittania and western civ.
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posted on
10/21/2006 9:34:28 PM PDT
by
petertare
(!)
To: World_Events
I see that the Manchester Police have officially become ahl al-dhimma, (the people of the pact of protection, in the Mafioso sense of the word)
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posted on
10/21/2006 9:56:31 PM PDT
by
El Gato
To: World_Events
I remember the summary execution by the policeman in VietNam where the cop just blows the cong supporters head off.
Seems a better response to me.
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posted on
10/22/2006 2:46:15 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
(an enemy of islam)
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