And Now, Sniffer Dogs Are Offensive
June 27, 2008
Muslim ANGER at sniffer dogs at station
Muslims travelling on trains from Brighton have objected to sniffer dogs being used to search them for drugs and bombs.
The trial by the British Transport Police (BTP) on all rail passengers travelling through the station prompted complaints from some Muslims who said their religion did not allow direct contact with dogs.
The findings, outlined in a Government report, showed that in another trial on the Heathrow Express platform at London’s Paddington station, body scanners were considered unacceptable on religious grounds by female Muslims.
The report on five rail security trials conducted in 2006 and the public’s response to them also revealed that some Asians and black people felt they could be selected for tests because of their ethnicity or because screening staff saw them as potential terrorists.
But the BTP said that despite being conscious of other people’s beliefs, no-one would be absolved of the security checks on religious grounds.
A BTP spokesman said: “We are obviously aware of, and sensitive to, cultural sensitivities.
“BTP officers do have the power to stop and search anyone under section 44 of the Terrorism Act.
“This also covers the use of dog handlers and dogs, which are used to indicate any substance they have been trained to detect.
“As a force we obviously look at feedback about how people from all faiths and backgrounds view the use of dogs and how we can incorporate that into how the dogs and their handlers interact with people.”
June 27, 2008 at 7:59 AM
This kind of BS makes me want to stroll around with a bunch of pitbulls. I don’t want to be conscious of other people’s beliefs. I don’t care. I have managed to live my entire life having cordial relationships with people whose beliefs were unknown to me. I have also learned to tell the difference between religion and intimidating thuggery. So if you guys don’t like my pitbulls, deal with it.
June 27, 2008 at 10:06 AM
There’s no reason to be surprised by this story. This is just a natural consequence of the fact that we allow Muslims to reside in our Western societies and practice their “religion”. To accept the presence of Islam and Muslims and then whine whenever Muslims actually choose to abide by Islam is, well, ridiculous.
The story above is just one of many examples of how Islam does not belong in our Western societies and cannot adapt to it. Rather than accepting Islam’s presence and then whine whenever its rules manifest themselves, we should ask ourselves how to deal with Islam’s presence. Since it makes little sense to criticize Muslims for abiding by their “religion” and at the same time uphold their right to be Muslims here, we have to decide whether we want to continue to allow them to be present here (in which case we should stop whining about Islam’s effects), or whether we don’t want to tolerate their religion anymore (in which case we would have to deny Muslims the right to be Muslims in our societies). Or, we could simply carry on as before, whining and complaining like before, which would in fact be a de-facto acceptance of Islam’s presence and continued influence.