Forced to be different… by the police
In this nanny state of ours, the government often offers citizens rights, most of which are gimmicks and not worth taking seriously.
But last week the Metropolitan Police offered us a “right” so short-sighted and so potentially dangerous that it should be rejected outright.
Apparently crime victims from minority groups — which includes Jews, Muslim, Hindus, black people and homosexuals — may soon be entitled to request that an officer of their own religion, colour or sexuality become involved in their case.
MidEast malice and distortion
The shocking rise in anti-Jewish attacks demonstrates that the way Israel is presented impacts directly on the safety of British Jews. According to the Community Security Trust, there were 609 anti-Jewish incidents in the first six months of this year, more than in the whole of 2008. And more than half the incidents reported in January made some reference to Operation Cast Lead in Gaza. Well, of course. People were being told day in, day out that the Israelis were wantonly killing Palestinian children.
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