Posted on 09/08/2015 5:33:23 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of reported Islamophobic offences in London soared in the last year, police said on Monday with a Muslim group that monitors such attacks saying women were the primary targets.
London's Metropolitan Police said there were 816 Muslim hate crimes in the British capital in the 12 months to July, a rise of 71 percent on the same period the year before.
The force put the increase down to better reporting and an improved awareness among officers, but also said world events and the celebration of religious days led to a rise in hate crimes.
"In light of recent world events, we know communities in London are feeling anxious," the Met Police said in a statement.
Tell MAMA, a group which monitors anti-Muslim attacks, said about 60 percent of the victims of Islamophobia were women who were targeted for wearing a veil or headscarf.
"We also realised that women who wore the Niqab, the face veil, suffered more aggressive incidents...
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Here’s a tip to the Koranimals — try assimilating.
Things like this would have bothered me a few years ago.
No more,and I’m not proud of that fact.
Everything has changed.
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I wonder what the London Police’s definition of “Islamophobic Hate Crime” is? Maybe quoting Winston Churchill in public?
In any case, God bless the Islamophobes and good luck to them.
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Islam *IS* a hate crime.
Phobic. Interesting how the satanists hijack the English language to their own use. Now, it’s “phobic” to recognize the enemy.
What do the crimes being committed by Porkophobes look like? I’ll bet they are up too.
London calling, please pick up the curtsy phone and take a bowel movement to eliminate your poison you have let in.
Duh! Is this really that surprising?
How many hate crimes by Muslims??
Oh that’s right! Those are not counted!
Compared go the number of crimes committed by Muslims, this is a pittance.
Boo-freaking-hoo.
I thought it was a hate crime to call anything a Mooslim did a hate crime?
52 Black Americans shot in Chicago this last week end. I could NOT care less about ENGLAND!! Drone them!!! They are Terrorists!!
I have been working on finding a good place to shovel when I follow the Three Commandments:
1. Shoot
2. Shovel
3. Shut up
Thankfully, everyone is safe now that they have the no questions asked knife disposal armored cabinets. Little risk of blood borne disease from uncleaned knives being used twice by criminals.
too bad those England police cant seem to count up the number of children that have been raped by muzzies.
too busy i guess.
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