RCMP boss sees racism post-9/11

Canadian Press ^ | 2004-01-03 04:14:05 | CP

[freeforall]

RCMP boss sees racism post-9/11

CP 2004-01-03 04:14:05

TORONTO -- Canada's top Mountie acknowledged yesterday Muslims across Canada have faced rank discrimination since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Speaking to a crowd of 7,000 gathered for a conference on reviving the spirit of Islam, RCMP commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli said the terrorist attacks shook the country to its core, but should not shake Canadians from their course of rooting out racism.

"There has been a backlash of violence and of vandalism," Zaccardelli said.

"For many of you, these have been personal and they have been painful."

He said no one should forget the Muslim victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, in which hijacked airplanes slammed into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania, killing thousands.

"We should never forget that among those killed on Sept. 11 were hundreds of Muslims, and their families deserve more than suspicion and prejudice."

Mayor David Miller also addressed the crowd, saying Toronto remains committed to eradicating racial stereotypes.

The weekend conference has drawn people from across Canada and the world to discuss issues of Islamic spirituality, politics and living securely as a Muslim-Canadian in a post-Sept. 11 society.

Copyright © The London Free Press 2001,2002,2003

[WinOne4TheGipper]

So we're still obligated to believe that it's a religion of peace (TM)?

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[freeforall]

Yes, the PC crowd in Canada has freeze dried the average mind to the point that discrimination and terrorist attacks have moral equality.

[Bogey78O]

"Hey, Joe, I got a call in saying some 7' tall Nigerian is going to blow up the Prime Minister with C4 in his took. We better start pulling over cars at random, eh?"

[rickmichaels]

"We should never forget that among those killed on Sept. 11 were hundreds of Muslims, and their families deserve more than suspicion and prejudice."

Something tells me that the speaker's sphincter muscle suddenly became paralyzed and he sh*t his pants when he went up on stage and saw 7000 angry-looking orangutans staring back at him. He panicked and quickly came up with some ridiculous hyperbole designed to pacify the f***ing savages.

[Faraday]

Good Grief!

[freeforall]

The hosers at the RCMP seem to be more terrified by the human rights commission than AQ.

[denydenydeny]

Google "Vandalism Canada" and you will get page after page of Church vandalism in Montreal and elsewhere; there is nary a vandalized mosque in sight.

[freeforall]

They have education programs here that say otherwise.:)

[dagnabbit]

Don't confuse the issue with facts.

[The Electrician]

RCMP boss sees racism post-9/11

The RCMP boss is evidently confused. Islam is not a race.

[Missouri]

The hosers at the RCMP seem to be more terrified by the human rights commission than AQ.

Don't feel to bad. Here in the USA we have some big city police chiefs sounding alot like those at the RCMP.

[freeforall]

Confusion is endemic in the politically correct crowd.

[white trash redneck]

South Park has it right - blame Canada.

[freeforall]

Blame Canada

Sheila: Time's have changed
Our kids are getting worse
They won't obey their parents
They just want to fart and curse!
Sharon: Should we blame the government?
Mrs. Cartman: Or blame society?
Dads: Or should we blame the images on TV?

Sheila: Heck NO, blame Canada
Everyone: Blame Canada
Sheila: With all their beady little eyes
And flapping heads so full of lies
Everyone: Blame Canada
Blame Canada
Sheila: We need to form a full assault
Everyone: It's Canada's fault!

Sharon: Don't blame me
For my son Stan
He saw the darn cartoon
And now he's off to join the clan!

Mrs. Cartman: And my boy Eric once
Had my picture on his shelf
But now when I see him he tells me to fuck myself!
Sheila: Well, blame Canada
Everyone: Blame Canada
It seems that everything's gone wrong
Since Canada came along
Everyone: Blame Canada
Blame Canada
Guy on TV: There not even a real country anyway

Mrs. McCormick: My son could've been a doctor or a lawyer it's true
Instead he burned up like a piggy on a bar-b-q
Everyone: Should we blame the matches?
Should we blame the fire?
Or the doctors who allowed him to expire?
Sheila: Heck no!

Everyone: Blame Canada
Blame Canada
Sheila: With all their hockey hubabaloo
Mrs. Cartman: And that bitch Anne Murray too
Everyone: Blame Canada
Shame on Canada
The smut we must stop
The trash we must smash
Laughter and fun
must all be undone
We must blame them and cause a fuss
Before someone thinks of blaming us

[Levante]

I was going to post a comment regarding where in the HELL this character got the "hundreds of dead muslims" crap...your comment just answered it!