The thin blue line of jihad (National Association of Muslim Police denies Islamic Threat in UK)

The Spectator (UK) ^ | 1/22/2010 | Melanie Phillips

[mojito]

The Telegraph reports that the National Association of Muslim Police has attacked government policy on countering Islamic extremism. In evidence to a parliamentary committee investigating Islamic extremism, the NAMP attacked:

"the Government’s anti-terrorism strategy, warning that it is an ‘affront to British values’ which threatens to trigger ethnic unrest... that ministers were wrong to blame Islam for being the ‘driver’ behind recent terrorist attacks. Far-Right extremists were a more dangerous threat to national security... that Muslims were being ‘stigmatised’ by the Government’s attempts to tackle terrorism, which was adding to ‘hatred’ against entire communities."

"...The memorandum warned that Muslims were subjected to 'daily abuse' due to the strategy. 'We must not diminish our British values further by continuing to allow such behaviour and policies to continue unchecked."

This is an extremely alarming development.

First, a general point. The very idea that police officers form themselves into interest groups of any stripe whatever should be anathema to the ethic of policing. That applies equally to Black, Gay, Jewish or One-Legged Transgendered Red-Haired Police associations. Police officers should serve the entire community equally, and should have no agenda but that professional commitment of equal public service to all. The idea that they identify themselves as an interest group is simply wrong, and the police service should never have allowed this to develop.

The memorandum by the National Association of Muslim Police, however, is of a different order of magnitude altogether.

[mojito]

Please pay no attention to that jihadist behind the curtain. He's just an oppresed minority, as they are all oppresed minorities. So, Muslim officers are no longer under any obligation to enforce the law on their fellow Muslims. It's just UK law anyway.

Now, if it were Sharia....

[rjsimmon]

... that ministers were wrong to blame Islam for being the ‘driver’ behind recent terrorist attacks. Far-Right extremists were a more dangerous threat to national security...

I had no idea that the Amish were also in England. Hmmm, go figure.

[Da Coyote]

Islam is the threat to British values - at least, those values that made the country great.

Send them back.

NOW!

[chuck_the_tv_out]

They are almost ALL for the terrorists.

There must be a moratorium on muslim immigration. Their beliefs require that they have their own state.

[LearsFool]

“National Association of Muslim Police”...Wha-huh???

Britons need to get rid of that organization, and pronto.

[a02001]

“National Association of Muslim Police”...Wha-huh???

“Britons need to get rid of that organization, and pronto.”

Along with all the Muzzies that belong to it.

[Moltke]

“National Association of Muslim Police”...Wha-huh???

Britons need to get rid of that organization, and pronto.

Negro Congressional Caucus...same BS. Write your Congress critter...and good luck.