Posted on 11/08/2017 9:03:31 AM PST by Olog-hai
Police in the city of Zürich will no longer name the nationality of a suspected offender in press releases, arguing that to do so is discriminatory and inappropriate.
City councilor Richard Wolff, head of the city’s security department, ordered the new measure, which is backed by center and left-wing parties.
In a statement, the department said, “the regular mention of nationality in police reports is discriminatory because it suggests that the offense can be explained by the nationality of the perpetrator”.
Some media say it is important in the name of transparency to state a suspect’s nationality and not to do so is a cover-up, said the statement. However, the security department disagrees. By mentioning nationality, “it is suggested that the deed can be explained to some extent. But this only obscures what the root causes of criminal activity are,” it said, naming poverty, low education, stigmatization, drug use and other factors as the real cause of crime. …
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What a bunch of PC f*gs...
Apparently France is having too much of an influence on them.
Gezuz...Pathetic...
Zürich police will now no longer respond to civilian cries for help if they are being attacked by a muslim
How in hell will the cops there give the population a description of dangerous suspects on the loose?
The Swiss are learning from the Germans. Not a good idea. Obviously this is to make the headchoppers feel more comfortable as they slice necks off humans’ heads.
Police in the city of Zürich will no longer name the nationality of a suspected offender in press releases, arguing that to do so is discriminatory and inappropriate.
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Why would they need to release the nationality? Just release the perps name (Mohammad) and that will be enough info.
Like here in the US - we know longer identify the criminal as a black youth. The media uses the term “teen” and that explains that. Or they may list a name (Trayvon) and again - that’s all we need to know.
Here in America we quickly figured out the meaning of the words "teen" and "youth".
Another chapter on how the west is committing suicide.
Paging tourists...
> Just release the perps name (Mohammad) and that will be enough info. <
Yep, the perp’s name would be enough. And a description of the crime would be enough. So we must not release the perp’s name, or the nature of the crime.
My suggestion for a press release: Something bad happened in Zurich.
Oh, wait. That won’t do! It labels as “bad” something that is probably just a cultural difference. And who are we to judge?
A better press release: Something happened in Zurich.
They have obviously declared that islam is not a problem, and anyone who criticizes it is islamophobic..... because after all, they are superior...... aren’t they?
How can you effectively treat societal failures without complete facts? How do you set policy?
Pretty soon, they will just quit arresting them.
That’s why the media anglicizes the names as much as possible.
They just admitted that certain nationalities are the problem.
And with this action, those nationalities will cause even more problems.
I thought the Swiss were smarter than that.
I’d guess it must be intuitively obvious to even the casual observer. So, why state the obvious?
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