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Muslims in Scotland Raising Heck About Police Ad with Puppy

by PEP | July 1, 2008 at 05:38 pm | 414 views | 11 comments | 17 recommendations

When it will ever end, who knows? No doubt if someone finds a Muslim official's dress or actions objectionable in the setting of a Western culture, they would not be allowed to protest.

A postcard featuring a cute puppy sitting in a policeman's hat advertising a Scottish police force's new telephone number has sparked outrage from Muslims.

Tayside Police's new non-emergency phone number has prompted complaints from members of the Islamic community.

The choice of image on the Tayside Police cards - a black dog sitting in a police officer's hat - has now been raised with Chief Constable John Vine.

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BigT

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at 17:48 on July 1st, 2008

Would this picture have been kosher for these bereaved Muslims if the dog were wearing a burqa?

PEP

at 17:56 on July 1st, 2008

Bad boy! But funny, right-on boy, here's a cookie. And thanks for the flag.

danphoto

at 18:04 on July 1st, 2008

I don't get it. Why would a muslum have an objection to a postcard of a puppy siting in a policeman's hat? I've seen the postcard- and it simply depicts a dopey looking puppy, a police hat, and a yellow phone! So I asked a bit about these religions/cultures and found out that they don't like dogs. (I dont like dogs either- particularly if they bark.) But I wouldn't call the cops if I saw a picture of a dog. Lets file this one under stupid overreaction.

BigT

at 18:27 on July 1st, 2008

I would love to call it a "stupid overreaction" as well but I think that time has come and passed us a long time ago.

PEP

at 20:32 on July 1st, 2008

danphoto and Big T, interesting comments. I think now we're bending over so backwards to accommodate people who have no intention of flexing themselves to fit into the culture of where they moved to that we're in deep deep doo doo.

René

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at 18:29 on July 1st, 2008

PEP, I like this story. It's good stuff. Saracens in Scotland!? Where did these people come from? Are they going to riot over this?

PEP

at 20:34 on July 1st, 2008

Oh, they've migrated into every bit of Western culture they can. They want a better life in other lands, but they also want to enjoy that comfy lifestyle while also insisting that they don't have to participate in nor respond to the place to which they moved. In other words--it's good enough to reap the benefits of, but not quite good enough to live in without having special exceptions on just about everything.

renovatio

at 18:36 on July 1st, 2008

let's not over react on this issue, let's peace upon earth...

PEP

at 20:36 on July 1st, 2008

Hi, I see people discussing here, but I don't see over-reaction. Did I miss something? Folks are used to discussing things on my stories, quite calmly even if they disagree. I've really only had 3 flamers/over-reacters/personal attackers ever show up, and one, I think, no longer posts here.