An article in the Times today reports that the police force, in response to the 'increase in terrrorism' needs to recruit more Muslims 'with a cultural, religious or linguistic understanding of the individuals most likely to be involved in these groups'
...oh, perlease. Why? So Muslims can be arrested in their 'own language'? Just as Enoch Powell studied Urdu at SOAS in order to be able to continue the Imperial rule in the Sub-continent, this is nothing more than a false attempt to present the police as a caring force for the community.
Why not teach other police that not all Muslims are the same, or that not all brown people are Muslims (think John Charles de Menezes) . Employing more Muslim police officers will not detract from the fact that the police force is institutionally racist (See the National Black Police Association's call for recruitment boycott ).
why don't they spend more money on arresting the real criminals in society-tax evaders,brutal police, war criminals, State terrorists, exploiters, racist/homophobic/sexist bigots.
I have written this in a rush so please continue my train of thought below...
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