Oct 09 2006
Islamic Police
Interesting… Apparently religion is allowed to interfere with your job if you’re Muslim in England…
LONDON (Reuters) - London’s police chief on Thursday launched an urgent review of a decision not to post a Muslim officer at the Israeli embassy after a newspaper reported that he had been excused on moral grounds.
“Having learnt of this issue I have asked for an urgent review of the situation and a full report into the circumstances,” Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair said in a statement.
The Sun newspaper reported that Constable Alexander Omar Basha told his bosses he was unable to help guard the embassy in west London because he morally objected to Israel’s 34-day war against Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.
Police chiefs excused Basha last week but critics said they feared it would open the floodgates for officers of any religion or belief to refuse to carry out certain duties.
John O’Connor, a former Metropolitan Police flying squad commander, told the Sun: “This is the beginning of the end for British policing.
“If they can allow this, surely they’ll have to accept a Jewish officer not wanting to work at an Islamic national embassy? Will Catholic cops be let off working at Protestant churches? Where will it end? This decision is going to allow officers to work in a discriminating and racist way.”
It would be interesting to see something like this in the US. That means Catholics wouldn’t have to defend abortion clinics either. It amazes me what people are allowed to get away with under the guise of moral objection.