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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: GmanJoe on July 03, 2008, 07:16:39 AM
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[SIZE="6"]Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman\'s hat[/SIZE]
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.
The advert has upset Muslims because dogs are considered ritually unclean and has sparked such anger that some shopkeepers in Dundee have refused to display the advert.
Dundee councillor Mohammed Asif said: \'My concern was that it\'s not welcomed by all communities, with the dog on the cards.
\'It was probably a waste of resources going to these communities.
\'They (the police) should have understood. Since then, the police have explained that it was an oversight on their part, and that if they\'d seen it was going to cause upset they wouldn\'t have done it.\'
Councillor Asif, who is a member of the Tayside Joint Police Board, said that the force had a diversity adviser and was generally very aware of such issues.
He raised the matter with Mr Vine at a meeting of the board.
The chief constable said he was unaware of the concerns and that the force had not sought to cause any upset but added he would look into the matter.
Councillor Asif said: \'People who have shops just won\'t put up the postcard. But the police have said to me that it was simply an oversight and they did not seek to offend or upset.\'
Cards featuring police dog-in-training Rebel have been distributed to communities throughout the area to advertise the single number point of contact for non-emergency calls to the police.
Rebel has proved a popular recruit for Tayside Police after coming through the very first Lothian and Borders Police dog-breeding programme in February.
One of seven German Shepherd pups born in early December, he has now completed his course of inoculations, and is free to venture out onto the streets of Tayside.
A spokesman for Tayside Police said: \'Trainee police dog Rebel has proved extremely popular with children and adults since being introduced to the public, aged six weeks old, as Tayside Police\'s newest canine recruit.
\'His incredible world-wide popularity - he has attracted record visitor numbers to our website - led us to believe Rebel could play a starring role in the promotion of our non-emergency number.
\'We did not seek advice from the force\'s diversity adviser prior to publishing and distributing the postcards. That was an oversight and we apologise for any offence caused.\'
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Seriously, is there a group of people more easily offended? I swear sometimes the entire religion is based off being offended.
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Muslims are assholes.
There, I said what every non-muslim thinks, but is afraid to say.
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i dream of a world without extreme muslims.
i am religious, but i also fancy a world without religion.
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Damn..i understand respecting some of these religions,..but they are just being ridiculous....i\'m going to mail them a picture of a pork chop with hot sauce on it....they\'ll probably be ready to blow s**t up over something like that...geez just shut the f**k up already...
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I think the best way to make all the muslims happy is to give them all free bacon.
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Muslims are the only ones who have a problem with dirty dogs. Maybe they don\'t realize that dogs have personalilty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0zJSgHDnpw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0zJSgHDnpw)
I finally figured out one of the problems with posting embedded youtube videos. It\'s just harder to do it with Internet Explorer. You can do it easily with Firefox! I guess I\'ll have to install Firefox on my work PC now.
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If I were President, I would use the worlds smallest violin at press conferences every time something like this came up.
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Seriously, is there a group of people more easily offended? I swear sometimes the entire religion is based off being offended.
I couldn\'t agree more. I took a muslim class in college and they seriously get heated over every little thing. What\'s funny too is the ones that aren\'t easily offended are offended that the ones that are easily offended get offended :)
What\'s even more assinine is that they go from their culture to a new culture, like England, and demand that they conform to THEIR standards by saying you can have a picture of a dog or that they must wear a veil, even if its against the law and they constantly complain when the countries try to assimilate them to their nation. Its a common problem and I say if you move to a new country, you should embrace their culture instead of trying to make them conform to your standards. EX: If an Arab moves to France or England, they should pick up that culture instead of moving there and telling them to stick it. If you want to keep your customs, beliefs and values, fine. Don\'t force them on people of a native country and say they are wrong for doing what they\'re doing and bitching every time they do something that Muslims deem "offensive"
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I finally figured out one of the problems with posting embedded youtube videos. It\'s just harder to do it with Internet Explorer. You can do it easily with Firefox! I guess I\'ll have to install Firefox on my work PC now.
Another convert. Praise to Allah!
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Allah Akbar!!
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What the shit? How can that offend anyone?
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Shows how perceptions vary from culture to culture.
If you ever happen to visit Riyadh for example you will see lots of crazy things they view as illogical while we see them as logical and vise versa.
For example the fanatics prohibit the use of mannequin dolls in shops because they can be used as objects of idolatry.
I ve heard that decades ago the fanatics were braking TV sets because they considered them to be a work of the devil. A box that shows human beings? Only GOD can create and show human beings.
They even prohibit the use of anything that resembles a cross. It doesnt matter if its a decoration or something shaped like it without any reference to religion.
Oh and not to mention that if you go to a shop with stereo systems and such you cant test the sound system because music in public places is considered a sin of some sort.
That said, many of them especially those that control religion are hypocrites. They may prohibit people from doing or using some things, while they are doing and using them behind close doors.
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They even prohibit the use of anything that resembles a cross. It doesnt matter if its a decoration or something shaped like it without any reference to religion.
Probably very rare cases, since muslims do belive in Jesus just like Christians. To them Jesus was a prophet.
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Probably very rare cases, since muslims do belive in Jesus just like Christians .
christians believe jesus is the son of god..which is heresy to the muslims. the man himself they probably view as a good person and a prophet (edit: wow i spell it profit,haha..too many business classes), but to idolize him as much as christians do makes muslims think the catholic faith is bull...irony..
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Probably very rare cases, since muslims do belive in Jesus just like Christians. To them Jesus was a prophet.
In Riyadh it is a common case. It is not muslims in general that prohibit though.
Religion is organized in Saudi Arabia and there is some sort of religious police or council. It is not just the royal family that rules there. There is a conflict of interests between the two powers. And there are religious laws applied anywhere and for everybody regardless of your religion. For example your wife is forced to wear the black Arabian clothes and cover her hair if you go there. And if she refuses she will be jailed and fined
But the royal family cant do anything although they want many changes to happen towards liberalism.
Although they do recognize Jesus Christ as a prophet they do not accept him as a messiah or son of God, therefore they can not accept Christianity as a religion.
If you are caught with a cross in Riyadh off you go to jail.
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Blah. Blah. Blah.
All I know of Muslims, I learned from TV. Not just TV, but the great HBO show called "OZ". Yea, that show had plenty of naked Muslims in it.
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Never heard of that show you have watched. I prefer to go there and have first hand experience. :thumb:
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Never heard of that show you have watched. I prefer to go there and have first hand experience. :thumb:
This is why your country is a failure. I guarantee every person on this board that has seen OZ will tell you just how great that show is. It\'s true American TV. You got black Muslims. You got cock. You got shanks. You got rape. You got black Muslims.
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You still dont get it do you? I repeat I prefer having first hand experience :thumb:
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You still dont get it do you? I repeat I prefer having first hand experience :thumb:
Of what?
Black Muslim cock?
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Ha!
Shazam!
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Of what?
Black Muslim cock?
Thats something I gave you and it wasnt Muslim.:thumb:
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Of what?
Black Muslim cock?
funny
Thats something I gave you and it wasnt Muslim.
not funny...
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Of what?
Black Muslim cock?
:rofl:
Uni... seriously... just stop.
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Uni... seriously... just stop.
I agree, look what he\'s doing to emo wall:
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If you can\'t appreciate OZ - then you suck.
It\'s really that simple.
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I can\'t keep up seeing who\'s saying what. Out of the corner of my eye when I read posts, I think its LIC but then I see its Uni and visa versa. Someone change an avatar. This is driving me insane! :banghead:
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Fuck that.
I had this avatar first and it rocks beyond rocking. His is just some third world country copy.
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What the fuck I leave for 1 day and theres a 3rd Heath Ledger Joker avatar now?
I see what needs to be done now.
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Yeah, everyone except me needs to be banned for wearing it.
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I can\'t keep up seeing who\'s saying what. Out of the corner of my eye when I read posts, I think its LIC but then I see its Uni and visa versa. Someone change an avatar. This is driving me insane! :banghead:
I can see through words.
Lic=gold
Unicron=poop
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lets stop bickering, and try to get back to the good old debate of why muslims are soft cunts that can\'t take a joke.
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I blame the lack of bacon personally.
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I think the best way to make all the muslims happy is to give them all free bacon.
Bacon is good. anyone who disagrees, should have their tongues washed in bacon grease.
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Bacon is good. anyone who disagrees, should have their tongues washed in bacon grease.
Tru enough..that\'s what your sister keeps tellin\' me...but tell her to stop makin\' her husband jerk-off all the time,...she has to give it up to him once in awhile or he\'ll become suspicious...
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Tru enough..that\'s what your sister keeps tellin\' me...but tell her to stop makin\' her husband jerk-off all the time,...she has to give it up to him once in awhile or he\'ll become suspicious...
She wouldn\'t touch you. You\'re too poor. :p