• Re: [OT] Jewish man in UK arrested for wearing Star of David in public

    From The Horny Goat@lcraver@home.ca to rec.arts.tv on Sun Feb 1 03:13:32 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv

    On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:33:54 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
    <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    That's extortion, an actual crime. If HG's paraphrase was accurate, the >speaker's words condemned him. Use the threat of arrest to force the
    local leaders of the religion of peace to make statements both publicly
    and directly to congregants that there must be no violence.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quWKVwTBiIc

    The chief in question is now facing dismissal for not doing his due >>>diligence

    I got this from watching several British news Youtubes and they all
    gave versions of the story saying the police chief ONLY consulted the
    local Muslim clerics council. The main controversy seems not to be
    whether the police chief should step down but rather whether he should
    have the right to collect his pension. (which apparently he was less
    than a year away from when this happened)

    There have been several cases in both the UK and Canada (the main one
    being in Quebec city where Muslims staged a mass "prayer" which
    completely blocked access to the Quebec city cathedral and basically
    besieged it. Having seen photos of the incident it's clear that it was
    far more about besieging the cathedral than praying to Allah.

    Apparently the Quebec National Assembly (what Americans would call the
    State Assembly) has met a couple of times to pass legislation both
    giving police greater powers to clear public squares particularly when
    public buildings (can't remember the exact term but it includes
    churches) are blocked in such a way that would impede public access
    without going to court to get an injunction.
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