Australia: Must not suggest that dealing with Sudanese is difficult
Considering the primitive and violent background of the Sudanese, it would be surprising if they were not difficult -- but reality must be ignored, of course
POLICE in Melbourne's west have been caught mocking African migrants and their local community on racist stubby holders.
Chief Commissioner Ken Lay has vowed to act against those responsible, and senior officers have slammed them as "offensive".
About 50 of the drink coolers are believed to have been made up for, and distributed among, officers in Sunshine, which has a large refugee community.
On one side of the stubby holders is a cartoon image of a mudfish and the words: "Sunshine police. Whoever says Sunshine brings happiness has never worked here."
"Mudfish" or "muddie" is derogatory slang for Africans, referencing the bottom-feeder species that is a common food source in Sudan and other countries.
The other side takes a further dig at the many refugees from Sudan and other war-torn nations who do not know their date of birth, proclaiming: "My date of birth is 01/01/?"
The items were produced last year and have been used regularly at the station's "mongrel" drinking nights.
"It's extremely disturbing," said Tamar Hopkins, principal solicitor at Flemington and Kensington Community Legal Centre. "It's about ghettoising a whole area. It's appalling. This is really shocking."
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Australians, like Americans and Brits, will soon find out what their highly misguided sense of tolerance will bring them.
Freedom of speech?
(South Wales Argus) A NEWPORT shopkeeper has been forced by police to remove a T-shirt from his shop window because they felt it "could be seen to be inciting racial hatred."
Matthew Taylor, 35, the owner of Taylor's clothes store on Emlyn Walk in the city, printed up and displayed the T-shirt with the slogan: "Obey our laws, respect our beliefs or get out of our country" after Drummer Lee Rigby, 25, was butchered in broad daylight near Woolwich barracks in London last week.
But following a complaint from "a member of the public", police came to his store and threatened to arrest him unless he removed the Tshirt from sight.
Mr Taylor said: "I had a visit from two CSOs (community support officers) because it has been reported by someone who felt it was offensive.
"It's not meant to be offensive. I didn't produce it to be offensive. It's what I believe. At the end of the day if you don't like the way a country is run and don't like our beliefs then go somewhere else, don't go killing people. I don't care if you Welsh, Scottish, English, go somewhere else if you don't like it."
Mr Taylor said obviously the killing of Drummer Rigby had been in his mind, but having lived in Chepstow close to Beachley barracks for a number of years the armed forces were particularly close to his heart.
He said the T-shirt seemed to have gone down well. "I had one person shout that it was 'disgusting' but on the whole most people have reacted positively to it," Mr Taylor said.
"I think the person who reported me was a bit too sensitive and hasn't read it properly. I don't see it as racist. I took it down because it is meant to be a statement about any race. Any color."
"I'm offended I have had to take it down. I can't see why I can't share my beliefs," he said.
A spokeswoman for Gwent police confirmed: "We did have a call from a member of the public. We visited the shop and asked him to remove it (the T-shirt) as it could be seen to be inciting racial hatred."
CHAIRMAN of the Welsh affairs select committee, David Davies MP said: "I think the police are well aware of that (the current heightened tensions between communities) and I can see their point of view. It's a very sensitive time. But I can see this guy's point of view and the statement he is making. You should not be in this country if you are not prepared to obey the laws. I think the vast majority of people in this country of all races would agree with that. So I don't think it is a racist matter at but I can see the police's point of view."
Newport city councillor, Majid Rahman said: "I believe in freedom of speech and defend his rights to say what he wants, BUT, once it starts offending people then it's a police matter and it's up to them whether they think it's broken any laws..."
David Davies MP said: ". . .You should not be in this country if you are not prepared to obey the laws."
Now Mr. Davies is in trouble. He's uttered and offensive comment. A true comment, but offensive to those who don't agree with him.
Majid Rahman said: "I believe in freedom of speech and defend his rights to say what he wants, BUT, once it starts offending people then it's a police matter and it's up to them whether they think it's broken any laws..."
Majid Rahman is in trouble by her own statement. Her comment offends by its sheer stupidity. She assumes there is such a thing as non-offensive opinion. In fact, any opinion will offend someone.
We are approaching the goal of PC talk, a time when all one can say is 'hello' or 'goodbye'. Well maybe not 'goodbye' since it is short for 'God be with ye'. And that will offend some sensitive soul.
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