Bristol: Female Cops Must Wear 'Head Coverings' So They Don't Offend Moslems

[Nachtengel]

The Avon and Somerset Constabulary is issuing a number of female police officers and Police Community Support Officers with uniform-issue head coverings for use in places of worship.

The constabulary have created and issued the multi-faith head coverings to female officers identified as key liaisons with a number of community and faith groups. The officers will be able to wear them as part of their uniform when entering places of worship during their duty.

The head coverings were produced following recent work with the Mosque Initiative and the Aklima Initiative, the latter aimed at Muslim Women's Groups for Muslim women working and residing within the Avon and Somerset force area.

Rashad Azami, Imam and director of the Bath Islamic Society, said: "It is highly pleasing to see that the Avon and Somerset Constabulary is introducing specially designed head coverings for female officers as part of their police uniform. This will go a long way in encouraging a trustful relationship between the police and the Muslim community.

"The A&S Constabulary has been working closely with the Muslim community in the area on many levels for the last few years. We have found their cooperation very helpful and hope this step will further strengthen the mutual relationship."

http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk...nsid=17226&t=4

[Kogen]

I am curious to how Feminists and lesbians (is there a difference?) are going to react to this. Will they retreat in fear to the problem they caused, or openly attack it and become the target of Liberalism?

[Old Winter]

muzzies are just begging to be offended, its so unbelievable easy.

[ladybright]

I am curious to how Feminists and lesbians (is there a difference?) are going to react to this. Will they retreat in fear to the problem they caused, or openly attack it and become the target of Liberalism?

I think I have valiantly managed to not be a lesbian in spite of my liberal beliefs.

I wonder what these head coverings entail. Do police there not normally wear a cap?( It has been over ten years since I was in Britain and I can not recall.) Here in the USA police wear their caps while on duty. Female officers have their hair up under their cap or have short hair. I have never heard of the lack of full head covering in policewomen to be a problem here. Putting on or removing your normal uniform cap for courtesy's sake should be allowed in my opinion. Creating a new head covering for the sake of a minority is not right. The Amish here do not complain that police women wear pants and drive cars. But then Islam does not believe in polite separation.

I recall there having been an issue over a published photo of a policeman without his cap inside a church. He had removed it out of courtesy but it was against regulations.

[EQ Fighter]

Feminist in Berkas!

LOL!
That is Rich!

I guess what goes around comes around!

[Kogen]

I think I have valiantly managed to not be a lesbian in spite of my liberal beliefs.

I wonder what these head coverings entail. Do police there not normally wear a cap?( It has been over ten years since I was in Britain and I can not recall.) Here in the USA police wear their caps while on duty. Female officers have their hair up under their cap or have short hair. I have never heard of the lack of full head covering in policewomen to be a problem here. Putting on or removing your normal uniform cap for courtesy's sake should be allowed in my opinion. Creating a new head covering for the sake of a minority is not right. The Amish here do not complain that police women wear pants and drive cars. But then Islam does not believe in polite separation.

I recall there having been an issue over a published photo of a policeman without his cap inside a church. He had removed it out of courtesy but it was against regulations.

Well as I am sure you know, it offends many Muslism to have the sight of a female's skin in public. They view it as the property of her father or husband. To them, women are not people.

In this regard, the police are surrendering to Jihadists. The government no longer has authority over them. This should be a national issue and I hope the BNP makes it as such.

Can you imagine them making the same claims towards the Queen?