BRITISH POLS OUTRAGED AFTER TRUMP NOTES
UK CRIME RISE AMID SPREAD OF
"RADICAL ISLAMIC TERROR"
BY ROBERT SPENCER
SEE: https://www.jihadwatch.org/2017/10/british-pols-outraged-after-trump-notes-uk-crime-rise-amid-spread-of-radical-islamic-terror;
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
“Donald Trump was today accused of peddling ‘fake news’ and stirring
up hate after he wrongly linked the rise in crime in England and Wales
to ‘Radical Islamic terror.'”The actual purveyors of fake news, however, are the British MPs who are attacking Trump over this, and claiming he attributed the rise in crime to the spread of “Radical Islamic terror.”
In reality, Trump wrote: “Just out report: ‘United Kingdom crime rises 13% annually amid spread of Radical Islamic terror.’ Not good, we must keep America safe!”
He said that the crime rate was rising amid the spread of jihad terror — as crime increased, jihad terror was also increasing. That is manifestly true. But as always, British authorities are more concerned with demonizing foes of jihad terror than with actually doing anything about jihad terror.
“Outrage as Donald Trump blames ‘Radical Islamic terror’ for 13% jump in crime in England and Wales,” by Kate Ferguson and Richard Spillett, Mailonline, October 20, 2017 (thanks to Inexion):
Donald Trump was today accused of peddling ‘fake news’ and stirring up hate after he wrongly linked the rise in crime in England and Wales to ‘Radical Islamic terror’.______________________________________________________
The US president sent a tweet referring to figures out yesterday showing crime increased by 13 per cent last year and warning ‘We must keep American safe’.
But British MPs tore into Mr Trump for talking ‘nonsense’ and said he is ‘spreading fear and xenophobia’ by wrongly blaming the rise on terrorism.
Others accused him of peddling ‘fake news’ and pointed out terrorism accounts for a ‘tiny’ proportion of crime in Britain and the rise is down to increases in offences such as stalking.
Jo Swinson, deputy leader of the Lib Dems, accused Mr Trump of being ‘misleading and spreading fear’ while Labour MP Stephen Doughty said he is ‘talking nonsense’.
Mr Trump wrote on Twitter: ‘Just out report: “United Kingdom crime rises 13% annually amid spread of Radical Islamic terror.” Not good, we must keep America safe!’
Home Office data released last month showed the number of people detained over suspected terrorism increased to 379 – the highest since records began.
But murders and attempted murders due to terrorism represent a tiny amount of the overall 5.2million crimes committed in Britain last year.
The bulk of crimes in Britain are frauds, thefts and public order offences which have no link to extremism.
Mr Doughty, who sits on the Home Affairs Select Committee, told the Mail Online: ‘Donald Trump is talking nonsense about issues he doesn’t understand.’
He added: ‘Yet again it is not helpful for the President of the United States to comment with ignorance on security and policing maters in the UK.
‘While we have had some very tragic and horrific terror attacks in the last year, this represents a very small proportion of overall UK crime.
‘Donald Trump would be better paced looking at issues in his own country such as the huge number of deaths from gun violence which despite repeated atrocities from sandy hook to Las Vegas, the US government have failed to take action on.’…
UK’s “anti-terror watchdog”: “Naive” returning ISIS jihadis should not be prosecuted
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UK police produce pro-Islam propaganda video featuring Hamas-linked group
BY ROBERT SPENCER
SEE: https://www.jihadwatch.org/2017/10/uk-police-produce-pro-islam-propaganda-video-featuring-hamas-linked-group;
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
“No-one, anywhere is telling you to convert or respect or even like a
certain religion! They are reminding you that committing abuse or
assault on an other human being BASED on differing races or beliefs is a
crime. That’s it!”Great. Now: how common, really, is abuse or assault on innocent Muslims in the UK, apart from faked hate crimes, rude words, etc.? I expect it’s quite rare. And what are the Lincolnshire Police doing to tell Muslims in the UK to stop committing acts of jihad terror? Nothing, because not all Muslims commit acts of jihad terror? Well, not all non-Muslims attack innocent Muslims, either.
The group featured in the video, Al-Imdaad, has ties to Hamas.
The Lincolnshire Police are the very definition of Useful Idiots.
A social media backlash has been launched at Lincolnshire Police after they posted a video on better understanding British Muslims.___________________________________________________
The 12-minute long film touches on the history of Islam, its values, its followers’ journey to British shores and reminded people of hate crime laws.
But a barrage of negative online comments have been posted in response, with some accusing the police of producing a “propaganda” video and telling people what to think….
“Are we now not allowed to think our own thoughts!?” asked one. “We don’t require any indoctrination. Police should deal with law not religion.”
“How do Lincolnshire Police view the ordinary, decent, Christian people of this country?” wrote another.
“The answer, most unfortunately, is all too plain. Continue to alienate the rest of us, and you’ll be facing some pretty huge problems further down the line, won’t you?
“NOBODY should be getting special treatment and if you’re going to promote videos like this, then you need to do it for every faith and nationality in Britain. Looking forward very much to your video wishing us all a wonderful Christmas.”
Others wanted police to address response times and questioned the making of the video.
But social media users also sprung up in defence of it too.
“No-one, anywhere is telling you to convert or respect or even like a certain religion!” said one.
“They are reminding you that committing abuse or assault on an other human being BASED on differing races or beliefs is a crime. That’s it!”
Another wrote: “They’re not claiming it’s a priority, they’re simply using this week to raise awareness of hate crime which unfortunately is a growing issue at the moment whether it be against a person because of their religion or sexuality etc.”
The police also robustly defended the move.
Deputy Chief Constable Craig Naylor, speaking to the BBC, said: “I’m really disappointed by some of these responses.
“I’m very committed to reducing hate crime. During National Hate Crime Awareness Week one of the things we’re trying to do is show a different side to Islam and to understand that Muslims here are British and are entitled to the same respect and legislation and protection of the law that anyone else is.”
Mr Naylor added that the force will look into any online abuse aimed at the police and said that neither he nor the force regretted the video being made public.
SEE ALSO:
UK anti-terror chief: UK is “integrating,” not prosecuting, Islamic State returnees
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2017/10/uk-anti-terror-chief-uk-is-integrating-not-prosecuting-islamic-state-returnees