October 4, 2005
What The Hell??
I'd already read about the guards that were banned from wearing St. Goerge's Cross flag pins, and the office workers who had their pig type things siezed -- including Piglet, for goodness sake -- but it gets even more insane!
Police here in central England seized a collection of porcelain pigs from a house's window sill after Muslims complained that they were offensive."I just couldn't believe it, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry," Mrs Nancy Bennett, the owner of the 17 miniature pigs, told the Sun tabloid newspaper.
The porcelain figures were held at the local police station, while Mrs Bennett was threatened with prosecution if she replaces the collection. Her house is located in the same street as the city's main mosque, meaning that Muslim worshippers often passed by her front window where the pig figurines were on display.
"Muslims find pigs highly offensive," explained police officer David Griffiths. "That is why the complaints were made".
It reads like some bizarre comedy sketch. What happened to the England of my grandparents? It outrages me and makes me incredibly sad. There will always be an Enlgand? Not if the Muslims and their appeasers have anything to say about it.
Via the always excellent MCJ
Next Day: I hunted around to see if I could find some other reference to this, and came up with one link. It seems it did really happen, but back in 1999 -- at least that's the year the article is dated.
I wonder if Mrs. Bennett could sue the Muslims for offending her? After all, she shouldn't be subjected to the sight of them parading past her house in burqas and other traditional Muslim clothing. Violates her freedom of religion, doncha know?
Posted by: docjim505 at October 4, 2005 5:31 PMI'd be frying up bacon with the windows open, 24x7.
Posted by: Russ at October 4, 2005 7:14 PMWhat I find is no mention of DOGS
which are considered FAR more unclean
by Islam.
http://www.angelfire.com/ky/kentuckydan/CommitteesofCorrespondence/index.blog?entry_id=1093802
Posted by: Dan Kauffman at October 4, 2005 7:30 PMI'd be wearing one of those snouts that the Redskins Hoggettes wear to the football games. Or better yet, have a pigtail sticking out of the briefcase of the back of my pants/skirts. Or even at the lunch counter, cracking open a jar of pickled pigs feet.
Posted by: Tina at October 4, 2005 8:49 PM
that's why I like living in a country with the 1st amendment.
Posted by: caltechgirl at October 4, 2005 5:26 PM