https://www.thestar.com/news/world/...d-story-of-anti-muslim-attack-police-say.html
This is nuts
US muslims needs to be on their best behaviour not this
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Muslim student fabricated story of anti-muslim attack
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https://www.thestar.com/news/world/...d-story-of-anti-muslim-attack-police-say.html
This is nuts
US muslims needs to be on their best behaviour not this
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Hmmmhttps://www.thestar.com/news/world/...d-story-of-anti-muslim-attack-police-say.html
This is nuts
Ah, I knew the "Lafayette Police Department" rang a bell when I read the OP....
The Lafayette Police Department has often been in the news, and not in a good light, when it comes to racism. Whether involving it's own officers or whether when it comes to investigating racist incidences, and those committing racist acts being brought to justice.
Enough said!
BBC has also reported of other false allegations of hate crimes in the last few days. both sides have been deplorable.
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-37945386
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-37945386
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We can't keep giving Trump reasons to hate us.
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Such a foolish thing to do.
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Totally deserves punishment. But her case shouldn't mislead people. Hate crimes have increased a lot after Trump got elected. Ex KKK leader sees this as a victory. Just today a student of university of Pennsylvania received racist messages.
Hmmm
Ah, I knew the "Lafayette Police Department" rang a bell when I read the OP....The Lafayette Police Department has often been in the news, and not in a good light, when it comes to racism. Whether involving it's own officers or whether when it comes to investigating racist incidences, and those committing racist acts being brought to justice.
Enough said!
The student has acknowledge lying
This should come as a surprise to no one. All these viral facebook posts of people having their proverbial hijab ripped off by "trump supporters" is complete nonsense.
The reality is that its so off limits to be a trump supporter in the US. You can be fired, beat up, bashed by the media if you support Trump.
The reality is that its so off limits to be a trump supporter in the US. You can be fired, beat up, bashed by the media if you support Trump.
You don't even have to be a Trump supporter, I didn't fall into the media trap of calling Trump a racist so posters here on PP call me a white supremist simply because I didn't get swept up in the hate Trump mania going on.
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now you are making this up
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True. As an alleged rapist he might find some support in India but its unacceptable in America.
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Of course you won't call him a racist, you're part of that "anti-racist = anti white" crowd
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so are plenty of other racist attacks.
When KKK congratulates Trump on election, what do you think that means?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...leader-congratulates-trump--and-thanks-wikil/
Of course I wont call him racist, I don't find what he said racist. It was dumb, he shouldn't have said it, he lacked tact but it wasn't racist. People are just looking for reasons to hate on Trump and unfortunately are making mistakes in the process. I'm not fussed either way and if the Americans vote him in as their president then that's their want, me personally it wont make an ounce of difference. I make judgements on what I hear and see I don't just quote headlines to be part of a crowd. Most of the people hating on Trump don't even know what they are talking about and are just using it as an excuse to vent and appear like they know what they are talking about. There are much more important things to worry about.
What do you think this means?.
BTW the KKK leader failed in his attempt to get elected, what does that mean?.
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What that tells me is that his policies resonate with the likes of KKK - I would think that is a worry, no?
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No need to post any videos here
It could mean that the KKK prefer Trump to Clinton, it could be a chance for the KKK to gain some media coverage, it could be a media beat up, It could be many things. The KKK could be happy that some of Trumps policies give them hope that they are making inroads into mainstream America or it could be that the KKK are watering down their own policies to align with mainstream America. Trump and his policies are quite conservative compared to what is happening in the world at the moment and I think its a good thing that America are looking inwards and making sure they get their own country into better shape.
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Not suggesting that she's been 'persuaded' to retract her allegations, but it's not unheard of for some police officers, in police forces with a dubious record when it comes to investigating race hate crimes, to 'persuade' race hate victims to 'back off', especially if the (alleged) perpetrators are found to be related to 'upstanding members of the local community'.
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Hmmm
Ah, I knew the "Lafayette Police Department" rang a bell when I read the OP....The Lafayette Police Department has often been in the news, and not in a good light, when it comes to racism. Whether involving it's own officers or whether when it comes to investigating racist incidences, and those committing racist acts being brought to justice.
Enough said!
huh?
so youre suggesting that she was forced to deny her story?
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Not suggesting anything. However, considering the history of the police department involved .....
that would fine if it was the only story but there are multiple stories about ppl fabricating stuff.
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If that's how you read it .... carry on. You have a problem with the reputation and (alleged) history of the police force involved being pointed out?
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Please list a few instances of this in such an incident....
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Read the quote/link in post #2. For more, try using google. I'm sure you know how.
I'm sure you can pinpoint a few idiots crying wolf here and there - but only a fool would use those extreme examples to dismiss the rising tide of Islamophobia that has been stoked up by Trump.
Hate crimes against Muslims has increased since the start of Trump's campaign. Two-thirds of Trump supporters hold an unfavourable view of American Muslims according to an NBC poll. Nearly 9 in 10 said they support Trump's temporary ban on Muslim immigration to the US.
So how there are pro-Trump Muslims on PP is incredible. Get it through your head guys - they DON'T think you belong in their society. They hate you because of who you are.
P.S. Before some smartalec says "well what about Obama and Clinton's terrible policies in the Muslim World" - yes I opposed their foreign policy, but they never used rhetoric that tarred all Muslims as Fifth Columnists like Trump does.
Hate crimes against Muslims has increased since the start of Trump's campaign. Two-thirds of Trump supporters hold an unfavourable view of American Muslims according to an NBC poll. Nearly 9 in 10 said they support Trump's temporary ban on Muslim immigration to the US.
So how there are pro-Trump Muslims on PP is incredible. Get it through your head guys - they DON'T think you belong in their society. They hate you because of who you are.
P.S. Before some smartalec says "well what about Obama and Clinton's terrible policies in the Muslim World" - yes I opposed their foreign policy, but they never used rhetoric that tarred all Muslims as Fifth Columnists like Trump does.
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The rising tide of Islamophobia is not a phenomenon due to Trump. Or even an exclusively American phenomenon. It is sky high in Europe.
Also no one denies it. It just looks a bit ridiculous to that be the main focus of discussion in an attack which was apparently made up and didn't even happen as claimed by the student.
So keep your self righteousness in threads where it atleast fits
Only one country in the West has decided to elect an outright Islamophobe to be their leader who calls for religious tests on an entire group of people and that's the country that never stops beating its chest about being the "land of the free" and how it values liberty and tolerance.
Nobody denies Islamophobia in Europe but there's a difference between far-right parties gaining ground in a parliamentary system, and actually electing a bigot who courts the far-right to be your country's standard bearer.
In case you didn't notice - I called the people crying wolf idiots. Of course they're wrong to make up fictitious claims of racism when appallingly real acts of racism are ongoing.
However the premise of the thread is to find a few tiny examples of people crying wolf to discredit the tidal wave of Islamophobia Trump has unleashed. The Ann Coulters and David Dukes are rejoicing, the KKK are announcing a victory march in North Carolina, but no let's talk about some random hijabi in Lafayette.
Lol, so speaking out against bigotry and racist violence is "self-righteousness" now.
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So you think Trump was elected because of his apparent Islamophobia? No he wasn't.
Also the self righteous part comes in when you are judging a person's 'Muslim-ness' due to any positive words or let's say, support, for trump. In any case I don't see any Muslim PPer really supporting trump per se. You can point out to a ridiculousness of the left while at the same time calling out trump and the band of racist rednecks who are some of his supporters. It also comes due to the 'smart alec' bit which is a clear cop out to take out from any discussion the disastrous policies of war criminal Obama in regards to killing innocent Pakistanis and Muslims.
No it wasn't the sole reason, there were many white working-class, "left behind" communities who voted for Trump in the same way they voted for Brexit here - to give globalisation and the establishment who support it a bloody nose. However racial enmity (including anti-Muslim bigotry) played a big role in the Trump movement as confirmed by independent academics and polls.
Well I make no apologies for that. This is a man who lied about Muslims in Atlantic City supposedly on tape celebrating 9/11 and never retracted it when no such tape existed. This is a man who wants to codify discrimination on the basis of religion into immigration laws which Trump doesn't even need Congress to approve - Congress has already granted wide power to the president to alter immigration rules.
He wants to increase racial profiling, re-introduce torture "worse than waterboarding", kill the families of terrorists and never condemned the anti-Muslim hate crimes and vandalising of mosques committed by some of his supporters who were inspired by his rhetoric. Of course they are entitled to vote however they want, but its curious some Muslims would support a man who views their community as a Fifth Column.
I've never supported Obama foreign policy other than the Iran deal which your Party opposed btw as did Trump. Obama made a mess of Libya (a campaign which Trump supported in 2011) and the Afghan surge has achieved nothing so we agree there.
But you cannot condemn Obama's war crimes without condemning his cheerleaders in the GOP. Where was GOP condemnation of Obama's drone policy in Pakistan ? If we're trying Obama for war crimes - can we try Dubya, Cheney, Wolfowitz and Rice too ?
these types of people do such injustice to people who suffer the real hate crimes
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Celebrities gets accused all the time. Mike Tyson was accused of rape because he refused to accompany the girl he was with that night to the door.
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