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- John Nichols, Nation Magazine - 10/12/09
Multiculturalism in Australia part deux
First it was lawyers arguing that one rapist in a group of gang rapists should have been given a lesser sentence partly because he was a “cultural time bomb”, now this – via Australia’s Herald Sun news outlet:
POLICE are being advised to treat Muslim domestic violence cases differently out of respect for Islamic traditions and habits.
Officers are also being urged to work with Muslim leaders, who will try to keep the families together.
Women’s groups are concerned the politically correct policing could give comfort to wife bashers and keep their victims in a cycle of violence.The instructions come in a religious diversity handbook given to Victorian police officers that also recommends special treatment for suspects of Aboriginal, Hindu and Buddhist background.
Some police officers have claimed the directives hinder enforcing the law equally.
Police are told: “In incidents such as domestic violence, police need to have an understanding of the traditions, ways of life and habits of Muslims.”
They are told it would be appreciated in cases of domestic violence if police consult the local Muslim religious leader who will work against “fragmenting the family unit”.
Oh sure. I’m sure that will work out very well in cases where the victim is already beaten to death. 
But there’s more:
The guide also advises officers not to hold interviews with Aboriginal suspects or set court hearings during Aboriginal ceremonies involving “initiation, birth, death, burials, mourning periods, women’s meetings and cultural ceremonies in general”.
They are told to interview Baha’i suspects only after sunset in the fasting month.
And they are cautioned that when a Sikh is reading the Sikh Holy Script — a process that normally takes 50 hours — “he should not be disturbed”.
The 50,000 handbooks instruct police to take shoes off before entering Buddhist and Hindu houses and mosques, and remove hats before entering or searching churches.
They are warned that taking photos or samples from Aboriginal suspects could raise fears they could be used for sorcery and spiritual mischief.
Law enforcement-hindering ‘guidelines’ like that are in effect here, as well. In his book Infiltration: How Muslim Spies and Subversives have Penetrated Washington (a book I discussed here and referenced here), Paul Sperry argues that these types of PC laws are hampering our intelligence services’ ability to track down information on suspected terrorists and their financial supporters. Yet politically correct we remain.
Hat tip: Jeff Goldstein
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Damn. That just caused my blood pressure to go up to dangerous levels!!
Great catch, Sister.
If this differential treatment of Muslim vs. non-Muslim DV comes to Canada or the US and the NOW gang doesn’t raise holy hell about this, they will have lost any and every right to be heard on women’s issues ever again, PERIOD.
Tom Blumer
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Political Correctness now trumps equal rights? This is very sad
Noel Pearson: Working towards peace and prosperity
October 26, 2005
IN mainstream Australia, we have a strong and enviable set of institutions that includes a representative political process, a sound judicial system and a set of national social norms that are egalitarian and encourage innovation and dynamism. But the experience of Cape York indigenous Australians with such institutions can sometimes be radically different from the mainstream, and can impose a high-level constraint on their opportunity to lead a rich and fulfilling life.
RingLord: I know what you mean!
Tom: It’d be nice if everyone just tuned them out – period.
Kevin: yeah, coming soon to a courtroom near you, I’m afraid
stackja: Thanks for the link – are you from Cape York?
ST
No Sydney, but I find that Cape York and other parts of what is called the outback needs more publicising as MSM is too often the problem not part of the solution.
“Police are told: “In incidents such as domestic violence, police need to have an understanding of the traditions, ways of life and habits of Muslims.”"
I’d change that to say:
“In incidents of domestic violence and other legal issues, Muslims must have an understanding of and compliance with Australian law if they expect to live here.”
It’s time for Muslims to assimilate to the laws and customs of the countries they move to instead of everyone else changing to suit them. If they don’t like it, they are free to move back where they came from.
A lot of this stems from the rape case involving the incredibly courageous Australian Tegan Wagner, who I think really sums it up…
“This wasn’t about culture, this was about abuse against women and the fact that they had the nerve to bring in culture to begin with just astounds me.”
“Culture” should not be used as an argument in Australia nor anywhere else in the world, including countries under Islamic law. Respect, if not rights, of women needs to be upheld everywhere.
If it’s not possible to get past the most basic of human relationships how will we ever have widespread tolerance and respect between cultures and countries.
I can’t believe that the sort of abusive power being used over women is condoned or encouraged in any religious writing.