A postcard featuring a cute puppy sitting in a policeman’s hat advertising a Scottish police force’s new telephone number has sparked outrage from Muslims.
Tayside Police’s new non-emergency phone number has prompted complaints from members of the Islamic community.
The choice of image on the Tayside Police cards - a black dog sitting in a police officer’s hat - has now been raised with Chief Constable John Vine.
The advert has upset Muslims because dogs are considered ritually unclean and has sparked such anger that some shopkeepers in Dundee have refused to display the advert.
Dundee councillor Mohammed Asif said: ‘My concern was that it’s not welcomed by all communities, with the dog on the cards.
‘It was probably a waste of resources going to these communities.
‘They (the police) should have understood. Since then, the police have explained that it was an oversight on their part, and that if they’d seen it was going to cause upset they wouldn’t have done it.’
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“They (the police) should have understood”
Uh yeah ‘scuse me peeps… it ain’t possible or necessary to please foreigners wanting to live outside their own country.
It’s a given rule that you adapt to the country you make your new home. For centuries, many foreigners have relocated to new countries and adapted contently and very happy to be accepted… AND without whining of any sorts or expectations of having things changed on their behalf.
Although, there is a quick and quiet way to solve this continuous problem. If you don’t like the culture of the country you immigrated invaded with your cultural racism ... then perhaps moving back to your own country is best for everyone. Adapt or leave, please