Outrage Over Mail’s Use Of Police Dog On Muslims
CONSIDER if you will the image used to advertise Tayside Police’s new non-emergency phone number.
Says the Mail’s headline: “Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman’s hat.”
The dog is black. The phone is a creamy white. Read into it what you will. And wonder if Rebel, the featured beast, is best able, however good his training, to field phone calls in the manner of a more technical adept Lassie?
Says the Mail:
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.
Or not. No shopkeeper has refused to put the picture of the dog in their private shop.
Says Dundee councillor Mohammed Asif:
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.
That is the “outrage”, one councillor making his voice heard and the police listening to his concern that their efforts might be for nought.
“SHOULD THE POLICE HAVE APOLOISED?” asks the Star in “PUPPY AD COPS SAY CORRY TO MUSLIMS.”,
The local constabulary have apologised but not for any offence to Muslims, rather for an “oversight” that could have reduced the impact of their campaign.
Are you outraged?
Posted: 2nd, July 2008 | In: Tabloids Comments (14) | TrackBack | Permalink
