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Bifta · 02-03-2005, 15:45

If they (for example) decided to stop all white males between the ages of 20 and 40 I'd be mightily cheesed off so I can't see a problem with Muslims being a bit annoyed with it all. Not too long ago when the checkpoints were rife around the borders with the Republic of Ireland, British soldiers would check your number plate, if your car was registered to a residence in a predominantly Catholic area, more often than not it was shutters down on either side and a couple of rifles poking through the driver and passenger side windows, the British track record on presuming innocence leaves a hell of a lot to be desired and I'd certainly not trust the government or security forces to not abuse these new laws for their own ends.

02-03-2005, 15:45	#91
Bifta Inactive Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Eglinton, Co. Derry Posts: 7,640	Re: Muslims should expect to be stopped.... If they (for example) decided to stop all white males between the ages of 20 and 40 I'd be mightily cheesed off so I can't see a problem with Muslims being a bit annoyed with it all. Not too long ago when the checkpoints were rife around the borders with the Republic of Ireland, British soldiers would check your number plate, if your car was registered to a residence in a predominantly Catholic area, more often than not it was shutters down on either side and a couple of rifles poking through the driver and passenger side windows, the British track record on presuming innocence leaves a hell of a lot to be desired and I'd certainly not trust the government or security forces to not abuse these new laws for their own ends.