Britain Goes PC on Terror

Just when it looks like Britain has everything on the ball (arresting terror suspects, talking a hard line), they go and drop it.

WorldNetDaily reports on the new guidelines that Bedfordshire police are to follow when entering Muslim households. A Bedfordshire Police spokesman said, "We would like to reassure all communities that any current or perceived tensions, which might be heightened as a result of recent events, will not affect how police deal with Muslims or anyone else."

Some of the guidelines:

• Rapid entry needs to be the last resort and raids into Muslim houses are discouraged for a number of religious dignity reasons.
• Police should seek to avoid looking at unclad Muslim women and allow them an opportunity to dress and cover their heads.
• For reasons of dignity officers should seek to avoid entering occupied bedrooms and bathrooms even before dawn.
• Use of police dogs will be considered serious desecration of the premises and may necessitate extensive cleaning of the house and disposal of household items.
• Muslim prisoners should be allowed to take additional clothing to the station.
• If people are praying at home officers should stand aside and not disrupt the prayer. They should be allowed the opportunity to finish.
• Officers should not take shoes into the houses, especially in areas that might be kept pure for prayer purposes.
  

Of course, there are more guidelines than just these.

Over at LittleGreenFootballs, where they've covered the story as well, one of the comments (by Spiny Norman) says, "We don't want to piss off the terrorism suspects. If we do, they might, umm, commit acts of terrorism! "

That says it all.