Going batty in Batley (or comic strip strikes again).

koolpc · 26 Mar 2021 at 13:24

They are bonkers.

The Running Man · 26 Mar 2021 at 13:24

Psycho Sonny said:
That's the problem with the different sects. There's guys who believe in a version of Islam and anything else isn't Islam. There's a nutter on YouTube who says his own parents aren't Muslim because he moved to a different sect and what they believe isn't true Islam. They have various sects all with slightly different beliefs and views. It's the same with a lot of religions but usually the consequences are never as bad.

Check the census results when available and tell me what the largest growing religion and minority groups are in the uk.

Then prepare for more madness.

Merlin5 · 26 Mar 2021 at 13:27

Psycho Sonny said:
These fanatics cannot be reasoned with.

Therein lies probably the biggest issue. They're so closed minded to the point of arrogance. James O'Brien just had someone called Mohammed call in. I'm not saying he was a fanatic but he was clearly on the side of the protesters and O'Brien tore him a new one in the same way Christopher Hitchens tore that guy one in the youtube link on the previous page. If it turns up on youtube I'll post it.

Uther · 26 Mar 2021 at 13:41

Not sure this will calm things down...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-56523179
'Mr Jenrick called for "the scenes we are seeing outside the school gates come to an end".

He told the BBC he did not know the full context of the picture being used, but "it must be right that a teacher can appropriately show images of the Prophet Muhammad."

"In a free society we want religions to be taught to children and for children to be able to question and query them," he said.

"We must see teachers protected and no-one should be feeling intimidated or threatened as they go into school.

"And the scenes that I have seen yesterday and this morning in Batley are deeply unsettling."

Terminal_Boy · 26 Mar 2021 at 13:46

There’s about as much chance of the police breaking up a protest by this societal demographic as there is of them turning over a traveller camp.

hudson86 · 26 Mar 2021 at 13:48

Look on the bright side, everybody's favourite "journalist" Tommy Robinson is probably on his way there to get arrested and thrown in the clink again.

PlacidCasual · 26 Mar 2021 at 13:56

I was pleasantly surprised yesterday that the Department of Education's statement wasn't as wishy washy and surrender filled as I have come to expect from public bodies.

Uther · 26 Mar 2021 at 13:56

neil473 said:
Look on the bright side, everybody's favourite "journalist" Tommy Robinson is probably on his way there to get arrested and thrown in the clink again.

Interesting that they would arrest him and not the ones currently breaking the law.

hudson86 · 26 Mar 2021 at 14:11

Uther said:
Interesting that they would arrest him and not the ones currently breaking the law.

It was a joke.

Merlin5 · 26 Mar 2021 at 15:45

scratch this post, something went wrong with a video I uploaded, will fix it and repost.

Zatoichi.uK · 26 Mar 2021 at 15:53

popcorn.gif (not michael jackson one)

Merlin5 · 26 Mar 2021 at 15:59

Zatoichi.uK said:
popcorn.gif (not michael jackson one)

Hah. It's nothing too exciting but I recorded a call to James O'Brien on LBC today giving Mohammed a hard time about Mohammed.

Zatoichi.uK · 26 Mar 2021 at 16:13

Is the image the teacher shared part of the national curriculum or something he added to the class on his own accord?

robfosters · 26 Mar 2021 at 16:14

I’m not O’Briens biggest fan but that was quality.

Proper chewed poor old Mohammed up and spat him out.

robfosters · 26 Mar 2021 at 16:15

Zatoichi.uK said:
Is the image the teacher shared part of the national curriculum or something he added to the class on his own accord?

The curriculum is to teach what blasphemy is, this was a way the teacher decided to do it, by showing a blasphemous image.

The Running Man · 26 Mar 2021 at 16:22

Sounds like they need to teach anger management to these people as part of the curriculum.

Minusorange · 26 Mar 2021 at 16:47

I'm surprised the police haven't arrested the teacher and thrown into jail without a trial for causing offence to a minority

Merlin5 · 26 Mar 2021 at 16:50

robfosters said:
I’m not O’Briens biggest fan but that was quality.

Proper chewed poor old Mohammed up and spat him out.

He sure did. It reminded me of Jeremy Paxman v Michael Howard on newsnight when he kept asking the same question over and over.

Skunkworks · 26 Mar 2021 at 16:51

What else do we have to sacrifice for multiculturalism that no-one asked for in the first place?

Dolph · 26 Mar 2021 at 17:18

Bringing out a cartoon of the prophet to teach about blasphemy is kind of like teaching about racial inequality by just reeling off as many racial slurs as you can think of.

While I strongly disagree with the threats etc, it's absolutely appropriate for the teacher to lose his job for being a generally disrespectful moron.

Stolly · 26 Mar 2021 at 17:22

Dolph said:
Bringing out a cartoon of the prophet to teach about blasphemy is kind of like teaching about racial inequality by just reeling off as many racial slurs as you can think of.

While I strongly disagree with the threats etc, it's absolutely appropriate for the teacher to lose his job for being a generally disrespectful moron.

Absolutely not appropriate for anyone to lose their job over a character that may or may not have ever actually existed.