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Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Thursday, July 03, 2008 9:49:09 PM
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.'
Councillor Asif, who is a member of the Tayside Joint Police Board, said that the force had a diversity adviser and was generally very aware of such issues.
He raised the matter with Mr Vine at a meeting of the board.
(Ok lets say this was a pig not a dog would Jewish people who believe pigs aren't clean get upset. Nope they would not. No one is asking followers of Islam to get a dog here. Why don't these followers of Islam get as upset when the 911 attacks happen or a nation run by a Muslim leader who doesn't give human rights to anyone including other Muslims. Anyone who gets upset over this cute dog needs to get a life. To read more of this story and to see the cute dog click on the following link Muslim outrage at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat . Below is also a picture of my dog sorry if that upsets anyone.)
