Corrupt oficials

Submitted by Bronson (Australia), Mar 16, 2012 at 08:19

Other reports about the David Jones incident gave more detail. A muslim border officer overheard the remark and in her own words took offence, as implied by the compromise. (As an aside on one visit to the UK I was appalled to note that the majority of the immigration/customs officers were hijabed women). Now that was a private matter for her, police officers for instance are called pigs (not alluding to the significance muslims attach to this) to their faces and are not allowed to react to that as there is no legal offence committed. The female then abused her official position to receive a private benefit, i.e. retribution against Mr Jones by unlawfully detaining him and then coercing him (under threat of missing his flight and so suffereing financial loss) into an semi-apology. Using one's public office for private gain is corruption. It is a sad day that other officials and even a police officer joined this corrupt act.

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