Sonofgloin,

"Is Mise>> Have you been to Bankstown lately or any of the nearby suburbs?
Been harassed for not wearing a head scarf?<<

If you are refering to non Muslims....that's a racist cheap shot and certainly not the norm."

I am referring to both Muslims and non-Muslims as those doing the harassing don't necessarily know the faith, or lack thereof, of the female being harassed.

Have you been in the area lately?

I have when visiting Muslim friends; friends who are selling up and moving elsewhere.

Sonofgloin, if we are to allow Catholic priests, nuns and brothers, as well as other Christian groups, to get about wearing their religious garb, and hanging crosses all over the place (especially those crosses with a tortured dead man hanging off it!) , then Muslims and anyone else should be allowed to wear their religion or culture on their sleeves. As long as it is legal.

I have no problem with anything they wear, except for maybe the big black dresses that cover women's faces and eyes (only slightly more restrictive than what nuns wear). However, if the men also had to wear them, I may not be so uncomfortable with them!

SteeleRedux is right. There is nothing wrong with worrying about unsustainable population growth, but banging on about restricting one whole religious or cultural group from emigrating to Australia is just plain racism.

By the way boys, there is no use calling for Foxy now, as she has stated she has left this thread.
These sort of threads always degenerate to a final racist few, with all that ranting and raving and beating of hairy (or not?) chests.

In fact, if you look at who is left to post to this site now, there are very few female posters at all that I can tell.

Now, many of you may be joyful about that, but if all the females leave, who on earth are you going to argue with?

Think about it...

Steele,
Not for the first time you misquote somebody. Raises the question as to how accurate is anything else you say.

Susie,
To criticise a persons conduct, a religion or a culture is not racism. I will continue to advocate abandonment of a non-discriminatory immigration policy. We need to be more selective about whom we allow in. Those persons belonging to groups that have shown us they have nothing but contempt for our society and laws, by their continuing with alien cultural practice and anti social conduct, should not be allowed to immigrate.

You need to refresh yourself of the meaning of the word 'racism' and apply it accurately. I suspect you only use the word for shock value, which has dissipated long ago.

No Banjo, I have applied the word racism correctly when people want to apply a blanket ban on any one country, culture or religion from emigrating to Australia.

I have no problem with banning known members of some violent groups like Al Qaeda, or similar, or known criminal gang members, or other criminals, from entering Australia from anywhere in the world.

Some people maintain that ALL people from certain countries, cultures or religions are all the same, and are ALL violent etc.
That is racism in its purist form...and it is a very ugly trait.

Hi there STEELEREDUX...

If you bothered to read my other threads more carefully, I said I was a detective I/C of a TFN, at Bankstown.

I also suggested you open that very blinkered mind of yours and examine exactly what it is I said ? Further, I also unequivocally stated I'm NOT a racist, I was merely reporting exactly the sort of conditions I witnessed at the greater Bankstown Patrol region.

I think you should attempt to dismount that righteous horse of yours and listen to others who don't particularly share your views or opinions about Islamic crime in that region. But not you, eh STEELEREDUX, your really are the apologist for all Islamic philosophy.

And please, don't crow about your defence of police and/or their conditions, from you, they simply don't need it !