22 June 2011

A burqa, large lie, and behold the pickle

All causes need a strong narrative, and anti-Muslim and anti-burqa sentiment just got one. Carnita Matthews, 47, had a conviction for a false accusation against a cop overturned because the court could not be sure it was indeed her that walked into a police station and made the complaint.

.... So this hysterical woman started it all when she verbally abused the policeman who was just doing his job. He asked her to remove her niqab (her face veil), which she did. Then she said: “You are racist… all cops are racist,” she said, and threatened to go to court. [The Punch] Read more