Lawless Britain

Its with great sadness that i read the story of another young victim of UK gun crime. Rhys Jones, a young boy only 11 years old was gunned down for no reason at all whilst walking home from football training.

I've said it before, and i'll say it again: crime in the UK is only going to get worse until we bring in more punitive justice for these crimes. The UK prison population has never been higher and is struggling to cope with the daily intake of criminals, and a complacent government is letting those who committed "softer" crimes out earlier and earlier (though even paedophiles are in with a chance of early release). In short, criminals have got nothing to fear when committing a crime because for them, the consequences aren't too bad.

Growing numbers of the indigenous population of this country are leaving these shores citing crime being out of control as one of their main reasons for leaving. I've even been thinking of it myself!

A work colleague told me the other day that when he was a kid he used to stay busy after school
with basketball practise and other sports and that way he wasn't drawn into the wrong crowd. He tells me that he keeps his son busy with football practise after school in the hope that he will follow his father into a professional career.

The problem in the UK today is that if you're fortunate enough not to be drawn into the wrong crowd when you were young, as with Rhys Jones, the wrong crowd might come looking for you. Rest in peace Rhys, and may Allah give comfort to your family.

Imam @ Regents Park Mosque attacked

Just a quick post to bring to your attention a grizzly attack on the Imam of London's Central Mosque. Reports suggest that the Imam was repeatedly punched in the face, and an attempt was made to gouge out his eyes resulting in him losing a lot of blood and hospitalisation.

The police are keeping an "open mind" about the incident, as they always do. The Independent plots a timeline at the bottom of this article highlighting attacks on Muslims and Muslim businesses since the end of July and it doesn't make for pretty reading.

In any case, keep the Imam in your du'as. Regents Park Mosque has a tradition of hiring amiable Imams from Egypt, and i have no reason to believe that he was otherwise, despite not having met him personally.

Before i finish off, i also wanted to comment on a local news story. The Christian People's Alliance, a small political party, have a few councillors elected around the borough, and while its usually no problem working alongside Christians, its different with the CPA who are headed up by Alan Craig. Craig is famous for his numerous inaccurate statements about the "mega-mosque" project and has cast doubt on the good character of the group behind the project, the tablighi jamaat.

The story is that one of their councillors, Simeon Ademolake, displayed some rather un-Christian behaviour (unless you're thinking about the Crusades) by assaulting two police officers who came to assist a bailiff at Ademolake's residence collecting an unpaid parking fine.

The Newham Recorder reports that the judge rejected Ademolake's evidence and was "scathing" of his and his wife's testimony. The CPA distorting facts again? Nooooo! This is the same group that attacks Muslims for being homophobic, while fighting equal rights for homosexuals.

Tellingly, neither Ademolake, nor big boss Alan Craig swore on the Bible before giving evidence... guilty conscience, perhaps?

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