News that some police forces in the UK feel hamstrung by political
correctness when dealing with so-called honour crimes is “deeply disturbing”,
says Louise Bours MEP.
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has reported that three out of
43 forces are “completely unprepared” to deal with such crimes – and that only
three across the country were prepared. The BBC reports today that honour crime “is the name given to
offences carried out by people claiming they are protecting their cultural and
religious beliefs”.
Ms Bours, UKIP MEP for the North West, said: “I find it deeply disturbing
that many of our police forces feel hindered by political correctness gone
mad. I’m sure that for most people, if it was their daughter being mutilated,
abused or sold off to the highest bidder, they would protect her by any means
possible and to hell with what names people called them for doing
so.“The police exist to protect people’s safety and welfare, not a misguided
cultural ideology. They must start doing their job properly when it comes to
abuse and violence of this kind. It is not good enough to say the police have
been scared about being seen to be racist. PC is supposed to stand for Police
Constable, not Politically Correct.
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