New York Times wrings its hands over NYPD still “singling out” Muslims

By: American Decency Staff

“As a former police sergeant who worked with the squad said: ‘We are there to collect intelligence about criminal activity or terrorism. Why are we asking, “Are you Muslim?” “What mosque do you go to?” What does that have to do with terrorism?’” The Times, of course, leaves that out there as a rhetorical question, without bothering to inform its readers that a Long Island mosque was recently revealed to have supported jihad terrorists, or that mosques in Austria were recently raided for supporting the Syrian jihad, or that Nigerian clerics are recruiting for Boko Haram in mosques, or that a mullah was recently killed in a bomb-making accident in a mosque in Afghanistan, or that a London mosque was used as a base for international jihad terror operations. Should the NYPD have informants in mosques? Absolutely. Is the New York Times once again on the side of America’s enemies by publishing a story suggesting that the placement of such informants is gratuitous and unwarranted? Absolutely.

“Muslims and the N.Y.P.D.,” by the New York Times Editorial Board, May 25, 2014 (thanks to Bill):

New York City’s police commissioner, William Bratton, made the right decision last month when he said he would disband a unit used by his predecessor, Raymond Kelly, to spy on law-abiding Muslims as they worshiped or patronized businesses in their communities. Beyond proving useless for intelligence purposes, the Demographics Unit undermined the fight against terrorism by alienating Muslims who were understandably angry about being singled out, not for illegal conduct but because of their religious affiliation.

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