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UK children’s show Fireman Sam won’t be punished for showing character stepping on Qur’an

Sep 12, 2016 12:25 pm By Robert Spencer

Is this a victory for sanity and common sense in shattered, staggering, dhimmi Britain? No. Ofcom won’t be investigating because “we found that the page did appear to contain Arabic text, but its contents could not have been deciphered, nor recognised as being from a given text.” So they can’t tell whether or not the character was actually stepping on a page of the Qur’an, because they can’t verify that it was a page of the Qur’an. The unspoken corollary, then, is that if they had been able to tell that it was a page of the Qur’an, the creators of Fireman Sam would have been punished.

Britain, as I have said many times, is finished.

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“Fireman Sam ‘Koran stamp’ complaints ditched by watchdog,” by Bradley Jolly, Daily Star, September 12, 2016 (thanks to Lookmann):

THE creators of Fireman Sam won’t face punishment after Muslims forced an episode off air — as a character appeared to step on a Koran.

The makers of the Channel 5 children’s programme were blasted after one of Sam’s mates trod on what appeared to be a page from the Islamic holy book in an episode in June.

The broadcaster quickly pulled the episode from its online catch-up service after it was flooded with more than 170 complaints.

But today TV watchdog Ofcom said it could not confirm the book was the Koran.

It decided it will not investigate Fireman Sam’s producers and Channel 5 as a result.

A spokesman for Ofcom said: “We received a number of complaints about a character appearing to trip on a piece of paper that might have contained text from the Koran.

“After careful assessment, we won’t be investigating.

“We studied a recording of the programme in the highest possible resolution.

“We found that the page did appear to contain Arabic text, but its contents could not have been deciphered, nor recognised as being from a given text.”

HIT Entertainment, which produces the show, previously apologised “unreservedly” to viewers….

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  1. Jay Boo says

    Sep 12, 2016 at 12:33 pm

    However the fictional character ‘Fireman Sam’ will be beheaded on a future show to comply with sharia law.

    • Rob says

      Sep 12, 2016 at 9:59 pm

      It’s great to see that Britain retains its sense of humour. This is the only way to treat such absurdity, but Ms May’s Obama-like cave-in to the Muslim psyche is not a good sign.

      What would be a better sign, would be the makers of this childrens’ show NOT to have apologised – but rather to have countered with a series of the Islamists’ style of kiddie shows on public TV, showing the British audience what passes for Islam’s idea of what is OK to show to children…
      …the anti-Semite hatred, three-year-old girls holding knives; and professing to wish to grow up to be a Jihadist, the vile stories about the Jews’ tradition of using the blood of Christian children to make Matzo….

      If it were more generally known in the UK how much of this disgusting stuff is part of what passes for “OK” for kids to see, in countries where complaints about such things are not even allowed (let alone acted-upon), there’d be much less tolerance of the Muslim complaints about everything in the UK which they find somehow “offensive”.

      Where are the hoards of good, “peace-loving”, “moderate” Muslims on the streets, enthusiastically denouncing- and countering the other hoards of Muslims, when they are shouting: “British Police – Go To Hell”; and “British Soldiers, Burn IN Hell”…?
      This never happens – but it is claimed, incessantly, to be the case, in open debates.

      When Britain has sunk to the level where Theresa May feels it necessary to pander to the Muslim people; and to invent a history of their “achievements” and “contributions to society” (of which even the historians are unaware), it should be seen as a warning of creeping Sharia; and stamped upon, for the intolerant future it portends…

      • Bob says

        Sep 13, 2016 at 7:04 am

        The allegedly ‘moderate’ muslims aren’t deliberately quiet about their fellow-cultists’ excesses – they’re afraid of retribution from their own vicious cultists.

    • Itinerant says

      Sep 13, 2016 at 7:12 am

      Postman Pat has already received several letter-bombs.

  2. Martin says

    Sep 12, 2016 at 12:36 pm

    Muslims and Islam enablers see gibberish text on TV and assume it’s from their beloved Qur’an.

    I can understand their confusion. The Qur’an is gibberish.

    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gibberish

  3. Crusades Were Right! says

    Sep 12, 2016 at 12:46 pm

    I wonder if Ofcom or anyone else involved in this witch-hunt has considered the history of what happens to Western cartoonists who displease the Mohammedans?
    Oh, I forgot, silly me! Violence and terror have nothing to do with Islam…

  4. Martin says

    Sep 12, 2016 at 12:59 pm

    Many of those who complained didn’t even know which TV channel broadcast Fireman Sam.

    Original episodes were shown by the BBC, however recent episodes were broadcast by Channel 5.

    https://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2016/jul/27/fireman-sam-quran-row-bbc-complaints

    —– Begin Quote —–

    Spare a thought, if you would, for the good people of the BBC complaints department. The corporation has had more than 1,000 complaints about the episode of children’s favourite Fireman Sam, which appeared to show a character stepping on a page from the Qur’an.

    […]

    Except that it’s not a BBC show. Fireman Sam, as any preschooler will tell you, airs on Channel 5, a fact lost on a complaints website, which urged offended viewers to get in touch with the corporation.

    —– End Quote —–

  5. Shmued B Dovid says

    Sep 12, 2016 at 1:00 pm

    There are no true korans/quo’rans. Even the two ‘korans’ most commonly used in Britain contain between them over 1,300 significant arabic discrepancies which means that each one changes the meaning of the sentence / paragraph. Between a selection of 26 korans assorted from various parts of the world there are over 7,000 significant arabic text alterations which effectively means that they are all merely silly books and are of no merit whatsoever. They cannot be the ‘word of (pagan) allah’. The earliest texts as we all know were deliberately burned and totally destroyed by the 3rd Caliph so even the first ‘quoran’ cannot be relied upon. Just a load of tosh. Have a nice day.

    • Karen says

      Sep 12, 2016 at 1:47 pm

      Oh dear, what if it’s a page from the Hadith? That could take centuries to verify. Better to destroy everyone involved, just in case. (Unless they already have been destroyed.)

      • Rob says

        Sep 12, 2016 at 9:29 pm

        Don’t give these nutters ideas…!

  6. Richard Paulsen says

    Sep 12, 2016 at 2:31 pm

    Normally, islam is something you escape from, not allow into a country or escape to.

  7. ECAW says

    Sep 12, 2016 at 2:53 pm

    And Robert Spencer has many times been wrong. If Britain is finished then so are the US and all the other Western countries.

    I am coming to believe that his constantly singling Britain out, considering what is going on in his own country, comes not from objective facts but from a personal animus caused by his being banned from entering Britain by Theresa May. It is indeed sad to see the feet of clay of an otherwise great man..

    • gravenimage says

      Sep 12, 2016 at 10:38 pm

      ECAW, you know what a supporter I am of the British people.

      But British authorities having banned Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller–non-violent people who just want to warn about the Jihad threat–is true insanity. With respect, I believe that considering it a small and personal point is misguided. It should be a concern for every patriotic Briton that this can happen in these times.

      • ECAW says

        Sep 13, 2016 at 1:55 am

        graven – Of course it’s a concern for every patriotic Briton that this can happen in these times and I’m not even claiming that Britain won’t simply fold eventually. But we haven’t reached that point yet. Moreover Britain is no further down the tube than the US or Canada, and rather less so than France, Germany and Sweden.

        There must be some extra reason for Spencer to single out Britain the way he does. Not only is he wrong but damagingly defeatist in writing off potentially your strongest ally. The British people showed signs of waking up with the Brexit vote. The American people have yet to show such even minimal stirring. We shall see in November.

      • Carmel says

        Sep 13, 2016 at 11:30 am

        I agree with this comment . I don’t think Robert Spencer have time , energy and interest in having a personal animus against UK.

    • Robert Spencer says

      Sep 13, 2016 at 8:28 am

      What a lot of nonsense, from beginning to end. All you have to do is look through Jihad Watch on any given day and see that I don’t single out the UK in the slightest degree, and extensively cover what is happening in my own country. I am coming to believe that your analysis comes not from objective facts but from some personal animus caused by I know not what.

      • ECAW says

        Sep 13, 2016 at 9:31 am

        I am referring to your calling Britain finished, which I am damn sure I have never seen you apply to any other country.

        I have no personal animus toward you. Far from it, in my book you are our greatest champion.

        If you can point out where you have used the word (not just once or twice) but consistently about any other country then I will gladly eat humble pie.

        • Pumbar says

          Sep 13, 2016 at 10:56 pm

          Well said ECAW. I believe strained relations with Tommy Robinson added to the animus too.

  8. Nigel GFF says

    Sep 12, 2016 at 5:25 pm

    “HIT Entertainment, which produces the show, previously apologised “unreservedly” to viewers….”

    Knee-jerk apologisers. What a bunch of shameless *hite. Crawl first, ask questions later.

  9. خَليفة says

    Sep 12, 2016 at 8:34 pm

    It’s just a crossover episode where one fictional character steps on a page from another work of fiction.

  10. John Boston says

    Sep 12, 2016 at 9:09 pm

    “Muslims forced an episode off air”
    They *what*? Oh, that’s right; this happened in UK, which is already 5.8% Muslim, and has no First Amendment. The US is 0.9% Muslim and is (still) the “land of the free and the home of the brave”.

    Personally, I cannot wait until the disciples of Muhammad start “forcing” things here. I have found they are miserable in debate, but know they are ferocious in combat. They claim to love death more than we love life. I love liberty more than they love death. If I do have to die in the cause of liberty, it will only be after I have made my mountain of Muslims. Kafir Akbar!

    • David says

      Sep 13, 2016 at 5:01 am

      Well said comment!

  11. gravenimage says

    Sep 12, 2016 at 9:28 pm

    UK children’s show Fireman Sam won’t be punished for showing character stepping on Qur’an
    …………………………..

    Meanwhile, children in Dar-al-Islam watch shows that glamorize suicide bombings. What insanity…

  12. Cy Halothrin says

    Sep 12, 2016 at 9:46 pm

    Oh, those poor oppressed Muslims! Fireman Sam stepped on a page from the Quran! The horror!

    To make up for this grievous insult, Britain needs to take in at least a million refugees and invite them to blow up a few subway stations and airports. Plus legalize the rape of infidel chicks. Only by doing this can the racist UK hope to be forgiven.

  13. Keith says

    Sep 13, 2016 at 2:59 am

    Obviously OFCOM needs more muslims on the panel just to ensure that the sharia is upheld for even the most spurious claim of insulting Islam and the pedophile prophet. Maybe they should have asked the opinion of a devout muslim like Anjem Choudhury then they would have had a truly impartial veiw on whether the page was from the koran.

  14. David says

    Sep 13, 2016 at 8:56 am

    Isn’t it AMAZING! The most primitive and backward humans on Earth, and they suddenly have such an over heavy influence on the affairs of all our Civilized and Democratic nations!
    These beastly and savage creatures should have been contained long, long ago.
    Likely any disease this should have been put in an air tight Quarantine in 1945!
    I hope it’s still not too late to take ACTION!
    And save this world from EVIL a second time.

    • Carmel says

      Sep 13, 2016 at 11:36 am

      ” I was made famous because I knew how to put fear in their hearts.” Mhmd

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