Now, why might it be that a counterterror program disproportionately targeted Muslims? Even the UK’s counterterror top dog Neil Basu, while trying to portray the “right-wing” threat as significant, had to admit that such case made up only ten percent of counterterror investigations; the rest were Islamic jihadists. The counterterror database disproportionately targeted Muslims because Muslims disproportionately targeted non-Muslims in terror plots. But watch for the authorities in shattered, staggering, dhimmi Britain to dismantle their counterterror program, which is already largely toothless anyway, in the face of this criticism.
“Counter-terror police running secret Prevent database,” by Jamie Grierson, Guardian, October 6, 2019 (thanks to Paul):
Counter-terror police across the UK have been running a secret database containing details of thousands of individuals referred to the government’s controversial anti-radicalisation Prevent programme, the Guardian can reveal.
The National Police Prevent Case Management (PCM) database is managed centrally by national counter-terrorism policing headquarters. It is accessible to all police forces across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and the Home Office are able to request data from it, according to documents sent to the human rights group Liberty and seen by the Guardian.
The stated aim of Prevent, a voluntary programme, is to divert people from terrorism before they offend and crucially deals with individuals who have yet to cross the criminality threshold.
Each Prevent referral received is added to the PCM database by individual police forces, including personal details and reasons for the referral, but the person is not notified, responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests submitted by Liberty showed. Other agencies are able to request information held on the database.
The revelations about the existence of the database come at a time when Prevent is facing renewed scrutiny as an independent review begins, sparked by years of accusations that the programme had become a toxic brand that disproportionately targeted Muslims….
Gracie Bradley, Liberty policy and campaigns manager, said: “This secret database isn’t about keeping us safe. It’s about keeping tabs on and controlling people – particularly minority communities and political activists.
“It is utterly chilling that potentially thousands of people, including children, are on a secret government database because of what they’re perceived to think or believe.”…
Harun Khan, secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, said: “That a database is being compiled by police forces detailing every Prevent referral is deeply worrying. That it is secret is even more concerning.
“This database – over and above being a hugely authoritarian tool – will mean that the vast majority of those referred, who are found to have no terrorism link, will still be perceived as potential risks by the state, and this will disproportionately affect Muslims….
Michael Copeland says
Gracie Bradley, policy and campaigns manager of the organisation “Liberty”, is disturbed that people are on a database “because of what they’re perceived to think or believe.”
Britain’s Parliament has created “hate crimes” based on what people are “perceived to think or believe.” Could she object to those also?
Phil Copson says
“….Gracie Bradley, policy and campaigns manager of the organisation “Liberty”, is disturbed that people are on a database “because of what they’re perceived to think or believe.”…”
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Does she expect us to believe that she hasn’t got her own little data-base detailing those of whom she disapproves “because of what they’re perceived to think or believe” by Gracie Bradley ?
How will that list go now ? “Tommy Robinson, Paul Weston, Paul Joseph Watson, Anne-Marie Waters, Shazia Hobbs, Pat Condell, Tim Burton, Kevin Curran” ? – oh, no – he’s been killed off already, hasn’t he ?
Battle says
Michael Copeland hits nail on head. Good.
Battle says
Phil Copton hits nail on head. Good.
Battle says
Was supposed to be a new reply
Battle says
The poor dears.
Battle says
Phil Copson hits nail on head. Good.
LB says
How dare these racist islamophobic Brits discriminate against muslims and prevent them to practice their religion by… preventing muslim terror attacks!!
Tom says
Disproportionately targeting Muslims ? Could it be that it is because Muslims are the most likely to commit a terrorist act in the UK ?
Muslims like to use the victim card as a strategy and it has worked well for them so far. Police and security forces have an obligation to ensure the safety of the general population. If that means targeting those most likely to cause harm then so be it.
Ray Jarman says
Maybe there should be an organization erected to complain about the movies and television that constantly write scripts that might cause on to think that there is a plague of white NAZI style terrorist gangs trying to kill everyone and while Muslims portrayed as victims in most cases. Even when Muslims are portrayed as the villain as in a recent FBI episode where the FBI broke up an Islamic terrorist attempt to bomb a city park, one of the bombers was portrayed as a kid who became mixed up with the wrong group. While as Robert Spencer points out only ten percent of terrorists plots (I bet world wide, it is a lot less) non Islamic. Can anyone imagine the outrage if the joker was portrayed as someone with a Muslim background?
gravenimage says
Yep–all the whitewash in the world is not enough to make Islam look good.
ntesdorf says
Carrying out 90% of terror attacks is more than eough to qualify anyone or any group for disproportionate targetting’, even if they are sacred Muslims.
Bobby tables says
Realistically the ratio should have been 100% Muslim. Right wing folks simply are not a real threat.
gravenimage says
Muslim Council of Britain enraged that UK’s counterterror database “disproportionately targeted Muslims”
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That would be because virtually all terrorists are Muslim.
Giacomo Latta says
Perhaps the counter-terror policy have a secret database on néo-nazis as well. Could we have a count of records in each database please?
SAFI says
“Dispropotionately target”? LOL what a MORON! (or what a shameless jihad propagandist trying to trick the infidels into dropping their guard)
John says
How many Catholics Protestants, Buddhists Seiks Quakers Hebrews are involved in terror attacks as against those who call themselves Muslims? Zilch. So suck it up you bunch of guilty Muppets