Well there’s one good thing about gender segregation, as Maureen pointed out in linking us to this news item about three men arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and false imprisonment at an Islamic girls’ school in Lancaster – it’s a handy way to collect all the girls in one place for ease of access.
Officers are investigating a single alleged incident last Tuesday involving a small number of girls at Jamea Al Kauthar in Lancaster.
A 40-year-old from Bolton and two men from Blackburn, aged 30 and 53, are in police custody.
So was it halal?
Ibis3, Let's burn some bridges says
a single incident involving a small number of girls
Attempt to minimize much?
p.s. Is it common practice for names of arrested persons not to be named?
Raging Bee says
Firemen would be barred at the door if the school was ablaze, but these guys get in with no trouble?
Is it common practice for names of arrested persons not to be named?
Maybe they have a policy of not publishing the names of victims…the victims of women who cry “rape,” that is…
moleatthecounter says
‘Was it halal’? It sounds like ‘halal on earth’ to me.
Raging Bee says
“A large container of assorted girls?” Is that anything like “binders full of women?”
Raging Bee says
… it’s a handy way to collect all the girls in one place for ease of access.
…with little no ability to sneak out for any reason.
FresnoBob says
There used to be a convention (if not a law) that suspects not be named in the media until charges were brought. However, the practice is somewhat inconsistent these days.
kevinalexander says
I trust that the school administrators will have the girls flogged for tempting those helpless men.
bernardhurley says
As I understand it you can be held in contempt of court if you make public name someone accused of an offence. If the person happens to be a celebrity then the media might think it worth the risk; it’s unlikely that they would in a case like this.