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   From: removethistocontactmepower354@talktalk.net   
      
   On 11/04/2017 13:36, abelard wrote:   
   > On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 07:17:40 -0400, burfordTjustice   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> Australian Wearing Cross Beaten By Muslim Gang Shouting ‘Fuck Jesus!’   
   >>   
   >> Christians in Sydney, Australia, are being advised to hide their   
   >> crosses after an Arabic-speaking gang shouting “Fuck Jesus!” attacked a   
   >> couple on a train while transport officers looked on from a “safe   
   >> space” and did nothing.   
   >>   
   >> The Sydney-based Daily Telegraph – a News Corp   
   >> outlet unrelated to the Telegraph Media Group newspaper of the same   
   >> name – reports the couple were attacked while riding the train through   
   >> “Muslim enclaves” in south-west Sydney.   
   >>   
   >> Mike, who asked for his surname to be withheld for fear he might be   
   targeted, said that   
   >  four men of Middle Eastern appearance ripped his cross from his neck,   
   > stomped on it, and rained kicks and punches on his face, back, and   
   > shoulders. Two women attacked his girlfriend when she tried to protect   
   > him.   
   >>   
   >> Five uniformed transport officers watched the attack take place but failed   
   to intervene, Mike claimed, leaving the police to meet the train at a later   
   station.   
   >>   
   >> “I was born in Australia of Greek heritage,” Mike told the Telegraph. “I’ve   
   always worn my cross. For [them] to rip it off and step on it has to be a   
   religious crime … It’s not on to feel unsafe in your own country.”   
   >>   
   >> Mike went to Greek community leader and former Sutherland Shire Council   
   deputy mayor Reverend George Capsis, who believes Christians in Sydney face   
   growing persecution at the hands of Muslim gangs, about the attack.   
   >>   
   >> “This is not an isolated incident,” said Rev Capsis, who explained that   
   Mike was the fourth Christian to have come to him about a religi   
   usly-motivated attack in just the last six months.   
   >>   
   >> “There are gangs of these young fellows of Muslim background who have been   
   harassing people they identify as Christian … You don’t hear about it because   
   no one’s reporting it.”   
   >>   
   >> Like Mike, the three previous victims who went to Rev Capsis said they were   
   assaulted around public transport in the south-west of the city.   
   >>   
   >> “It’s like their territory,” he said. “They don’t want Christians or other   
   types of infidels there.”   
   >   
   > they have just as much right to behave in accord with their religion   
   >     as christians have to behave in accord with their religion   
   >   
   >> The minister believes that the problem has to be “nipped in the bud” but,   
   in the absence of any robust action from the authorities, he can only advise   
   Christians to hide their faith in the presence of Muslims, so they do not feel   
   “provoked”.   
   >>   
   >> “People like Greek Orthodox carry a big cross,” he explained. “I tell them   
   to be practical and if they’re in those areas and wearing a big cross and a   
   group of young guys comes, hide it in your shirt. Why provoke it?”   
   >   
   > provoking muslims is a crime...   
   >   
   >> A police spokesman said: “The incident [had] prompted police to remind the   
   community that any bias-motivated crime will not be tolerated.” He said the   
   incident was still under investigation.   
   >>   
   >> Sydney Trains defended the transports officers who stood by as the attack   
   took place, telling the Telegraph their main responsibility is tackling fare   
   evasion and that they are trained to observe from a “safe space” if passengers   
   are assaulted.   
   >>   
   >> “Why are ticket inspections deemed more important than passenger safety?”   
   commented Telegraph journalist Miranda Devine.   
   >>   
   >> “Surely, if taxpayers fund dedicated Transport Officers to ride the trains   
   all day, they should be authorised to do more than just observe crimes and   
   call police. Anyone can do that.”   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >> Rev Capsis believes that, “If this keeps up, someone will be hurt.”   
   >   
   > yes, it's good that no-one was hurt   
   >   
   >> Mike, who asked for his surname to be withheld for fear he might be   
   targeted, said that   
   >  four men of Middle Eastern appearance ripped his cross from his neck,   
   > stomped on it, and rained kicks and punches on his face, back, and   
   > shoulders. Two women attacked his girlfriend when she tried to protect   
   > him.   
   >   
      
   It might be a lot more believable if the OP wasn't Bumford.   
      
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