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10-Year-Old Muslim Boy Probed For 'Terrorist House' Spelling Error (bbc.com)

AmiMoJo writes: A 10-year-old Muslim boy who mistakenly wrote that he lived in a "terrorist house" during an English lesson at school has been investigated by police. The pupil, who attends a primary school in Lancashire, meant to say he lived in a "terraced house." The boy was interviewed by Lancashire Police at his home the next day, and the family laptop was examined. The 2015 Counter Terrorism and Security Act means that teachers have been legally obliged to report any suspected extremist behavior to police since July. Miqdaad Versi, assistant secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Britain, the UK's largest umbrella group for Islamic associations, said he was aware of dozens of cases similar to that of the schoolboy.

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  1. Polaroid Obama by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    A muslim.
    He is,
    suspicious.

  2. Re:I'm not seeing the problem here by vel-ex-tech · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    One more thing I'd like to add.

    I am fucking sick and tired of paying for your healthcare. Really, I am.

    Next week I have to drive 150 miles away to see a doctor because of ignorant twats like you. I will have to pay CASH. I have been paying CASH.

    Feminism and cisgendered women have declared cold war with me, so apparently I'm on punishment and can no longer see a local doctor. I run out of meds at the end of March so I don't have time to screw around and figure out what the transgender protocol of the month is and what fucking excuse I'm going to get for why I can't get more meds before I run out.

    Now apparently, there's a sizable portion of cisgendered men who have declared cold war with me as well on the assumption that being trans gives me all kinds of intangible privileges, which is no different from the reason feminism and cisgendered women are at cold war with me.

    You hate me because I'm a woman. Cisgendered women hate me because I'm a man. Every single one of you cisgendered fuckholes out there can go kill yourselves for all I care.

    There, I used cisgendered as a derogatory term. I hope that enhances your day.