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Khandro | 16:41 Mon 19th Jun 2017 | News
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In today's German newspaper it says that in the UK, police have to remove their shoes when entering a muslim's house and police dogs have to have their paws covered.
Is this really happening?
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well since it never occurred to anyone to actually as a policeman about this, I did. In London (the Met police) removal of footwear is left to the discretion of the attending officers. Obviously if it is an incident which requires themn to enter a Muslim home in a hurry, they won't do so. If, on the other hand, it's a visit which means 30 mins or so talking to one or...
18:38 Tue 20th Jun 2017
// And it its raining, I extend that offer to anyone.//

I havent worn shoes in anyones house since 1960 -when my parents came back from Belgium and said ....
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said what ?

Careful what you wish for ^^^ Khandro ;o)
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Baldric, could it have been, "Let's start a European Union?".
If the police send their dogs into my house, I hope they put bootees on their paws.

Also if they don't take their own boots off, they'll have 'er indoors to answer to.
As usual PC's tip toeing in their usual PC way.
well since it never occurred to anyone to actually as a policeman about this, I did.

In London (the Met police) removal of footwear is left to the discretion of the attending officers. Obviously if it is an incident which requires themn to enter a Muslim home in a hurry, they won't do so. If, on the other hand, it's a visit which means 30 mins or so talking to one or more members of the family, they may well do so out of respect.

The situation in other forces might differ, but I doubt taht it differs by much.

Can't answer on the dog bootees as I didn't see a dog handler anywhere, but I doubt that there would be time to put bootees on one in a situation where a dog needs to be used.

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