Comments on: ‘Psychic’ cop leaps on the ‘religious discrimination’ bandwagon http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/11/14/%e2%80%98psychic%e2%80%99-cop-leaps-on-the-%e2%80%98religious-discrimination%e2%80%99-bandwagon/ The voice of atheism since 1881 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:00:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: chrsbol http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/11/14/%e2%80%98psychic%e2%80%99-cop-leaps-on-the-%e2%80%98religious-discrimination%e2%80%99-bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-24229 chrsbol Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:33:32 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=9622#comment-24229 Great video link thanks Barry. Great video link thanks Barry.

]]> By: Harry http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/11/14/%e2%80%98psychic%e2%80%99-cop-leaps-on-the-%e2%80%98religious-discrimination%e2%80%99-bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-24222 Harry Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:44:59 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=9622#comment-24222 Sounds to me like again someone is being got at for forcing their religious opinions on others rather than for holding them. In his case he wanted police procedures changed based on his. Sounds to me like again someone is being got at for forcing their religious opinions on others rather than for holding them. In his case he wanted police procedures changed based on his.

]]> By: Stonyground http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/11/14/%e2%80%98psychic%e2%80%99-cop-leaps-on-the-%e2%80%98religious-discrimination%e2%80%99-bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-24218 Stonyground Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:18:19 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=9622#comment-24218 I would have thought that as a believer in psychic nonsense he would be incapable of doing his job properly. GMP should have cited that as the reason for firing him. I would have thought that as a believer in psychic nonsense he would be incapable of doing his job properly. GMP should have cited that as the reason for firing him.

]]> By: Gordon http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/11/14/%e2%80%98psychic%e2%80%99-cop-leaps-on-the-%e2%80%98religious-discrimination%e2%80%99-bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-24216 Gordon Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:38:18 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=9622#comment-24216 I think that the more people bring ridiculous claims, like that psychics can help the police, and the more those claims are found as deserving of respect as religious beliefs the better. Religious beliefs are not any more sensible than this. Perhaps this is the way to show people. I think that the more people bring ridiculous claims, like that psychics can help the police, and the more those claims are found as deserving of respect as religious beliefs the better.

Religious beliefs are not any more sensible than this. Perhaps this is the way to show people.

]]> By: Angela_K http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/11/14/%e2%80%98psychic%e2%80%99-cop-leaps-on-the-%e2%80%98religious-discrimination%e2%80%99-bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-24213 Angela_K Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:14:59 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=9622#comment-24213 I can't seem to find what Mr Power's status was with the Police; I just hope he wasn't in a position to influence any prosecutions. Given the propensity for our courts and the Police to have a hand in an alarming number of miscarriages of justice, this type of loon is last sort of person to be involved. Diddums, he wants his religion respected. Is this the same sort of respect religious nutters show those who don't share their fairy tales? I can’t seem to find what Mr Power’s status was with the Police; I just hope he wasn’t in a position to influence any prosecutions. Given the propensity for our courts and the Police to have a hand in an alarming number of miscarriages of justice, this type of loon is last sort of person to be involved.

Diddums, he wants his religion respected. Is this the same sort of respect religious nutters show those who don’t share their fairy tales?

]]> By: Grumpy Bob http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/11/14/%e2%80%98psychic%e2%80%99-cop-leaps-on-the-%e2%80%98religious-discrimination%e2%80%99-bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-24212 Grumpy Bob Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:46:22 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=9622#comment-24212 I don't think any religion is worthy of respect (though individuals may well be). And to think this policeman believes psychics contacting the dead could provide real assistance in crime investigations is a bit worrying. Had he tried applying that in practise, I suspect he'd hava had a harder time in court (and, yes, I know psychics do get consulted occasionally by police in various places around the world- and ineffectually). R I don’t think any religion is worthy of respect (though individuals may well be). And to think this policeman believes psychics contacting the dead could provide real assistance in crime investigations is a bit worrying. Had he tried applying that in practise, I suspect he’d hava had a harder time in court (and, yes, I know psychics do get consulted occasionally by police in various places around the world- and ineffectually).

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