Should Britain act against Sudan in some way?

Question

A British teacher - there to try and help the disenfranchised in the country - has been sentenced to prison for naming a bear Muhammed.

Is it just me, or is inactivity inexcusably weak at this juncture?

Answer 1

i think we should have warned them that any aid will be stopped. but g.brown is too soft.

Answer 2

If a Sudanese national broke the law in this country and we punished them according to the laws of our country would we expect the Sudan to act against us??

It might seem really unfair but ignorance of the law is no defence. Not just in Countries like Sudan but in our Country too. If you go to work in another country then you should learn and abide by their laws, whether you agree with them or not!

And she wasn't there to help the disenfranchised, she was working in an exclusive private school!!

Answer 3

Chuck all the Sudanese immigrants out, cut fundings and watch them beg like the beggars they are

impose sanctions on the country, cease all trade from within the EU

Religion has caused more hate than anything else and its becoming more and more of a fact that islam is full of hate

Answer 4

i'm probably running the risk of a violation (yawn) but doesn't this expose that culture as backward ?.
sharia law ?.hell,yeah !.let's just go right back to the middle ages where we burned each other !.
those lovely moderate british muslims are very,very silent right now.not a dickiebird.

this is what happens when fundamentalism takes over

Answer 5

I think you will find the Sudanese Ambassador to the UK was called into the Foreign Officer earlier today and told to bring this matter to a rapid conclusion!

Answer 6

I tell you something maybe Britain should take a leaf out their book prison and deported in record time ,the sentence was a joke really but deportation from britain is not as swift as that or court for that matter.

Answer 7

It's O.K for some vindictive Sudanese politician to be named after the Prophet, but it's criminal to name a toy bear the same!
Sadly the Sudanese are locked in the middle ages and seem unable, or unwilling to embrace the present.

Answer 8

It has damaged Diplomatic Relations so far, just wait and see.

The Foreign Office may advise all workers, like Teachers to leave or more likey, advise them of what they can and most definitely will not get away with.

Answer 9

I think that the Muslim community should make a public show of absolute protest at the stupidity of this in the name of Islam as they come out worst in all this UK

Answer 10

Response to Dickn 200.What if this had been your wife/mother.Bet you would be screaming for the government to intervene then.

In reply to the question asked.Yes i think Gordon has been weak on this.I agree with another posting threaten to withdraw aid.They need us more than we need them.It was only a bloody teddy bear after all.All it was needed was for her to be took to one side and enlightened.Jail for calling a teddy bear,like something out of Monty Python its so ridiculous.Bring all teachers/aid workers home.Let them get on with it themselves and see how they perform.

Answer 11

Let's see... A PRIVATE British Citizen, not part of the British government, no diplomatic status or immunity, finds herself in trouble in a foreign nation for violating its laws. And you think Great Britain should escalate this and create an international incident? Yeah... that makes a lot of sense.