Belgian mayor proposes banning male asylum seekers from a swimming pool

by Guest Mon Jan 25, 2016 12:20 pm

A Belgian mayor said he would propose banning male refugees from a swimming pool for a month on Monday after complaints from female bathers, earning a swift rebuke from the migration minister who said it would be ill-advised.
The proposal underlined an increasingly highly-charged debate over immigration in Europe, particularly since authorities in neighbouringGermany accused gangs of migrants of sexually assaulting women in Cologne on New Year's Eve. "We had women complain because they felt stared at and selfies had been taken with them. It's escalating. We never had any complaints before," said Marc Vanden Bussche, mayor of the coastal town of Kokzijde.

Mr Bussche said he had decided to act after police were called in to investigate an Iraqi man who had caught an 11-year-old girl as she came off a slide. The politician from the Dutch-speaking liberal party Open VLD, said he would propose a one-month ban at a council meeting on Monday to allow tempers to cool. The town recently took in 300 asylum seekers. "In the meantime we will teach them about our way of life and explain the rules of the pool to them," he said, adding the ban would not affect children and their mothers. Theo Francken, Belgium's state secretary for migration, advised against the move. "It's never wise to punish a whole group for the transgressions of a few," he said in a tweet. "Asylum seekers live in open centres, they're free to go swimming. But hands off!"

The German town of Bornheim, 19 miles (30km) south of Cologne, temporarily banned male asylum seekers from its pool this month after receiving complaints of sexual harassment. More than 600 women in Cologne and other cities filed complaintsranging from sexual molestation to theft in attacks on the New Year's weekend. Police have said their investigations are focused on illegal migrants from north Africa and asylum seekers.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/belgium/12119708/Belgian-mayor-proposes-banning-male-asylum-seekers-from-a-swimming-pool.html

by Major Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:43 pm

The job of a mayor is to look after his own people, bugga outsiders who probably go in for a wash.

by Ben Reilly Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:31 pm

they felt stared at

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by Tommy Monk Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:57 pm

Send them all to the arab league to look after them... problem solved!!!

by Ben Reilly Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:02 pm

Tommy Monk wrote:Send them all to the arab league to look after them... problem solved!!!

What the hell do you care, it's Belgium and apart from the guy who grabbed the girl, it just sounds like more European whinging. It's not illegal to look at people.

by Guest Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:13 pm

Ben_Reilly wrote:
they felt stared at

So women feeling uncomfortable, because men are taking selfies with them in without their consent, clearly basically perving?
Do the women and girls need of feeling secure not matter then?

What you and everyone else failed to grasp is what the mayor was actually doing was trying calm clear anger over incidents from escalating, to the point people would no doubt start beating up refugees. As usual the left and the far right fail to read between the lines

Try reading what was said:

Open VLD, said he would propose a one-month ban at a council meeting on Monday to allow tempers to cool. The town recently took in 300 asylum seekers. "In the meantime we will teach them about our way of life and explain the rules of the pool to them," he said, adding the ban would not affect children and their mothers.

by Tommy Monk Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:16 pm

Why do you care more for the perpetrators of this sexual harassment than the victims of it!?

Maybe you think the women should be wearing burkhas to stop the pervs leering at them...!!!???

by Guest Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:20 pm

Tommy Monk wrote:Why do you care more for the perpetrators of this sexual harassment than the victims of it!?

Maybe you think the women should be wearing burkhas to stop the pervs leering at them...!!!???

Who are you addressing after I just said about caring for the concerns of women?

by Tommy Monk Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:21 pm

The scumbags should be getting arrested for public order offences or sexual harassment!!!

Why aren't they!?

If I went to a pool and behaved like that I would be arrested and probably made to be on a sexual offenders register!!!

Same should apply to anyone else!!!

by Guest Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:23 pm

Tommy Monk wrote:The scumbags should be getting arrested for public order offences or sexual harassment!!!

Why aren't they!?

If I went to a pool and behaved like that I would be arrested and probably made to be on a sexual offenders register!!!

Same should apply to anyone else!!!

I guess you have never been on holiday before and see loads of Brit men do this on holiday resorts take selfies of girls behind them.
Its not against the law, its quite perverse indeed, but no law is actually being broken

by Tommy Monk Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:34 pm

More apologist waffle...

by Guest Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:36 pm

Tommy Monk wrote:More apologist waffle...

Nothing apologist at all, just you have never been further than the streets of London, which is evidently clear after your previous post

by Ben Reilly Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:47 pm

Tommy Monk wrote:Why do you care more for the perpetrators of this sexual harassment than the victims of it!?

Maybe you think the women should be wearing burkhas to stop the pervs leering at them...!!!???

Who stops pervs from leering at women in your country? Or is it just the awful weather?

by nicko Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:49 am

Our weather 'aint awful. Have you looked at your own lately, wouldn't mind a little of your snow, if you can spare it'

by Tommy Monk Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:24 am

I've been all over the world Dodge!!!

If these men weren't doing anything wrong/pervy then they wouldn't be getting criticised for it!!!

by Tommy Monk Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:27 am

They obviously don't know how to behave in a civilised world and obviously have no respect for the women they are harrassing!

by Guest Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:48 am

Tommy Monk wrote:I've been all over the world Dodge!!!

If these men weren't doing anything wrong/pervy then they wouldn't be getting criticised for it!!!

Clearly not as you failed to know that this happens in many countries

by Tommy Monk Tue Jan 26, 2016 11:00 am

By foreigners Dodge!!!

Obviously not something that happens in Belgium... until the scummy Muslim pretend refugees arrived...

by Guest Tue Jan 26, 2016 11:04 am

Like I say you have never left the uk lol

by Tommy Monk Tue Jan 26, 2016 11:28 am

Piss off Dodge. .. I have been all over the place!!!

by Guest Tue Jan 26, 2016 11:37 am

Tommy Monk wrote:Piss off Dodge. .. I have been all over the place!!!

Ah we are back Tommy wash your mouth out Potty time

Its clear you have not by your answers

by Tommy Monk Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:10 pm

Anyway back to topic...

They obviously don't know how to behave in a civilised world and obviously have no respect for the women they are harrassing!

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