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'What would happen with a scarf over my face?': Fury of Fireman Sam creator who was detained and branded racist for innocent burqa joke at airport scannersBy Jonathan Petre

Last updated at 11:15 AM on 26th February 2012

Humiliated: David Jones, who created Fireman Sam, is outraged by the way he was treated at Gatwick Airport
The creator of the popular children�s character Fireman Sam has told how he was accused of racism after making a light-hearted remark at Gatwick airport.
Dave Jones said he experienced an �Orwellian nightmare� after commenting on the ease with which a woman with her face covered by a hijab, another form of the burqa, had walked through security controls.
As he placed his scarf and other items into a tray to pass through an X-ray scanner, he quipped to an official: �If I was wearing this scarf over my face, I wonder what would happen.�
To his astonishment, he was met on the other side of the barrier by officials who detained him for an hour in an attempt to force him to apologise and the police were called.
Mr Jones, 67, who was supposed to be meeting his daughters, said: �Something like George Orwell�s 1984 now seems to have arrived in Gatwick airport.
�I feel my rights as an individual have been violated.
�What I underwent amounts to intimidation, unlawful arrest and detention. I was humiliated and denigrated in full public view.

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�I am a 67-year-old pensioner and have lived my life within the law.
�I do not have even one point on my driving licence.�
Mr Jones said that when he had made his original remark, the guard had appeared to agree with him, responding: �I know what you mean, but we have our rules and you aren�t allowed to say that.�
Tight security: David Jones was detained after being searched at Gatwick Airport
As he went through security where he hoped to meet up with his two grown-up daughters, he was confronted by a woman official who said he was being held because he had made an offensive remark.
Covered: A woman is allowed take her hijab off in a private room at UK airports
Mr Jones, a former member of the Household Cavalry and a retired fireman, said he had said nothing racist. But she took his passport and boarding pass and escorted him to another area where she questioned him.
He said: �It was impossible to get her to listen to reason. We were then joined by a second female security guard who stated that she was Muslim and was deeply distressed by my comment.
�I again stated that I had not made a racist remark but purely an observation that we were in a maximum security situation being searched thoroughly while a woman with her face covered walked through.
�I made no reference to race or religion. I did not swear or raise my voice.�
After about 20 minutes, he asked the security guard whether he was going to be charged. She said no, but he could not leave until he apologised.
He called for a policeman but, he said, it was clear the officer was �keeping to the politically correct code�.
A pillar of the community: The popular Fireman Sam cartoon was created by David Jones who was accused of racism
He demanded that the officer should arrest him if there was a case against him. Mr Jones said: �I was told that we now live in a different time and some things are not to be said.�
The matter was only resolved when Mr Jones agreed his remarks �could� have been regarded as offensive. A Gatwick Airport spokesman said: �Our security team are looking at what happened. The matter was dealt with and the passenger made his journey

We should be like France and ban burkas, simples.

It seems there is one law for muslims and another for us, get rid of these people they do not fit in and never will.

2Anne · Joined: 04 May 2008 Posts: 399 Location: Norfolk

I have just been reading 'The Golden Horn' by Noel Barber.
It lists the atrocities of the Turks in the Ottoman empire. Not just to Christians that they conquered but to their own people and especially members of the Sultan's harem who could be butchered at will.
The muslim religion is downright evil and caters for people who are also liars,murderers,terrorists,aggressors,pedophiles and other vile traits.
Of course they will never integrate into Western society. They have no intention of so doing and only wish to dominate and force their filthy religion down everyones throats. Its either that or kill non-believers.
We need to kick every muslim out of Europe asap.