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Post by Pob on Aug 23, 2007 11:24:28 GMT
From www.animalaid.org.ukA report in The Observer newspaper claims that a plotline for BBC 1's Casualty, in which a Muslim suicide bomber blows himself up, has been changed for one in which animal rights 'militants' plant a bomb on a bus and cause widespread bloodshed. The original storyline was changed, according to the report, to avoid giving offence to the Muslim community. But it seems that the Corporation feels that animal rights campaigners can be freely defamed and besmirched. Please write a message of complaint to the BBC (ecu@bbc.co.uk). In Animal Aid's letter to the Editorial Complaints Unit, Director Andrew Tyler stated: 'Apart from being offensive and hurtful, such portrayals authenticate prevailing negative stereotypes and give licence to government, the police and the courts to further undermine the civil and legal rights of peaceful campaigners.' Read Animal Aid's letter.
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