THE TELEGRAPH: A police officer has been forced into resigning after he gave a Muslim colleague a pack of bacon and a bottle of wine as a joke present during a Christmas Day party.
Pc Rob Murrie gave the gift to his colleague as part of a "Secret Santa" at Luton station, though the consumption of alcohol and bacon is forbidden under Islam.
However, even though the Muslim officer did not complain and thought the present funny, senior officers in the Bedfordshire force were not amused. They declared that "behaviour of this nature is not tolerated" and welcomed Pc Murrie's resignation.
The 26-year-old officer said he had "no choice but to resign" - after six years in the force - given the current politically correct climate in policing. Bacon gift to Muslim officer costs Pc's job >>> By John Steele, Crime Correspondent
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