Katie Hopkins attacks political correctness over Cologne and Rotherham
The controversial commentator and LBC radio host was enraged after German police were accused of racial profiling after the mass screening of North African men in Cologne on New Year’s eve. Over a thousand police officers were out in force in the city after mass sex attacks marred the event a year ago. Hopkins said she believed the police did a “fantastic job” and drew comparisons with the reaction in Germany to the sex scandals in Rotherham – where widespread child sexual abuse and grooming took place. “Why can’t we call a spade a spade?” Hopkins thundered on LBC. “Why must we tiptoe around other cultures?
LBC•GETTY Katie Hopkins flew into a rage over the Cologne sex attacks
“We spend too much time tiptoeing around the cultures which chose to join us and too little time standing up for the culture people have chosen to join.” She went on: “I am concerned we are happy to sacrifice white women... white girls at the altar of political correctness of cultures that have chosen to join us. “Where white girls have been treated as nothing in order to protect the cultural sensitivities of others.” Cologne Police chief Juergen Mathies has hit back at accusations his officers unfairly targeted North African men. “I reject this negative criticism,” he said. “The clear aim was to prevent similar events to the previous year.”
AFP Police were out in force in Cologne on New Year's Eve
Roughly 650 people were detained for identity checks, with almost all of those stopped North African. Mr Mathies added: “Their characteristics were such that potential crimes could indeed be expected.” Approximately 100 people were arrested in Cologne overnight on Saturday however it has not been made clear whether the 650 detainees were among that figure. Henriette Reker, the mayor of Cologne, said she was “happy and relieved” that the night had not seen a repeat of the mass attacks of a year ago. An estimated 50,000 people gathered in front of Cologne Cathedral to ring in the new year.
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I am concerned we are happy to sacrifice white women Katie Hopkins