Gujarat CM apologizes after 'terrorists' wear skull caps in anti-terror mock drill

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NEW DELHI: Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel on Thursday apologized for the 'mistake' of the state police after the cops courted controversy when they made dummy terrorists wear skullcaps during an anti-terror mock drill, Times Now reported. The exercise had brought embarrassment to cops.

The exercise was carried out by Surat police at Dabhari near Olpad. During the drill, the special operations group (SOG) was assigned the task of nabbing 'terrorists' trying to enter India. After some fake firing, the 'terrorists' were nabbed and arms and mobiles were recovered.

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"Even real terrorists do not come wearing a skull cap. Police should take care and not relate terrorism to followers of any religion. I will investigate the issue personally," said Gujarat BJP minority cell president Mehboob Ali Chishti.

A defensive SOG Inspector B C Thakkar said, "The mock drill participants were asked to wear skull cap just to give them a different look. It was not an intentional move to relate to a specific community." SP (Surat rural) Pradeep Sejul added, "This should not happen."

Gujarat CM apologizes after 'terrorists' wear skull caps in anti-terror mock drill - The Times of India

 

[TheFlyingPretzel]

They'd have been better off wearing BSF uniforms. That's what a real terrorist looks like.

 

[Viper0011.]

NEW DELHI: Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel on Thursday apologized for the 'mistake' of the state police after the cops courted controversy when they made dummy terrorists wear skullcaps during an anti-terror mock drill, Times Now reported. The exercise had brought embarrassment to cops.

When you train soldiers or police based on the training that "skullcap" is what's indifferent about a normal person and terrorists...you are re-training their psychological sensory translation of the threat. When they see a guy in a Polo Jeans and T-Shirt vs. in Skullcap....who do you think their brain will immediately register as the bad guy??? A trigger happy police officer or a soldier will shoot someone for a small issue based on this perceived imagination of the threat. That is how soldiers are trained. The drill with mock up buildings and all, really make their brains understand and perceive threat of different nature. In this case, the perceived difference is the "skullcap" and the human wearing it comes after. So you've now put a stigma in these trainee's heads by doing so!