Various groups in Europe calling themselves either “Muslim Patrols” or “Sharia Police” have harassed women, gays, dog owners, and other members of the community throughout Europe, even going so far as to intimidate voters at the polls and poison dogs the patrols don’t want around. In Europe there seems to be no difference in their behavior if they refer to themselves as “Muslim Patrols” instead of “Sharia Police”. Now there is a Muslim Patrol in New York City. Given the history of groups using this name, what are we to think?
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Photo of Muslim Patrol from New York Times article (in the video, the photo is used, but I do not quote the article):
Photo of Sharia Police from Express (in the video, the photo is used, but the article is not quoted):
CNN story London:
German vigilante story in The Guardian:
Tim Pool video: