News From Surrey Mosque Incident Not Hate Crime Rcmp Says
On Saturday, Surrey’s RCMP issued a statement saying their investigation found that those responsible for pouring water on worshipers from a passing car and nearly hitting them were “teenagers belonging to the Muslim community.” The search began Thursday when police were called to 24th Street and 72A Avenue near the Surrey Jamea Masjid after evening prayers. No criminal prosecution has been proposed. One way to resolve the issue, police said in a press release, is to seek alternative measures, “using a restorative justice approach that would allow all parties to meet and express the impact that this incident had on them and in the wider community....