Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Brian May criticised by Jewish community for comparing badger cull to genocide


Hundreds of people have been protesting against the move and earlier four people were arrested inside the Gloucestershire badger cull zone, on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon.

In a visit to Gloucestershire to show his opposition to the culling, Mr May likened the measure to ‘genocide’ – a word which usually refers to the murder of people.

He faced an immediate online reaction from the local Jewish community who branded his use of the term as ‘dreadful’ and ‘inflammatory .... http://www.telegraph.co.uk