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Sharia patrols, also referred to as Muslim patrols or Modesty patrols, were groups of young Muslim men, members of an organisation that called itself the Shariah Project, who patrolled streets in East London from 2013 to 2014. Early that year, videos of their activities, filmed by members of the patrol, were uploaded online: these showed hooded members of the patrol confronting passers-by and demanding that they conform to Sharia law. They targeted prostitutes, people drinking alcohol, couples who were holding hands, women whom they considered to be dressed immodestly, and harassed others whom they perceived as being gay.〔(Muslim 'Patrol' Harass East London Man They Believe To Be Gay ) Huffington Post〕〔 Five men were arrested in January 2013 as part of an investigation into the gang,〔〔( UK: Muslim patrols hit London streets again ) retrieved 8 May 2013〕 and three were given jail sentences on 6 December 2013. The Muslim East London Mosque community condemned the patrols as "utterly unacceptable". In response to the 'Muslim Patrols', the far-right organisation Britain First has established 'Christian Patrols'.〔 ==Online videos, 2013== One video uploaded to YouTube by the gang, "The Truth About Saturday Night", was viewed more than 42,000 times. In it, the gang confronted people, shouting "this is a Muslim area" at them. The hooded men are seen forcing people to empty their alcoholic drinks down drains, and instructing a group of women that "they need to forbid themselves from dressing like this and exposing themselves outside the mosque".〔〔 A second video, beginning with a logo saying "Islam will take over the world", showed the gang directing homophobic abuse at a man walking in Whitechapel. The gang shouted at a man who appeared to be wearing make-up that he is "in a Muslim area dressed like a fag" and must leave. One gang member orders the man: "Get out of here quicker. You're dirty mate." After the victim says that he is a homosexual, he is forced to say that he is "dirty".〔 Their latest video featured the gang saying: "We are coming to implement Islam upon your own necks. Muslim patrols can never be stopped". The gang's videos were later removed from YouTube in January 2013 because they contravened the site’s policies on harassment, bullying and threatening behaviour. Scotland Yard investigated the videos and the Metropolitan Police stepped up patrols in East London. A police spokesman said they were in contact with "local community leaders and influential people, local businesses and the local authority about the issue and what is being done".〔 Five men were later arrested.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sharia patrols」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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