Jihad Watch reported on this firing last week, but what Ross Lister actually said had not yet been revealed. Now we know: “the comment in question was on a post about the consequences for terrorists, former PC Lister wrote: ‘What? Wrap them in bacon?’”

According to Chief Constable Jerry Graham, this was beyond the pale: Lister had “damaged the reputation of the constabulary and undermined public confidence. PC Lister’s behaviour and judgement has fallen so far below the standards expected that I have decided to dismiss him from the constabulary without notice. The communities of Cumbria expect officers and staff to act on their behalf with integrity, fairness and judgement. The trust of local communities, particularly minority groups, is hard won and easily lost.”

Think about this for a minute. Lister suggested wrapping terrorists in bacon. Now Graham is afraid that this will result in the police losing the trust of the local Muslims. Yet Graham would no doubt also insist that jihad terrorists aren’t really Muslims at all, and have nothing to do with Islam. If that is so, why should the local Muslims be offended at what Lister wrote?

This insanity will be the death of Britain. Quite literally.

“UK Policeman Fired For Facebook Comment About Wrapping Terrorists in Bacon,” by Virginia Hale, Breitbart, October 11, 2017: