24 March 2009
Mercedes Benz suspends 2 employees over sharia law email http://mychristianblood.blogspirit.com/archive/2009/03/24/mercedes-benz-suspends-2-employees-over-sharia-law-email.html <http://mychristianblood.blogspirit.com/media/02/02/709411558.gif> button_mb.gif You’ve probably all seen a similar email or images from a similar email. So what exactly did the text of this email say that was anti-Muslim? Or was it anti-sharia law? Or is it that just about anything said about Islam these days is misconstrued as being anti-Islam? And who is the Media Review Network? Check it out. Mercedes Benz SA has suspended two employees after they allegedly sent out an anti-muslim e-mail, the company said on Monday. The two - from the company’s Centurion head office - had been suspended pending a full investigation, company spokeswoman Annelise van der Laan told Sapa. “This goes against our company philosophy and we view this very seriously… we heard about the incident this morning (Monday) and we then suspended them.” Mercedes Benz SA also apologised to Media Review Network, the muslim website. The matter arose after the website received an e-mail written in English and Afrikaans, allegedly from a senior employee of Mercedes Benz SA. “The e-mail is accompanied by a series of horrendous photographs of the arm of a child being run over by a motor vehicle… the photographs are accompanied by Hebrew text,” Media Review Network said in a statement. It said it found the e-mail “derogatory to say the least”. It sent “very erroneous and inflammatory signals about Islam and Muslims”. The website took the matter up with Mercedes-Benz SA and received an apology from the Mercedes-Benz SA president and CEO, Hansgeorg Niefer. Niefer assured Media Review Network that the employees acted on their own initiative. “The policy of Mercedes-Benz South Africa, with regard to company resources is zero tolerance.” Media Review Network said it had been advised that disciplinary action was initiated. Niefer also gave the assurance that Mercedes-Benz South Africa would ensure that “something like this does not happen again”, according to the website. via <http://www.wheels24.co.za/Content/News/Industry_News/6/f63e06dd393f4213919ce1c39112aa93/Anti-Muslim_e-mail_rocks_Merc_SA>Anti-Muslim e-mail rocks Merc SA: Wheels: News: Industry_News According to snopes.com, whoever ‘they’ are, sharia law ain’t that bad. Amputation of limbs as punishment for theft under Islamic sharia law can only be applied to those who have reached puberty - 15 years of age for boys. There, you see, sharia ain’t so bad after all. And the email, it’s all a hoax by street performers to make a little cash. Not good enough for the Media Review Network (check out their peaceful logo, below) - apparently a South African version of CAIR, who contacted Mercedes Benz SA and forced an apology out of MB. Dhimmi up everyone: Emacs! PRESS STATEMENT: Expression of ‘Regret’ from Mercedes Benz South Africa The Media Review Network announces that it has received an apology from the President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz South Africa, Mr. Hansgeorg Niefer. In his response to our correspondence Vis a Vis the Islamophobic material emanating from staff members, Mr. Niefer articulated his company’s regret and we quote: “I would like to express my deep and sincere regret for this incident….” Mr. Niefer assured Media Review Network that the employees acted on their own initiative. The policy of Mercedes-Benz South Africa, with regard to company resources is zero tolerance and according to Mr. Niefer, “we instantly initiated disciplinary action”. Mr. Niefer also gave the assurance that Mercedes-Benz South Africa will ensure that “something like this does not happen again”. Mr. Niefer not only spoke on behalf of Mercedes-Benz South Africa but also for Daimler AG in Germany. Last Updated ( Tuesday, 24 March 2009 ) And Mercedes Benz dhimmi’s up as quickly as you can say ’sharia law’. Was it the logo that made them apologize? Response From Mercedes-Benz South Africa to Media Review Network We have been made aware, that during the course of last week individual staff members from our company sent out emails with content of which members of the Islamic community may take offence. The respective employees acted in a private initiative and illegally abused our company email for this purpose. Mercedes-Benz South Africa has a zero tolerance policy in this regard and we instantly initiated disciplinary action. On behalf of Mercedes-Benz South Africa as well as on behalf of Daimler AG in Germany I would like to reiterate our pride in our long successful history and tradition as global multi-cultural and multi-national organisations. In fact, our diversity has always been an integral and elementary contributor to our success. I would like to express my deep and sincere regret for this incident and promise that we will do everything possible to ensure, that something like this does not happen again. Dr Hansgeorg Niefer President & CEO Mercedes-Benz South Africa (Pty) Ltd. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Please note that I do not send or open attachments sent to this list. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Catholics on Fire" group. 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