“To observe that something is likely to happen or there’s a serious risk of it happening is not to advocate for it happening.”
It is an implied threat, is it not? If not, perhaps a prompting to the community to be hostile towards those investigating the fraud in order to hamper or intimidate them.
Response? Go in armed (to investigate day care fraud?) No. Vests (and appear to be police like?)
We're not dealing with multigenerational European stock, here, so much as folks who are within a generation of being in an often violent, xenophobic community, with definite cultural distinctions including Islam, a religion not exactly known for its peaceful behaviour toward non-Muslims.
So, just what was the purpose of the remark?
