Bacon Sarnie - Offensive Weapon?

It has emerged today that police were banned from eating bacon sandwiches at an Islam Expo event by their superiors for fear of offending any Muslims. Caterers had provided a variety of sandwiches for police officers at the event at Alexandra Palace in North London.

One on duty police officer who was at the festival stated, "I've never heard of a ham sandwich being treated like a weapon."

We're wondering at TR&TOL this: had the event of been for Christian officers for example (ed - do they even do events for Christians these days?), would Halal meat have been banned from fear of offending the Christians?

Somehow we don't think so.