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Muslim woman in Georgia arrested for not removing her hijab.

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by hockeybeat, Dec 18, 2008.

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  1. writing irish

    writing irish Active Member

    It's better to lose your skullcap than your skull! Oy oy gavalt!
     
    writing irish, Dec 18, 2008
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  2. NoOneLikesUs

    NoOneLikesUs Active Member

    The headgear must go. This is a secular society. No Jesus, Xenu or Allah in the courtroom.

    Outside of the legal aspect of things, the hijab is just a passive symbol of the brutality the Islamic faith has bestowed upon women. I see no honor in wearing one.
     
    NoOneLikesUs, Dec 18, 2008
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  3. Ashy Larry

    Ashy Larry Active Member

    what's the law say about wigs, or bad toupees?
     
    Ashy Larry, Dec 18, 2008
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  4. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Ban whatever NoOne dislikes. Works for me.
     
    Ace, Dec 18, 2008
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  5. writing irish

    writing irish Active Member

    The law says you can't wear anything that makes it appear as if a marmot is humping your cranium.

    Seriously, what about nuns? Do nuns get a pass since we like them?
     
    writing irish, Dec 18, 2008
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  6. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    You realize what you are saying is that anyone who appears to have a religious affiliation by the way they dress should have to live by a separate set of rules when it comes to entering a Federal building than someone who doesn't wear a piece of clothing with a religious significance?

    Of course, that is religious discrimination and profiling... never mind the fact that the 9/11 hijackers were dressed in regular clothes, so the "he or she looks like a muslim, so we need to put him or her through a more rigorous screening" argument isn't really going to stop an act of terrorism.

    I still go back to the one question. I can understand having to go through security at an airport, but what practical security purpose does a "no headscarf" in a courtroom play? It's a piece of clothing. They don't make me strip to walk into a courthouse and hen make me sit naked because my clothes are a security threat. There is no reason for this other than to discriminate against the woman who wears a headscarf for religious reasons.
     
    The Big Ragu, Dec 18, 2008
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  7. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Wow, are you actually serious about that?

    I am a tremendous supporter of the separation of church and state as you will ever find, but you lost me on this one. If somebody is wearing something that is a part of practicing their faith, we should not be forcing them to remove it. The fact that you don't like that particular faith makes it even more important that they have the right to practice it as they see fit.
     
    outofplace, Dec 18, 2008
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  8. alleyallen

    alleyallen Guest

    Wow...is that really an argument we want to try here?
     
    alleyallen, Dec 18, 2008
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  9. shotglass

    shotglass Guest

    I think he'll realize that it isn't ... although he may still stand behind it to save face. ;)
     
    shotglass, Dec 18, 2008
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  10. novelist_wannabe

    novelist_wannabe Well-Known Member

    See, where I sit, if you have a rule against headgear and you allow an exception to it based on her religion, then you're discriminating against everybody else. The guy with the WWJD baseball cap can't get into the courthouse wearing his hat, so why should she be allowed in with the scarf?

    Plus (and I admit this isn't really the most rational thought, but it's there to be said) this is the same state where a guy just killed a judge, a court reporter and a deputy, beat another deputy to brain damage and escaped, then killed a federal agent who was off duty. Judges in Georgia aren't likely to pull any punches on security. If security is the reason behind the rule, then exceptions shouldn't be made.
     
    novelist_wannabe, Dec 18, 2008
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  11. Oz

    Oz Well-Known Member

    So you would apply this to nuns, too?
     
    Oz, Dec 18, 2008
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  12. novelist_wannabe

    novelist_wannabe Well-Known Member

    Think they can hide a glock under that habit?
     
    novelist_wannabe, Dec 18, 2008
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