Judge sentences woman for not taking off head scarf.
By lilwonders
@lilwonders456 (8214)
United States
December 17, 2008 12:27pm CST
A Georgia judge has sentenced a women to 10 days for contempt of court for refusing to take off her head scarf. There is a court policy stating no one is allowed to wear any headgear in court.
The women is now stating her civil rights have been violated because she is muslim.
This is not the first time this has happened. Do you feel that she should have been given special treatment or should she have had to follow the rules just like everyone else?
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5 responses
@ganderlot (351)
• United States
17 Dec 08
That's a tough one, rules are rules, yet I believe according to her religion she can't take off the head scarf, so yes, it will be interesting to see where this goes. Regards
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Yep we are about to see which one wins.....rules or religion.
@gewcew23 (8007)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Court policy is no one is allowed to wear any headgear in court, not a ball cap, a western hat, or even religious head wear. This policy does not violated any ones civil rights. No one is saying she cannot wear her scarf outside the court room just not inside the court room.
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
17 Dec 08
Well now she has some American Muslim rights group threatening to sue....so I guess we will see where this goes.
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@xParanoiax (6987)
• United States
17 Dec 08
So...should we make exceptions to this nation's policy to how everyone should be able to practice their religion?
"Everyone can believe and practice it whenever they want...except when it interferes with local policies"?
It's not special treatment, it's allowing her the same stuff everyone else has.
Asking her to take off her scarf is like asking me to take off my pentacle necklace.
I GET why it's their policy, but this is a new world we're in. You adapt so that you can still say that you respect people's rights and freedoms.
@goldeneagle (6743)
• United States
19 Dec 08
I agree with this sentence 100%. Being a muslim doesn't mean that the law does not apply to you. They probably won't allow her to wear it while in jail either, so she better be prepared for that too...
