Posted on 03/01/2015 9:37:47 AM PST by Steelfish
Georgia Judge Jails Muslim Woman For Wearing Headscarf To Court Two women barred from entering courtroom in recent days
Daniel Nasaw in Washington
A city judge in Georgia has in the past eight days barred two Muslim women wearing Islamic headscarves from entering his courtroom, jailing one, and prompting an inquiry from the civil rights office at the US department of justice.
Judge Keith Rollins of Douglasville, Georgia, yesterday ordered Lisa Valentine, 41, to jail after she refused to remove her scarf before entering the courtroom, citing rules governing appropriate dress. Last week, Sabreen Abdulrahmaan was forced to leave Rollins's court before her son's probation hearing because she would not remove her scarf.
"It's a religious right," Valentine said. "It's our constitutional right that we can have our religious practices, no matter if it's a courtroom or not. He's supposed to be handing out justice, not taking away civil rights."
Valentine said she sought to accompany her nephew to a traffic hearing yesterday but was told by a court security officer that she could not enter the courtroom with her headscarf on. She said she refused to remove it and turned to leave, saying, "This is bullshit".
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I believe judges do indeed generally have their own discretion in the matter or religious head coverings, but obviously must be mindful of the consequences.
Everytime I see that specific pic I’m reminded of a phone call recording I heard about 12 years ago of a guy stuck in the tower calling for help. He sounded nervous as hell, understandably saying “When is help getting here, it doesn’t sound like anybody is coming. I’m too young to die, it doesn’t feel like anybody is coming I don’t want to die” and then you hear this rumbling in the background and this bloodcurling scream. It was him getting crushed to death as the tower collapsed. Somehow the phone lines held together long enough where you could hear it. And thousands of people went through the same thing. Let us never forget despite how much liberals try to make us.
If these women want to play the part of agent provocateur, then they should expect to pay the price when their plan goes horribly wrong in enemy territory.
Good for the judge. Anytime CAIR has their rags in a wad, it is a good sign.
Your post (pix) says it all.
Hooper of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said the matter does not merely affect Muslims.
“What if you’re a Jewish man wearing a skull cap? What if you’re a Catholic nun wearing a habit?” Hooper asked. “All would be denied access to this judge’s courtroom. We need to know what’s going here and why this has apparently been going on for so long.”
No sympathy here, CAIR wouldn’t care about the Jew or the nun. Sheesh.
Granted, I am an old timer, but I remember an era when a well dressed woman would not dare leave home without some form of cover on her head. Understandably, the judge can and should order the face to be uncovered, but removal of a woman’s scarf? I respectfully disagree.
Hey Lisa, When in Rome... ‘nuff said.
But you want to be like Hooper?
I read the f**king thing too. It allows you to do things until you become the majority and then look out unbelievers! Truth be told there is more of a story in a supermarket circular than there is in the Koran.
No, all Hooper cares about is his RoP, and they’re all liars there to boot. Do you know that the headscarf symbolizes? It sure isn’t “Western values” by any stretch of the term.
This article is over six years old, btw.
This is true. However, this judge ought not to make clothing recommendations. The onus is on the women to keep their hair under wraps, and there are many ways to do so. I hope the justice first made some recommendations.
Not sure what the judge would demand, but the nuns of my day would have responded with a steel ruler across the knuckles - and that was just for not doing your homework !
But your basically saying we should adopt Hooper’s values.
That picture makes me absolutely cringe whenever I see it. But I know I have to look at it to keep the horror of that atrocity fresh in my mind.
It’s really galling to hear that Muslimah call on the U.S. Constitution, which Muslims denigrate because it’s “man made” & not Shariah.
(The Koran was “man made” too, by the way).
Sick of these people!
Why couldn’t this person stay home. No need for her to be there. If so, the rules apply. The Muzzies want to make the rules. What if there are weapons in the headgear? I guess you are not allowed to search them either.
No, no covered heads in the courtroom for everyone. Hooper’s “position” is that it’s okay for Muslims to wear the offensive and sexist scarves in a public courtroom, the hell with separation of mosque and state.
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/muslim-hijab-dress-code-or-discrimination/2662236.html
“Discrimination”, lol, from the most totalitarian jackboots in the world. Stupid women don’t realize what it’s like to really live under sharia.
Dress codes ARE legal, even in Canada.
Josephite nuns. Had them in grammar school. They were my idols. Now my grandkids don’t even know what a nun is.
Muslims dont get civil rights. Only deported.
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