This is sad but I hope it can be cleared up to everyone’s satisfaction (assuming the complainer is not Muslim and just trying to create trouble). Sikhs are not Muslims, but are some of the best friends you could have if your enemies are Muslims.
Lots of people receive death threats in the USA, few get media coverage.
That said, only a moron harasses Sikhs.
Confusing Sikhs with muslims is indefensible. It points to a degree of ignorance that’s simply appalling.
I’d be interested to see what the spelling and grammar was like on the death threat letters, and whether it was written in the childish scrawl of a moron...
It pisses me off when dumbasses attack Sikhs.
Sikhs are one of the most honest, hard working, business and military oriented peoples around. They make profoundly good soldiers, and loyally serve whatever country they live in. For a long time, much of the Indian officer corps was Sikh, not Hindu.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh_Regiment
The Sikh Regiment was formed by the British in colonial India. It is one of the most decorated regiments in the world, fighting in World War I, World War II, and lots of other wars since.
They claim 14 Victoria Crosses and 21 Indian Orders of Merit (both of which are the equivalent to the US Medal of Honor), and a huge number of other citations.
Civilian Sikhs are usually middle or upper middle class professionals, politically conservative, socially polite, and it is quite rare for them to be involved with anything criminal. They have a strong sense of *real* honor, not the b.s. honor that Muslims profess.
Yes, they wear turbans and the men wear beards as part of their religion, and they also carry knives (often small and ceremonial, often large and functional).
And they *do not* tolerate Muslims behaving badly, or trying to oppress them. Probably the one thing that will really get their ire up is if somebody invades or tries to trash their temples.
This reminds me of #EFAD.
Sikhs are cool. They say if you ever get lost in India, go to a Sikh for help!
Two thoughts:
1. Post the following very large sign in the front yard: “WE ARE SIKHS! GOOGLE IT AND LEARN SOMETHING, YOU MORONS!”
2. Start to carry concealed. Immediately after 9/11, there was a Sikh man shot dead at a gas station when he was mistaken for a Muslim because of his turban by some self-appointed but badly informed defender of America. Things have been better since then. But then you have this...stuff.
The Sikhs I have known were/are very decent, reasonable people. But God help you if you screw with them.
We had Sikhs in our old neighborhood. Two families, who walked in a slow and dignified manner past our house every evening in the warm months of the year.