Posted on 08/31/2011 8:59:13 AM PDT by markomalley
Police from several departments rushed to the Rye Playland amusement park in Westchester County after an altercation broke out between patrons over a tensions over Muslim headscarves.
The fight erupted after a "misunderstanding" between the park workers and some Muslim patrons over the park's restrictions on headgear on some rides, according to the Westchester County Executive's Office.
Apparently some Muslim women wearing the traditional headscarf, called a hijab, were denied access to some rides because of safety reasons.
"The incident erupted when some of the women tried to gain entry on rides that prohibit any kind of headwear, such as hats, scarves and flowing material, which would include hijabs," according to a statement from the executive's office. "The tour operator, the Muslim American Society of New York, had been notified well in advance of today's event-numerous times both in writing and verbally-the county's policy on headgear for certain rides at the amusement park."
The patrons were offered refunds, the statement said, but then some men and women started arguing with each other, the statement said, "to the point that park security had to intervene. In the course of restoring calm, two park rangers suffered injuries and had to be taken to a nearby hospital."
People were not allowed into the park between 4 and 6 p.m. as police and security tried to restore order.
Many people on Twitter reported seeing the police descend upon the park. Dozens of police vehicles and the park. Officers arrested and charged 15 patrons, according to the county executive's office. "After the arrests, park officials met with the tour operator to ensure that all members of his group understood the headgear policy," the statement said.
"This misunderstanding was very unfortunate," said Peter Tartaglia, the deputy parks commissioner. "Our headgear policy is designed to protect the safety of patrons and safety is our first concern. This policy was repeatedly articulated to the tour operator, but unfortunately the message did not reach some of the members of his group."
The tour group was at the park to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, a major holiday in the Islamic faith that marks the end of Ramadan.
Witnesses at the scene say a pair of girls confronted security personnel about the issue and one of the girls ended up on the ground in handcuffs. A group of men intervened and that is when things got out of control.
But some of the members of the group said that the rangers and the cops overreacted.
The exit ramps from I-95 into the park were also closed as police tried to get control of the situation.
The park is owned and run by Westchester County, the only government-owned amusement park in the country.
Warn them profusely of the risk of decapitation or neck fracture if they wear the scarf. Then, make 'em sign an agreement releasing the park of all liability. If it even has the slightest potential of flapping in the breeze, make them re-tie it to avoid risk to those who have to sit near them.
Why can't they just chant jibberish and bark at the moon from home?
“Wasn’t there a recent story about a muslim getting decapitated by a ride because of her hijab?”
I was going to do a search to find the story, but then I realized typing “Muslim” and “decapitated” into a search engine would return WAY too many hits for me to wade through.
I am shocked!~ Shocked, I tell you! However, Having seen Portchester, I would hesitate to make such a sweeping assessment. Unless, old Lifesavertown is now used as a Latino dormitory.
BTW,That old Life Saver Factory in PC was a tremendous aid to foggy-night navigation before GPS. You could take a bearing on the orange smell all the way from Bridgeport, as you neared PC, you could adjust your heading for New Rochelle by turning toward the night smell from the Bronx ... sorta like pizza. Thank goodness we were only carrying gasoline.
That is really funny! Thanks for the laugh.
Here is the link. It was a go cart: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/7569680/Muslim-woman-dies-as-hijab-is-caught-in-go-kart-axle.html
Sorry for not linking properly, my html is really rusty.
That’s it! Thanks!
Muslim woman dies as hijab is caught in go-kart axle
An Australian woman has died after the Islamic head dress that she was wearing was caught in the axle of a go-kart during a family outing to a racing track.
By Bonnie Malkin in Sydney
7:00AM BST 09 Apr 2010
The woman, 26, suffered severe neck injuries and went into cardiac arrest after her hijab, which covers the head and neck, became stuck in the kart’s machinery while she was driving at high speed.
Paramedics managed to revive the woman after material from the hijab tightened around her throat and she was airlifted to hospital, where she later died.
(Thanks for the article.)
Apparently these Muslim gals never heard of Sarah Bernhardt and how she died.
The Life Saver factory is now a condo. There is a nice bakery/cafe across the street.
Everyone seems to be wondering why Muslim terrorists are so quick to commit suicide.
Lets have a look at the evidence:
- No Christmas
- No television
-No nude women
- No football
- No pork chops
- No hot dogs
- No burgers
- No beer
- No bacon
- Rags for clothes
- Towels for hats
- Constant wailing from some idiot in a tower
- More than one wife
More than one mother in law
- You can’t shave
- Your wife can’t shave
- You can’t wash off the smell of donkey
- You wipe your ass with your hand
- You cook over burning camel dung
- Your wife is picked by someone else for you
- and your wives smell worse than your donkey
Then they tell you that “when you die, it all gets better”??
Well no sh_t Sherlock!.... It’s not like it could get much worse.
Did you know Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance?
There’s the tale of actress Isadora Duncan, who was almost decapitated when her flowing scarf became entangled in the wheel of her speeding roadster.
I’d pay cash money to see a roller coaster pop the top on one of these savages.
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