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NYPD Will Allow Sikh Officers to Wear Turbans and Grow Beards in Policy Change
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Posted on 12/29/2016 1:45:42 PM PST by DOC44

The New York Police Department is allowing Sikh officers to wear full turbans in place of the traditional police cap and grow beards up to a half-inch long as required by their religion. NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill announced the change in policy Wednesday following a graduation ceremony for new recruits surrounded by officers wearing navy blue turbans kept in place with police brass, CNN reported. “We want to make the NYPD as diverse as possible, and I think this is going to go a long way to help us with that,” O’Neill said. “It’s a major change in our uniform policy, so we had to go about it carefully. And now I have the opportunity to make the change, and I thought it was about time that we did that.” O’Neill said the NYPD has about 160 Sikh officers.

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KEYWORDS: pagan; paganpractices; pagans
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

This is ridiculous, and it is NOT religious freedom.

Everyone has the right to practice their own religion. If you have to wear and turban and grow a beard, then perhaps that disqualifies you for one position or another. That’s life. When you come over to America (or Canada), you have to conform to the practices of that country.

Changing the years-old rules to accommodate a certain religion is not religious freedom - it is using our tolerance to bully. Stay in your own land if you don’t like our customs, traditions and rules.


21 posted on 12/29/2016 2:16:13 PM PST by JudyinCanada
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To: JudyinCanada

If it weren’t for the muslim’s it wouldn’t be an issue.


22 posted on 12/29/2016 2:19:21 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: dp0622

You know what is inside the Sikh’s turbans?..................


23 posted on 12/29/2016 2:21:40 PM PST by Red Badger (If "Majority Rule" was so important in South Africa, why isn't it that way here?............)
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To: DOC44

All Muslim PD should be required to wear Red Star Trek uniform shirts. Start the future now.


24 posted on 12/29/2016 2:21:55 PM PST by Bernard (The Road To Hell Is Not Paved With Good Results)
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To: Red Badger

Two or three feet of dirty hair?


25 posted on 12/29/2016 2:24:46 PM PST by 4yearlurker (Work hard,live free,thank God!)
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To: Red Badger

I’ve heard a small, curved knife, but never verified it. Perhaps they’ll need to replace it with a small, semi-automatic, back up pistol?


26 posted on 12/29/2016 2:25:39 PM PST by john drake (Lucius Accius-Roman,170 BC - "oderint dum metuant" translated "Let them hate so long as they fear")
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To: DOC44

Bomb in the turban.


27 posted on 12/29/2016 2:27:02 PM PST by Democrats hate too much
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To: Vaquero

Yup!


28 posted on 12/29/2016 2:28:52 PM PST by foundedonpurpose
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To: 4yearlurker; john drake

Hair, yes. Dirty, no.

I worked with a Sikh engineer once.

On weekdays he wore his turban and a suit and tie.

On weekends, when he came to work, he wore a linen robe of some sort and no turban.

His beard and hair would nearly touch the floor, and he was at least six feet tall or better.

Every morning he would roll up his beard and hair into some type of ritualistic weave and wrap his turban into it and upon his head..........

As to the ‘knife’ comment that would be on his belt, but mostly they have ceremonial knives that are just for show...........


29 posted on 12/29/2016 2:31:37 PM PST by Red Badger (If "Majority Rule" was so important in South Africa, why isn't it that way here?............)
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To: DOC44

Please, Lord, if NYC must remain under Democrat rule, let it be Bo Dietl!


30 posted on 12/29/2016 2:35:17 PM PST by mancini
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To: DOC44
Sikhs are OK - I'd cut them the slack.
The Religion of Peace - that is trying to kill us all - is not OK, and should not get any slack.
31 posted on 12/29/2016 2:35:42 PM PST by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: DOC44

I don’t have any problem with Sikhs, but this means burquas are coming.


32 posted on 12/29/2016 2:55:38 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie ( Agenda driven news is fake news.)
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To: Vaquero

The Sikhs have no use for Muslims. I say good for them.


33 posted on 12/29/2016 2:58:31 PM PST by beef (Who Killed Kennewick Mand n?)
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To: DOC44

Sikhs dislike moozlums. Heck...let’em wear two or three turbans.


34 posted on 12/29/2016 3:00:28 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

If an organization is going to have a uniform then they should have a uniform requirement; otherwise let them wear what ever they want... I would wear cut off jeans in the summer and don’t tread on me tee shirt. This “kiss butt” diversity is a very slippery slope.


35 posted on 12/29/2016 3:04:00 PM PST by DOC44 (Have gun will travel.)
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To: DOC44

I haven’t got a single problem with this in the least.


36 posted on 12/29/2016 3:08:02 PM PST by The KG9 Kid
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Don’t have a problem with Sikhs, but such exceptions are unacceptable.


37 posted on 12/29/2016 3:09:48 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: DOC44

Can native American cops wear mohocs and warpaint?


38 posted on 12/29/2016 3:09:59 PM PST by TonyM
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To: Farmer Dean; All

Sadly, and not surprisingly, some here don’t and will never get it. They see a turban and beard and immediately think “Muslim”. I think this is a good ruling and have zero issue with Sikh police officers.


39 posted on 12/29/2016 3:11:09 PM PST by bigdaddy45
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To: Red Badger

Thanks for the clarification.


40 posted on 12/29/2016 3:11:50 PM PST by john drake (Lucius Accius-Roman,170 BC - "oderint dum metuant" translated "Let them hate so long as they fear")
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