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In reply to the discussion: Muslim Woman Sues Police For Forcing Her To Remove Hijab [View all]Ms. Toad
(34,119 posts)70. There are two in the article, which I have provided several times.
Just scroll to the bottom of the article.
These two are not judgments, but settlements that resolved litigation. Typically, such settlements arise when an attorney advises his/her client that either they don't have a case - or that winning is far from certain and it will cost a lot of money to litigate.
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Imo a grey area legally. Weapons can certainly be hidden under the hijab, no question.
riderinthestorm
Jan 2015
#3
Except the free exercise of religion DOES have legal constraints, one of which is a compelling
mnhtnbb
Jan 2015
#45
Well, you'll have to take it up with the nation's jails, because this is pretty much the
GGJohn
Jan 2015
#58
Can you provide those links on recent legal rulings on mug shot photos allowing the hijab?
riderinthestorm
Jan 2015
#69
And next she will be suing the local emergency room for providing a male doctor
Pooka Fey
Jan 2015
#14
It is clear you have no respect or understanding for the judicial precendence where religious
MohRokTah
Jan 2015
#59
Precedence in these cases almost always come down on the side of jailors and prisons.
MohRokTah
Jan 2015
#71
the Hijab is also not religious, it is cultural... the Koran only calls for 'modesty'
JCMach1
Jan 2015
#75
You don't get to decide for someone else what is religious and what is cultural
Ms. Toad
Jan 2015
#77
Islam is VERY PRECISE about what it believes... That is quite different from Baptists, etc.
JCMach1
Jan 2015
#80
that being said i dont see why they couldnt have provided her a woman to do this
belzabubba333
Jan 2015
#74
This was a booking photo, there was no bigotry, racism, or discrimination involved,
GGJohn
Jan 2015
#34
Requiring a person to remove all head and or face coverings wjhile being booked is NOT bigotry
etherealtruth
Jan 2015
#37
You can take photos of tattoos and most birthmarks without requiring someone to strip.
alphafemale
Jan 2015
#98
Covering up a substantial part of your identifying features kinda defeats the point of a "mug shot"
Hassin Bin Sober
Jan 2015
#44
What form of Islam tells her she can break the law, refuse her fines and continue to drive under
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#81
she will win if they made her keep the scarf off -other then a search or booking photo.
Sunlei
Jan 2015
#91
No matter what the religion, the religious practice it ardently only when it serves themselves to do
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#93
Woman struggling to survive in economy where the rich are special and everyone else is shit
NoJusticeNoPeace
Jan 2015
#101