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| US Court OKs banning cop from wearing Khimar |
| 2007-06-14 |
| A federal judge ruled that the city's police department did not violate the civil rights of a Muslim officer when it forbade her from wearing a head scarf on the job. Kimberlie Webb, 44, who has been on the force more than 10 years, filed a discrimination lawsuit in October 2005 after the department said she could not wear a khimar at work because the religious symbol violated uniform regulations. US District Judge Harvey Bartle III on Tuesday sided with the city and dismissed the lawsuit, ruling that the police department did not discriminate or retaliate against Webb. "Prohibiting religious symbols and attire helps to prevent any divisiveness on the basis of religion both within the force itself and when it encounters the diverse population of Philadelphia," Bartle wrote. "Under the circumstances, it would clearly cause the city an undue hardship if it had to allow (Webb) to wear a khimar." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 So by my math Kimberley has been a cop for more than 8 years before she filed the suit; did she just wake up and decide ( after all those years) that 'today would be a good day to press my religious freedom,' or was she looking for an easy buck? 10 dollars says she shuold wear the scarf backwards cuz' she's as ugly as a mismatched set of snow tires. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-06-14 15:00 |
| #3 Khimar? How many words do they have for tea-towel in Orc? |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-06-14 12:32 |
| #2 I am with the French in banning the wearing of religious vestments and symbols, in public buildings. Integration of cult and state is central to Islam. By indulging them, we enforce sharia for them. |
| Posted by: McZoid 2007-06-14 01:16 |
| #1 screw you kimmy, do something positive for your country bitch! |
| Posted by: Red Dawg 2007-06-14 00:49 |