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| Muslim's suit over scarves in Calif. jail settled |
| 2008-11-04 |
| Another win for lawfare jihad A Southern California county will allow jailed Muslim women to wear headscarves after settling a lawsuit with a woman who claims that deputies violated her religious freedom by making her remove her hijab. The settlement agreement signed by the county last week and released Monday specifies that Muslim women must be provided a private area to remove their headscarves after arrest and must be provided with county-issued headscarves to cover themselves when they are in the presence of men. The county, which did not admit wrongdoing, will also pay $45,000 in damages. Plaintiff Jameelah Medina will get $10,000 after subtracting attorney fees, said Hector Villagra, director of the Orange County office of the American Civil Liberties Union. A spokeswoman for the Sheriff's Department did not immediately return a call Monday from The Associated Press. Medina, 30, was arrested in December 2005 in Pomona for having an invalid train pass. She spent 12 hours in jail but was never prosecuted. Medina, a business trainer who lives in Rialto, said that during processing she was forced to remove her headscarf in the presence of a male deputy even though she explained that to do so violated her religious beliefs. "I felt exposed and vulnerable," she said. "I don't think I could have felt more naked even if I had no clothes on." Medina and her attorneys said the settlement was important because it addressed the county's concerns about safety while respecting Muslims' religious beliefs. "We had a concern about religious rights and they had a concern about safety. We met halfway to ensure that nothing like this will ever happen again," Villagra said. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #11 You don't even wanna know what the Satanists are demanding... |
| Posted by: mojo 2008-11-04 15:07 |
| #10 Watch out for shivs under the scarves. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-11-04 13:59 |
| #9 this is totally wrong, where are we ,England, Canada! |
| Posted by: Elmimp Mussolini2976 2008-11-04 11:57 |
| #8 Start paying out these "settlements" to these |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2008-11-04 09:55 |
| #7 Why in the hell should a secular county provide or even allow head scarves is beyond me. |
| Posted by: JFM 2008-11-04 09:49 |
| #6 I'm still waiting for the Rasta's to claim they need government supplied pot in order to satisfy their religious needs. The only reason I can figure for them not having made such a request is they are too stoned to notice all the crazy shit the Muslims in prison are asking for. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-11-04 09:40 |
| #5 What happens after the first muslim american woman prisoner is strangled with her own head scarf by another prisoner, a little upset about the special treatment? Come to think of it, who cares? |
| Posted by: Rob06 2008-11-04 09:40 |
| #4 I've seen the county-issued headscarves. They're in a dispenser in most restrooms |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-11-04 08:51 |
| #3 The scarves are to cover the hair (thi sight of which makes Muslim males lose all self-control), so the solution is simple. Shave their heads. Also simplifies hygiene and wrecks the homes of head lice. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-11-04 08:42 |
| #2 A 29 year old What a road we are now traveling. I spent a few minutes scanning the Claremont University and Grad school website, then began to gag. If you'd like to send a donation HERE is the link. Stock transfers arranged through Saloman Smith Barney. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-11-04 08:33 |
| #1 must be provided with county-issued headscarves to cover themselves when they are in the presence of men. This is insane. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2008-11-04 08:33 |