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| Muslim Woman Arrested for Allegedly Refusing to Take Off Headscarf at Georgia Courthouse | |
| 2008-12-18 | |
| A Georgia judge ordered a Muslim woman arrested Tuesday for contempt of court for refusing to take off her head scarf at a security checkpoint. A judge ordered Lisa Valentine, 40, to serve 10 days in jail, said police in Douglasville, a city of about 20,000 people on Atlanta's west suburban outskirts. Valentine violated a court policy that prohibits people from wearing any headgear in court, police spokesman Chris Womack said. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations urged federal authorities to investigate the incident as well as others in Georgia. The group cited a report that the same judge barred a local woman and her 14-year-old daughter from the courtroom last week because they were wearing Muslim head scarves. "I just felt stripped of my civil, my human rights," Valentine told The Associated Press Wednesday from her home, after she said she was unexpectedly released once CAIR requested the federal investigation. Municipal Court Judge Keith Rollins said that "it would not be appropriate" for him to comment on the Valentine case. He declined further comment.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #30 where's my man Vlad Dragula when you need him; just nail the bitch's head dress to her scalp and that way she'll never have to take it off. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2008-12-18 20:17 |
| #29 TyTy maybe. Dammner, Ima remember bastid TyTy Nuseries owe me for about 5 4 color inside back covers. Bastids. Free advice for all AreBee Readers, you see the address TyTy in either print or webform when you are ordering stuff, don't. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-12-18 17:33 |
| #28 Naw, I can tell he's not from Hay!Hira! |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-12-18 17:29 |
| #27 Yes, they're trying for an inch or two, then with the help of useful idiots like (tiny crucifix phobic) ACLU, demand a yard, to be followed by a mile soon after. |
| Posted by: Duh! 2008-12-18 17:03 |
| #26 .5MT maybe Damascus, Tyty, Hahira, Nahunta |
| Posted by: Beavis 2008-12-18 17:01 |
| #25 They are testing our defenses, systematically. They learn. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-12-18 16:23 |
| #24 JUSTICE, I tried to warn you that the mods were gonna pooplist you. You can't just come around here and drop your turds and expect us to swallow it without giving some facts to back it up. Then you might want to answer a question or two from the rest of us in a civil, well reasoned manner. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque6305 2008-12-18 16:16 |
| #23 I knew it, I just knew it. Sinse..... Cairo, Vienna, Ludowicci or Enigma? |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-12-18 16:05 |
| #22 believe me judges in these small towns in GA you don't mess with. We had one here retire this year and i remember when he first started he was going too hand out a million years of jail time. He tried his damndest too follow his words |
| Posted by: sinse 2008-12-18 15:33 |
| #21 Stripped of civil and human rights she doesn't believe in to begin with. Such concepts are Un-Islamic! |
| Posted by: mojo 2008-12-18 13:28 |
| #20 So she gets 10 days in jail for muttering an expletive after being turned away at a checkpoint? That's an extreme overreaction. It should be struck down on appeal, and overall the effect will be a win on the multiculti side. |
| Posted by: KBK 2008-12-18 11:29 |
| #19 Da Judge did exactly the correct thing. When CAIR intervened she was cut loose. This is really bothersome. Did some mucky-muck in DC place a call to Georgia ? Smells like ratshit to me. |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-12-18 10:54 |
| #18 Sure, Justice. I want you to keep worrying about piddely ass shit like this, and cartoons, and teddy bears named Mo, and whatever new insignificant little thing the average person would dismiss as an inconveinence but which sends a garden variety quack Muslims like yourself into a disfunctional, impotent rage. I happen to think it's our best weapon. So keep doing our job for us. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-12-18 10:32 |
| #17 Shut up and drive. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-12-18 10:08 |
| #16 Damn, I could only wish/dream that all muslims boycott our country, in fact, you should all take it a step further and repatriate yourselves to the paradises you came from in the M.E. - that would be awesome. You're all exactly right, the U.S. sucks so bad and is so fascist that you should all immediately return to whatever desert oasis you came from. I, for one, would donate a $100.00 per muzzy to help you w/your airfare. |
| Posted by: Andy Ulusoque aka Broadhead6 2008-12-18 09:50 |
| #15 Justice is boycotting Georgia now. No peaches for you laughing boy! |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-12-18 09:41 |
| #14 Ahh, isn't that cute. Justice wants a body cavity search too. Guess he got bored being serviced by ships of the desert. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-12-18 09:30 |
| #13 Howdy losers and rejects! How does it feel to be a (fascist) minority in your own country...heh...heh? What kind of logic do you expect from a bible thumping judge living in the bible belt? You can't wear any headgear in court-even a thin piece of cloth? What kind of a device can one hide under a head scarf less than .25 millimeters thick? So how about gloves? Mittens? Socks? How about slacks? Full-sleeve shirts? A three piece suit? How about having pockets on clothing? Hey...and neck ties, bow ties... Neck ties...what practical use do they have? They could be dangerous too. I say to the respectable lady-sue the state of Georgia for $500 million. If they don't give you the money-publicize your case. We'll boycot the U.S.A...like we did Denmark, if we have to. And just wait 'till we get the Caliphate. They won't dare squeak at a Muslim! Anyway, most good Americans (unlike the Rantburger, Mcain lovin', facsist, red-neck trash) will be supporting you. Publicize your case...and let these Rantburger type losers become even more insignificant than they already are! |
| Posted by: Mother Teresa sucks 2008-12-18 09:09 |
| #12 This is only a Test |
| Posted by: Mother Teresa 2008-12-18 09:07 |
| #11 Likely they need to update their rules. The old rule was any headgear, but this typically ran afoul of Jewish kippah (or yarmulke). The new rule allows headscarves for religious reasons, after a search by a female for contraband or weapons. If you are jailed, however, they can strip you naked if they want, citing security or "suicide watch". |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-12-18 09:06 |
| #10 Duh: right, but TSA says they have found 4 inch kirpans in some turbans. |
| Posted by: hammerhead 2008-12-18 09:00 |
| #9 "I just felt stripped of my civil, my human rights," Well, you chose to become a muslim, dipsh1t. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2008-12-18 08:51 |
| #8 Hammerhead, many Sikhs elsewhere have been(for a very long time now)taken to using small symbolic Kirpan(dagger), if they still wear turban, i.e. |
| Posted by: Duh! 2008-12-18 08:17 |
| #7 Some Sikhs have tried have their turbans immune to TSA searches basically dismissing that weapons could placed there. They have lost. |
| Posted by: hammerhead 2008-12-18 08:10 |
| #6 Since when does her "civil rights" based on uncivilized syariah, trumps others' civil rights based on civilized laws? |
| Posted by: Duh! 2008-12-18 08:01 |
| #5 Being forced to live in a Red state like Georgia? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-12-18 07:58 |
| #4 I'm curious. What "civil right" was violated? |
| Posted by: Spot 2008-12-18 07:55 |
| #3 hopefully by a deputy with very large hands |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-12-18 07:53 |
| #2 The fine edge of the subversive jihad chisel shall not be allowed. |
| Posted by: Duh! 2008-12-18 07:45 |
| #1 "I just felt stripped of my civil, my human rights," Just you wait for the body cavity search, dearie. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-12-18 01:14 |