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| NYPD allows Sikh and Muslim officers to grow beards |
| 2016-12-30 |
| [Al Jazeera] The New York Police Department has relaxed its policies to allow Sikh and Moslem officers to grow beards of 1.27cm long for religious reasons, in a move aimed recruiting more minorities. Police Commissioner James O'Neill announced the new rule on Wednesday following a graduation ceremony for new police recruits. Under the revised rules, Sikh officers will also be allowed to wear turbans in place of the traditional police cap, O'Neill said. Officers would need approval to wear the turban that would have to be navy blue and have the NYPD insignia attached. "We're making this change to make sure that we allow everybody in New York City that wants to apply and have the opportunity to work in the greatest police department in the nation, to make sure we give them that opportunity," O'Neill was quoted by the New York Times ...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... as saying. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Ed should give us a warning before such a beautiful snark as that. I spit milk everywhere reading that masterpiece. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2016-12-30 22:59 |
| #6 #5 gets snark o the day vote from me... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2016-12-30 13:17 |
| #5 The story doesn't cover the larger question of whether Muslim police officers should wear their bomb vests inside their bulletproof one or vice versa. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2016-12-30 11:06 |
| #4 Justifying its move, the IAF told the court that all Muslims do not have beard and the practice of growing beard is optional. The force also said that sporting a beard is not universally considered in the religion of Islam and hence it cannot be said that cutting of hair or shaving is prohibited in the Muslim religion. |
| Posted by: John Frum 2016-12-30 09:55 |
| #3 Meanwhile in India... The Supreme Court on Thursday has come out with its view on the much controversial debate on growing beard on religious ground and then sporting it officially in government jobs. The apex court has given a thumbs up to the sacking of any Air Force man who keeps a long beard, terming it as a regulation to ensure discipline and uniformity in the armed forces. Led by Chief Justice of India T S Thakur, the bench further added that the regulations are not meant to interfere in the religious rights of an individual, but to ensure discipline. |
| Posted by: John Frum 2016-12-30 09:53 |
| #2 Drop di gun Mugsy or yaaah one wid di ages High concept, could be big RASTA ROOKIES |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-12-30 09:52 |
| #1 Next Hasidic Jews! |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-12-30 08:21 |