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| Norway allows the veil for Muslim police women |
| 2009-02-05 |
| The Norwegian government announced Wednesday that it will allow Muslim women police officers if they choose to wear the Islamic head scarf. "After advice from police management, it has been decided that rules on police uniforms will be modified to allow for the wearing of a religious scarf with the uniform," the justice ministry said in a statement. Previously it was not allowed for Muslim police women to wear the veil because of rules banning the display of any sort of political or religious affiliation. After months of debate, the police management said it was in favor of permitting the scarf to be worn with the uniform in order to improve the possibility of recruiting in Norway's Muslim community. "We think it's necessary to recruit widely and to develop a police force which reflects all classes in society, regardless of beliefs and ethnicity, which is more important than demanding a neutral uniform," wrote police chief Ingelin Killengreen. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 And Irish cops get to swing their sheleleigh |
| Posted by: Shineting Protector of the Platypi9343 2009-02-05 15:01 |
| #7 From a strict officer safety standard, this is insane, no matter what kind of "veil" they are allowed to wear. |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-02-05 11:10 |
| #6 Do they mean the veil, a hijab, or just a scarf of the sort Benzir Bhutto was so fond of? Do they plan to allow modification of the police uniform to meet whatever changing standard of modesty the jihadis decided to claim that day, or will there be a uniform headscarf provided for those who desire to wear it? The article is not clear. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-02-05 11:05 |
| #5 How did that happen? The above comment was for the article below! Weird. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2009-02-05 10:39 |
| #4 Of course, it will be timed to coincide with seating a couple of replacements on the Supreme Court so as to make it "Constitutional". That is how it will work out, I do believe. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2009-02-05 10:38 |
| #3 Norway is lost. Only thug states allow for the concealment of the identity of their police forces. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-02-05 10:04 |
| #2 Norwegian Muslim police women on patrol? |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2009-02-05 04:26 |
| #1 Impartiality is not as important as diversity. Nice. /s |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-02-05 00:53 |