GEORGIA POLICE CHIEF POLITICALLY CORRECT

I WONDER IF SHE DROVE TO COURT?

DOUGLASVILLE, Georgia (CNN) — Police in this community announced Monday they will implement “sensitivity and cultural diversity training” after a Muslim woman who refused to remove her head scarf at a courthouse ended up in jail.

“We never want this to happen again. It’s not our intent to embarrass anybody,” Police Chief Joe Whisenant said at a news conference.

The judge who had the woman incarcerated briefly for contempt of court will also take part in the special training, Whisenant said.

The incident took place Tuesday when Lisa Valentine, who also goes by her Muslim name Miedah, accompanied her nephew to a hearing at Douglasville’s small municipal courthouse. The scarf, called a hijab, did not cover her face, only her hair. It is part of her religious belief that her hair should be covered in public, as a form of modesty. LINK

I can’t tell you how nauseated this story makes me. I wanted to comment on it the other day when I first saw it, but it got away. Now the plot thickens: Sensitivity training has been ordered and I’m outraged!

This country was founded on the belief that all men should be free of religious persecution. I believe that is a mandatory part of our civilization. Now I believe that since our society – unlike most monotheistic states around the globe – accepts so many diverse beliefs that we need to keep our religious practices private, or at least not allow them to interfere with the business of state and government. Our religions are our own business.

We are all free to go to our churches  (Or wherever) and congregate to worship. We are all free to preach our beliefs on the sidewalk. We can teach our beliefs to our children in our schools and homes.We can celebrate our holidays loudly and proudly.

But there has to be limits. We do NOT have the right to believe that OUR religion supersedes the laws of this land. In other words, if you are asked to remove your head wear in accordance with the laws of our land, in order to transact business in a court of law or any other government office then your are bound to do so. OTHERWISE, MOVE TO IRAQ!

Likewise when you get your picture taken for your driver’s license. Likewise if you become a cop. Get my drift? As long as a law or rule doesn’t interfere or prevent  worship done on your time, in your church, in your school or home, the complaints are just horsesh*t. Jesus said “Give unto Caesar.” I believe in the separation of Church and State for the most part. If you are going to have religious diversity and freedom, then you need to keep the Government neutral. As long as EVERYONE removes their head wear it’s not a problem.

I have a MUCH bigger problem with the Police Chief. He’s an ass. I wonder if he would be doing this if Christians were offended? This women was held in contempt after she got mouthy when told to remove her head scarf. Now everyone is insensitive to her? Total crap. I can’t believe the Judge is taking orders from this guy either. I would have told him where to go and if he came into my courtroom with a hat on I lock him up, too. It’s MY courtroom pal, not yours!

There is a reason for not wearing outrageous, religious or other overtly identifiable clothing or items in court. It’s to remove perceptions of favoritism. Imagine if someone sat there and recorded all the cases for a day and concluded that everyone wearing a head wrap was convicted? They then could declare that only Muslims were being convicted and the court was BIAS against Muslims. Isn’t this why we clean up the most heinous murders to look like school boys when the sit in front of juries? I think so.

It’s amazing that the Governor of Washington State can get away with offending Christians and mocking Christmas. Where are the calls for her sensitivity brainwash training? Oh yeah I forgot. Christians don’t count.

This Police Chief has no guts. He should be ashamed of his conduct and apologize to his staff.