I think he has a claim. The police were being religiously oppressive. Should cops be allowed to search a sikh's turban?
With probable cause, YES. Especially if he's ranting about how his magic is stored in his turban, just like some drugged out crazy person. The law should not have to respect the superstitions of lunatics!
Jason wrote:With probable cause, YES. Especially if he's ranting about how his magic is stored in his turban, just like some drugged out crazy person. The law should not have to respect the superstitions of lunatics!
See what happens when you try to take off a Sikh's turban. Just see (this is the only good example tat I can think of in a major religion, and people tend to scoff at any non-major religion).
Huge bigot? I don't think law enforcement should be smitten to the various religious rituals of the world. I am in favor of secular government. If that includes disregarding special turbans, or magic bags, or a cleric's robes, I do not care. I believe in equality before the law. If searching underneath a cowboy's hat is appropriate, then searching underneath the Sikh's turban is fair game. If searching a woman's purse is warranted, then go ahead and open the "magic" bag.
I don't think it's a great idea for a state to officially acknowledge the existence of magic.
Huge bigot? I don't think law enforcement should be smitten to the various religious rituals of the world. I am in favor of secular government. If that includes disregarding special turbans, or magic bags, or a cleric's robes, I do not care. I believe in equality before the law. If searching underneath a cowboy's hat is appropriate, then searching underneath the Sikh's turban is fair game. If searching a woman's purse is warranted, then go ahead and open the "magic" bag.
I don't think it's a great idea for a state to officially acknowledge the existence of magic.
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I think he has a claim. The police were being religiously oppressive. Should cops be allowed to search a sikh's turban?
He may (but probably doesn't) have a claim under 42 USC 1983 (private right of action for deprivation of civil rights under color of law), but he absolutely doesn't have a claim for compensatory damages.
He can't prove that he ever had mystical powers, so he can't prove that they were taken away, defeating the core of his claim for damages.
-- Edited by john31584 on Monday 15th of February 2010 02:02:38 AM
Jason wrote:With probable cause, YES. Especially if he's ranting about how his magic is stored in his turban, just like some drugged out crazy person. The law should not have to respect the superstitions of lunatics!
See what happens when you try to take off a Sikh's turban. Just see (this is the only good example tat I can think of in a major religion, and people tend to scoff at any non-major religion).
P.S. you are a huge bigot.
That's just silly.
If I'm pulled over, and indicate that there might be a gun in my glove compartment, can I stop the officer from searching if I simply say that my glove compartment is a sacred component of my religion, and if I let anyone search it, I'll be damned to hell?
Should it make a difference if I truly believe that?
I tried to file a police report last week and the cops told me not to, as it would be extra work for them, and they would just close the case immediately. Anytime I need help, they aren't there; anytime I want to be left alone, I get harassed. They are all a bunch of power-hungry cowboys.
