“I won’t put anything above my turban.”
By vk
Two Sikh men in B.C. have filed a grievance against their employer after a new rule required all employees to wear a hard hat while on the job. Via
Why the hard hats shouldn’t be mandatory for all except for religious people? Who the hell cares about those damn fanatics?
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April 3, 2008 at 09:45 |
1) All Sikhs are not immigrants
2) Many Sikhs are citizens
3) Many Sikhs were BORN IN CANADA
4) Many Sikh families have been in Canada for several decades
5) Initiated (amritdhari) Sikhs are required to wear a turban, not a “scarf”
6) The requirement is not to “cover your head” but to have a unique identity. They could cover their heads with a Kleenex. That’s not the point.
7) Jesus, Moses, Ramanand, and all great spiritual leaders wore turbans.
8) Sikhs have fought in wars with and without protective gear, but always with turbans.
9) Some Sikhs DISAGREE with this rule, some AGREE. Even some turban-wearing Sikhs agree that you should wear protective gear in a job like this.
10) These Sikhs are not new immigrants.
11) The RIGHT to protest this rule is guaranteed by our constitution.
12) Nobody has the RIGHT to spread hate speech about individuals, especially based on their RIGHT to protest a rule with which they disagree.
13) The court of Canadian Law runs our justice system, not the court of public opinion.
14) Racism is a blotch on the face of Canadian society today. We have a lot of contempt for the USA, but actually the USA is far more progressive with addressing racial issues than Canada. Canada FAKES its multiculturalism, while the mainstream media always has biased reporting.
15) Sikhs, who are initiated, who wear turbans, who were born in Canada, who agree or disagree with this law, do appreciate and respect and abide by the laws of Canada.
16) Sikhs are protectors and defenders of the Canadian culture, Canadian society, and Canadian laws.
17) Sikhs have been part and parcel of the Canadian landscape for over 100 years, and they are as Canadian as Hockey, Maple Syrup, and the Rockie Mountains.
April 3, 2008 at 10:38 |
So what?
Personally, I think anyone free to disregard wearing any kind of protection in the potentially dangerous areas.
But the hard hats are obligatory for the construction site workers. This is Canadian law, protected by sikhs.
Why do they sue their employer, not Canadian govt?
And one more. Mathias, you are racist. Sikhs are religious group, not the race or nationality.