This article highlights a new policy made by the United States two weeks ago, which will require the frisking of people with turbans as a security policy. The U.S. decided not to make the removal of turbans mandatory, but still reserves the right to "pat down" the turban to feel for anything suspicious. In my eyes, this seems like a good compromise, but many people are still offended by the decision.
Is the U.S. doing enough with this decision? Are they taking steps in the right direction?
The article at a glance:
"The turban — along with a comb, a sword, a specific undergarment and a metallic wrist bangle — are part of the required dress for Sikh men, according to the religion, which is a mix of Hindu and Islam founded in the 15th Century in Punjab. Sikh women are forbidden to cut their hair.
Men have long accepted they cannot carry a sword aboard planes, Badal said, and so have modified the religious requirement by carrying pendants or blades embedded in their comb 'as a symbolic symbol.' But this can mean they do not clear a metal detector, which prompts a second security screening."
Take a look. Did the U.S. make a fair decision?
I'm not sure how I feel about this-- I don't think it's fair to only single out people with turbans. If they made it more of a "head-covering" policy, (checking all people with hats, bandanas, scarves, etc.) I think it would be more acceptable.
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