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22. The typical Kirpan is tiny - not much more dangerous than a nail file.

Thu Apr 24, 2014, 03:01 PM

Apr 2014

Obviously, I don't know how big this guy's was, though.

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Sutter County Sikh Told He Can�t Serve On Jury With Ceremonial Knife [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2014 OP

How can I become a Sikh? tularetom Apr 2014 #1

Sikh and ye shall find. Orrex Apr 2014 #2

Guru ought to be spanked by Skittles for that!! nt msanthrope Apr 2014 #7

Feh. Skittles loves me. Orrex Apr 2014 #8

Interesting situation Orrex Apr 2014 #3

No it's not - No weapons in the courtroom... lame54 Apr 2014 #23

Pretty sure Second Amendmentnuts won't be backing this 'A-rab' up. nt onehandle Apr 2014 #4

Sikhs are not Arabs hack89 Apr 2014 #6

Why not just use a rubber replica? seveneyes Apr 2014 #5

Tell him to replace this with an AR15 or an M16 malaise Apr 2014 #9

I doubt he's allowed to fly on a plane with that thing. Nye Bevan Apr 2014 #10

He may elect to not fly. However, jury duty is a legal requirement. nt Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2014 #11

There is a really good reason for this ruling. nilesobek Apr 2014 #12

I would imagine the same argument could be made for his head-wrap. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2014 #13

I don't know about that but I get your point nilesobek Apr 2014 #15

The typical Kirpan is tiny - not much more dangerous than a nail file. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2014 #22

A Sikh I worked with once showed me his kirpan. SwankyXomb Apr 2014 #27

We are governed by law, not your religion (at least not yet). Sheldon Cooper Apr 2014 #14

When did he say that? Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2014 #21

. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2014 #24

my religion makes me carry around a ceremonial 30lb sledge hammer snooper2 Apr 2014 #16

I am a fellow "hammerer", hello brother! nt Logical Apr 2014 #26

He has no greater right to carry a knife than anyone else cthulu2016 Apr 2014 #18

His religion is too outdated Spirochete Apr 2014 #19

IIRC, Sikhs take exception to it being called a knife, don't they? Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2014 #20

I'd have to google it, myself. However, assuming you remember correctly Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2014 #25