Sikh daggers allowed at Olympic venues
Newsbot @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:52 am
Title: Sikh daggers allowed at Olympic venues
Category: Misc CDN
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2009-10-15 21:17:41
Canadian
acidcomplex @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:52 am
gee i wish i had a religon so i could come in with WEAPONS when no one else is allowed. Makes me sick
Tricks @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:01 am
Everyone or no one, this is bullshit.
ASLplease @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:31 am
that cuts, man.
acidcomplex @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:36 am
ASLplease ASLplease:
that cuts, man.
leewgrant @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:51 am
$1:
Only a baptized Sikh wearing all the five articles of faith will be able to wear a kirpan into an Olympic venue, and the blade can not be more than 10 centimetres long.
Not enough to just wear a turban - you are going to have to PROVE your religion. This could be a first to get into a sports venue.
acidcomplex @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:58 pm
leewgrant leewgrant:
$1:
Only a baptized Sikh wearing all the five articles of faith will be able to wear a kirpan into an Olympic venue, and the blade can not be more than 10 centimetres long.
Not enough to just wear a turban - you are going to have to PROVE your religion. This could be a first to get into a sports venue.
proved or not , it should not be allowed in period
Tricks @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:32 pm
To be fair, I'd have no problem with knives being allowed in, just for everyone. I carry a knife everyday, to me it's not a weapon but a tool. The problem is that theirs was designed to be specifically a weapon.
ManifestDestiny @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:51 pm
Whats wrong with you people!
dino_bobba_renno @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:16 pm
For all the fuss and muss that's made every time a kirpan is allowed at some event and / or venue I have yet to hear of an incident involving one. If there's some overwhelming evidence showing that they are being used in acts of violence on a significant scale then sure we should look at it but until then I think the whole kirpan thing gets way over blown by the media.
xerxes @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:11 pm
What people forget is that the knives are purely ceremonial and aren't sharpened. And should someone pull one out in anger then they'll have to deal with:
A) the police
B) their family (who they will need police protection from for being so goddamned stupid)
C) whatever lies in the great beyond for violating the tenets of their religion.
ShepherdsDog @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:25 pm
Canadian Sikhs blow shit up, they don't use their kirpans to kill people. Why is everyone worried?
herbie @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:45 pm
What if they're kirpans with anti-Olympic signs on them?
BionicBunny @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:41 pm
dino_bobba_renno dino_bobba_renno:
For all the fuss and muss that's made every time a kirpan is allowed at some event and / or venue I have yet to hear of an incident involving one.
http://www.sikhcoalition.org/LegalCanada5.asp
There have been, in the Metropolitan Toronto area, three reported incidents of violent kirpan use. One involved a plea of guilty to attempted murder after a stabbing with a kirpan. In one street fight, a man was stabbed in the back with a kirpan. In one case, a kirpan was drawn for defensive purposes.
Guy_Fawkes @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:48 pm
Considering the amount of Sikhs in Canada 3 cases is pretty slim evidence for banning them.