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Demovictory9

(32,423 posts) Sun Sep 25, 2022, 09:08 PM Sep 2022

Univ north Carolina apologizing for this..handcuffing Sikh student because of his ceremonial knife

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Univ north Carolina apologizing for this..handcuffing Sikh student because of his ceremonial knife (Original Post) Demovictory9 Sep 2022 OP

Other people don't understand these things JI7 Sep 2022 #1

Sad. James48 Sep 2022 #2

JI7

(89,240 posts)

1. Other people don't understand these things

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Sun Sep 25, 2022, 09:15 PM

Sep 2022

also it is still a weapon. But because of religion it's given permission.

James48

(4,427 posts)

2. Sad.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sun Sep 25, 2022, 09:31 PM

Sep 2022

I leaned about this religious tradition kirpan when I worked in DC for a while.

The folks in North Carolina are going to get a lesson in cross-cultural sensitivity, I hope.

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