Off-Duty NYPD Officer Dressed in Traditional Muslim Garb, Hijab Subject to 'Biased Threats'

[TomCADem]

Source: Brooklyn Patch

BAY RIDGE, BROOKLYN — An off-duty NYPD officer dressed in traditional Muslim garb and wearing a hijab was subjected to biased verbal threats when she intervened in a dispute Saturday, sources said.

The NYPD responded to a call of threats to an off-duty officer in Bay Ridge just before 6 p.m. Saturday. The threats were verbal in nature and not physical.

The off-duty officer intervened in a dispute when one of the individuals involved in the dispute made comments towards her that were biased in nature, sources said. At least one of the comments made by the individual, who later fled the scene, was directed at physically hurting the officer.

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The bias act is the latest in a string of such occurrences that have taken place in New York and across the country since election day. On Wednesday, an 18-year-old Muslim woman was attacked by three men in their 20s who shouted "Donald Trump!" and tried to remove her hijab, or headscarf.

Read more: http://patch.com/new-york/brooklyn/duty-nypd-officer-dressed-traditional-muslim-garb-hijab-subject-biased-threats

[pangaia]

1. What is "traditional Muslim garb."

Also, why do people use 'garb?'

[samir.g]

4. Garb: a mode or fashion of dress

It's a perfectly cromulent term.

[pangaia]

6. I try to learn one new word each day.

Cromulent is today's new word.

Thanks

[samir.g]

7. You are quite welcome

[mahatmakanejeeves]

8. I am embiggened by this exchange. NT

[samir.g]

9. :)

[mahatmakanejeeves]

10. Whoops, forgot: welcome to DU. NT

[pangaia]

13. Yeah, I learned that one too.

That's even better...

[kwassa]

16. Embiggen is yuge.

[tblue37]

12. The word "cromulent" was invented for a "Simpsons episode" in 1996. (Not a real word.) nt

[pangaia]

14. it is now !!

[Alameda]

15. Urban Dictionary definition...

"Used in an ironical sense to mean legitimate, and therefore, in reality, spurious and not at all legitimate. Assumes common knowledge of the inherent Simpsons reference."

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Opportunity for new sting operations

This woman was a real police officer

But they could use a sting operation if they can find decoys willing
to take the risk

[samir.g]

5. Absolutely. The police should do this ASAP

Before citizens are forced to do it for them.

[bucolic_frolic]

11. One willing to take the risk of getting clobbered

might consider doing it themselves

Sort of a game of chicken that could lead to a juicy civil lawsuit from
hate crime conviction

[DavidDvorkin]

3. Will the police union rally to her defense?