Morphine Prince 109,648 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 (CNN) - The city of Long Beach, California, will pay $85,000 to settle a 2016 lawsuit filed by a Muslim woman after an officer forcibly removed her hijab, or headscarf, when she was in police custody. The incident started when Kirsty Powell and her husband were pulled over by police for driving a "low rider" car, according to the lawsuit. Powell was the passenger, but was arrested after police found a warrant under her name for a shoplifting incident. Powell's husband requested a female officer handle the arrest, according to the suit, but the arresting officers denied the request and told Powell she had to remove her hijab. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Heart 15,041 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Powell was the passenger, but was arrested after police found a warrant under her name for a shoplifting incident. Shoplifting or not, there was no need to forcibly remove her hijab. You can clearly see her face. It's not like she was wearing a burka or something. ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,841 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 20 hours ago, Lion Heart said: Powell was the passenger, but was arrested after police found a warrant under her name for a shoplifting incident. Shoplifting or not, there was no need to forcibly remove her hijab. You can clearly see her face. It's not like she was wearing a burka or something. In b4 everyone says they dont care because she shoplifted even tho that has nothing to do with the issue the article is focusing on 👀 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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