Zach LarkinsHIJABS AGAIN
I guess common sense isn't as common as we'd like to believe. The Canadian Press reported this morning that a woman who insisted on wearing a hijab during her duty as a prison guard was fired. Apparently the woman was a guard-in-training, so hopefully there won't be a big deal made of it. But I doubt it.
As far as I'm concerned, she can wear a hijab wherever she wants as long as it doesn't put her in any danger. Probably taking a cue from the girl who was booted from a soccer tournament for wearing one, this woman wants to see how far she can press the issue. The incident took place in Montreal, where, in one community, men were banned from pre-natal classes at a community centre to accommodate Muslim, Sikh and Hindu women, and in Herouxville, a rural town in central Quebec, international attention was garnered when it adopted a declaration of "norms" that tells immigrants how to fit in and forbids face coverings other than on Halloween.
The rules at Montreal's Bordeaux jail, where the woman was training to work, stipulate that a guard's hair must be tied back and they cannot wear ties. The rules make no mention of hijabs. It shouldn't have to. This is where the common sense comes into play. Quebec's deputy minister of correctional services said that hijabs can easily be turned into a weapon. "With a simple turn of the wrist, you have a noose," said Jean Lortie. That would, I think, be obvious and straight forward to anyone who can still think. Even the Quebec's union of prison guards said the Muslim headwear posed a threat to the woman's safety should she have to patrol among prisoners.
It doesn't look like she'll get a lot of support from the union. But then again, it is hard to argue with the logic. If she was allowed to wear it and ran into trouble, what would the ramifications be and how much would she, or her family, be paid after the ensuing lawsuit?
Quebec's correctional services board was right to let the woman go before she does too much damage to herself. But we will see where this all ends up.
Sources: Canadian Press Prison Guard Fired The National Post
As far as I'm concerned, she can wear a hijab wherever she wants as long as it doesn't put her in any danger. Probably taking a cue from the girl who was booted from a soccer tournament for wearing one, this woman wants to see how far she can press the issue. The incident took place in Montreal, where, in one community, men were banned from pre-natal classes at a community centre to accommodate Muslim, Sikh and Hindu women, and in Herouxville, a rural town in central Quebec, international attention was garnered when it adopted a declaration of "norms" that tells immigrants how to fit in and forbids face coverings other than on Halloween.
The rules at Montreal's Bordeaux jail, where the woman was training to work, stipulate that a guard's hair must be tied back and they cannot wear ties. The rules make no mention of hijabs. It shouldn't have to. This is where the common sense comes into play. Quebec's deputy minister of correctional services said that hijabs can easily be turned into a weapon. "With a simple turn of the wrist, you have a noose," said Jean Lortie. That would, I think, be obvious and straight forward to anyone who can still think. Even the Quebec's union of prison guards said the Muslim headwear posed a threat to the woman's safety should she have to patrol among prisoners.
It doesn't look like she'll get a lot of support from the union. But then again, it is hard to argue with the logic. If she was allowed to wear it and ran into trouble, what would the ramifications be and how much would she, or her family, be paid after the ensuing lawsuit?
Quebec's correctional services board was right to let the woman go before she does too much damage to herself. But we will see where this all ends up.
Sources: Canadian Press Prison Guard Fired The National Post
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I don't really see what women are doing as prison guards but thats another story.
With the hijab, it's commonsense to not get all pissed off about it, it is her choice to wear it and if it is putting her life in danger then she probably is perfectly aware of the fact, heck, anyone can be in danger of their own clothing, whats the difference here?
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