Comments on: Gurmeal Singh wins turban case

By: Mangles

Mangles — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:58:30 +0000

Maid Marian #12:
‘It also sounds like the bloke is far from the easiest person to get on with.’

Why do you think that Maid Marian?

By: shawn

shawn — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:22:00 +0000

“If you do not like our rules then set up home in another country.”

You uneducated thicko, the guy did follow the rules, he took the matter to court as he believed he was being discriminated against according to uk law, & the judge agreed with the sikh officer that the laws protecting his right to wear the turban in all situations had been broken, hence it was his superior officers who broke the law & NOT him.
I guess its the ‘real british’ officers turn to ’set up home in another country’ isn’t it?

By: Sajn

Sajn — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:18:33 +0000

long — on 2nd October, 2009 at 5:06 pm
“Think I’ll head down to a mosque and refuse to take of my shoes.”

I think you mean “off”? I wish people would at least use the proper grammar.

By: falcao

falcao — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:50:15 +0000

It looks as though communication from both parties was not adequate it could have been dealt with in house. Instead we have a community relations disaster instead. The employment contracts must have stated riot police training is part of the job and protective equipment like helmets will be used!

By: Rumbold

Rumbold — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:05:40 +0000

Aybee:

Employers have a right to dictate what their employees wear, providing that this is made clear from the start.

By: binky

binky — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:27:41 +0000

TEN THOUSAND!

COOL!

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/pound10000-for-pc-ordered-to-remove-turban-1796652.html

By: aybee

aybee — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:47:52 +0000

however ridiculuous and arbitary the stipulations might be?

By: Rumbold

Rumbold — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:52:15 +0000

That is why I said he had won his case in part. I always say that employers should be able to stipulate what their employees can wear, providing that they make this clear in any contract.

By: MaidMarian

MaidMarian — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:45:25 +0000

Got to be honest here Rumbold, it doesn’t really look like a victory to me and the BBC article you link to looks rather more like a story of poor management than racism, direct or otherwise.

It also sounds like the bloke is far from the easiest person to get on with.

By: Don

Don — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:24:06 +0000

If you do not like our rules then set up home in another country.

Or, if you don’t like the rules lobby through the appropriate channels to have them changed, if you can make a valid argument. There are some rules I don’t like, do I have to move too? If not, why not?

You see, Chris, one of the ‘rules’ is that you get to argue your case. Are you 100% happy with the ‘rules’? No? Planning on moving anytime soon?

For the record, I think this was an iffy case (he won two points out of fifteen) but I don’t think ‘Take what we give you or fuck off’ is a policy I could subscribe to.

By: Shatterface

Shatterface — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:14:07 +0000

‘Speaking outside the employment tribunal, Pc Singh said the judgment was “a weight off my shoulders”’

Helmets aren’t that heavy, surely?

By: Edward Token-Darky

Edward Token-Darky — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:03:05 +0000

The editing is fast and furious today!

Some comments – civil ones, too – stay up for a matter of minutes before being erased.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:28:41 +0000

I am becoming more and more sick of this pathetic excuse for a country. Just what will we be doing next to make our immigrants welcome? A riot helmet is uniform and safety equipment so if you are unable to wear it then you are in the wrong job. Do Sikhs not ride motorbikes or are they allowed to ride around without crash helmets.
I wouldn’t be surprised that PC Gurmeal Singh next claims compensation for a head injury during a riot because he didn’t have suitable protection.

Question: would a white British person win a similar court case in an Eastern country if we refused to follow rules?
Answer: Hell no! We would be locked up and/or decapitated.

If you do not like our rules then set up home in another country. You are not welcome here!

By: Don

Don — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:49:11 +0000

Kismet,

You mean like a Sikh copper version of this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=681zVPfnKN8&feature=related

By: long

long — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:07:53 +0000

Has anyone been in touch with this geeza to let him know he’s a TWAT!

By: long

long — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:06:19 +0000

And if he’d been injured he’d have course sued. The race and or religion card is being milked in the UK. Think I’ll head down to a mosque and refuse to take of my shoes.

By: Kismet Hardy

Kismet Hardy — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:43:06 +0000

That should make the little black chaps feel it’s a fair cop during random knife searches

By: aybee

aybee — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:39:36 +0000

Well according to Met Police dress code ‘unless precluded by a risk assessment or operational order, items of religious significance may be worn, for example staff who are Sikh may wear the Kara and carry the Kirpan’.

By: Kismet Hardy

Kismet Hardy — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:35:04 +0000

Will police be allowed to carry knives now?

By: aybee

aybee — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:34:12 +0000

A couple of his allegations appeared far-fetched, as in claiming that he couldn’t wear any insignia on his turban for religious reasons…Since when has that been a taboo for sikhs? What about decorative plumes that the Guru’s wore?