Friday, January 28, 2011

Sikh man 'cannot become guard because of beard'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Sikh man cannot become a prison guard as his beard means he cannot be fitted for a statutory issue gas mask, California's Attorney General has argued.

Kamala Harris said religious beliefs were not enough to overcome a corrections department ban on beards.

She argued in a court filing on January 6 that Trilochan Oberoi could not be properly fitted for a gask mask if he kept the facial hair required by his religion.

with thanks : telegraph.co.uk : link above for detailed news.

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