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Saturday 14 May 2016

Man arrested for taking off woman's hijab

37-year-old Gill Parker Payne, of Gastonia, North Carolina was on a South Airlines flight from Chicago to Albuquerque on Dec. 11 2015 when he saw a woman wearing a hijab sitting several rows in front of him. Authorities say Payne approached her and told her to take it off, she refused saying it was a religious headscarf, then he responded, "This is America!" He then removed the hijab from her head.

The woman reported the incident to the Police and Payne got arrested. He was charged with using force or threat of force to obstruct a Muslim woman in the free exercise of her religious beliefs.

He appeared in court on Friday and pleaded guilty to a federal misdemeanor charge.

He didn't go to jail but was fined.


Source: AP

45 comments:

  1. Who send am?


    ...merited happiness

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    1. I no blame the man oh. The poor man no wan die. He dey fear suicide bomber. The babe fit explode the thing inside plane. So make una free the guy.

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    2. And this happened December 2015??? Bye Linda!!

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  2. Good he was arrested and fined, should serve as a deterrent to others like him.


    . ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

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  3. Hmmmmmm,,Noted..... #Lindatakenote

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  4. Of course he won't go to jail. Linda take note!

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  5. Stupid man he doesn't have respect for peoples religion. He should go and cool off in jail.
    Signed
    #LibBadBoy

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  6. That man was too forward IMO.
    You don't force your views on others.

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  7. I like that... Civilised society

    Na me talk am!

    Long Live Lib!!!

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  8. He shuldnt hv payed a dime jor

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  9. Hmm
    -D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds

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  10. All these your funny headlines, a man was arrested but wasn't arrested again, he was fined, Linda biko

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    1. I guess you read it with nigerian mentality, the mentality that a person is held indefinitely once arrested. But this happened in a civilized society where a person is charged to court immediately once arrested or he'll be released. He was arrested, booked and charged to court, probably that same day or next, he pleaded guilty, was fined and was released. What is so hard for u to understand here?

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    2. Oga, receive sense now

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  11. All these your funny headlines, a man was arrested but wasn't arrested again, he was fined, Linda biko

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  12. Americans are born bullies, they would have had other races in chains as slaves if they had the chance.

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  13. Goodness! Everyone has the right to wear whatever they want and practice whatever religion they want!

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  14. That man must be troubled somehow! i'm sure he still has scores to settle with Islam, but he went about it in an absolutely wrong way as that woman hand no hand in his predicament.

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  15. The man must be trumpets younger bro!

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  16. Smilin...smilin.....i knew it cant be in naija. Funny shaa, evrytin is arrest!

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  17. Esther Dangana14 May 2016 at 11:07

    The man harsh sha!but I don't blame him, too Many suicide bombers wearing the scarf.

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  18. I believe that if people are allowed to promote nudity and be naked without being harassed/embarrassed on the streets then same right should be allowed for people who choose to cover up and promoted decency especially given it'scarcity around the world....#justsaying# After all, they say what's good for the goose is good for the.......

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  19. He is not supoz 2 go 2 jail those fuckers wearing hijab Bulshit has bn blowing shit up...lately

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  20. Stupid man. How many hijab did he want to remove? "This is America", So bloody what? As if Americans are not in other countries doing all sort. If he thinks that way, then All American in Muslim countries should be forced to wear scarf or hijab.

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  21. Muslims get an easy pass in Christian countries sha... Imagine being a Christian woman in Saudi Arabia and moving around without covering?

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