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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8500712.stm
Sikhs should be allowed to wear their ceremonial daggers - known as Kirpans - to school and other public places, Britain's first Asian judge has said.
There have been a number of cases of Sikhs being refused entry to venues because they wear the Kirpan or other religious artefacts.
Sir Mota Singh QC, who is retired, has criticised schools over the issue.
A schoolboy was also banned from wearing his Kirpan at the Compton School in Barnet, north London.
"I see no objection to a young Sikh girl or boy, who's been baptised, being allowed to wear their Kirpan if that's what they want to do," said Sir Mota
The Compton School offered the boy the option of wearing a smaller knife, welded into a metal sheath, but his parents refused and withdrew him - an action by the family that Sir Mota said he supported.
Although Sikhs carrying the Kirpan are Exempt from Prosecution under the offensive weapons act, Mr Singh believes objections about the ceremonial dagger have increased following the September 11 attacks and instances of knife crime.
Sikhs should be allowed to wear their ceremonial daggers - known as Kirpans - to school and other public places, Britain's first Asian judge has said.
There have been a number of cases of Sikhs being refused entry to venues because they wear the Kirpan or other religious artefacts.
Sir Mota Singh QC, who is retired, has criticised schools over the issue.
A schoolboy was also banned from wearing his Kirpan at the Compton School in Barnet, north London.
"I see no objection to a young Sikh girl or boy, who's been baptised, being allowed to wear their Kirpan if that's what they want to do," said Sir Mota
The Compton School offered the boy the option of wearing a smaller knife, welded into a metal sheath, but his parents refused and withdrew him - an action by the family that Sir Mota said he supported.
Although Sikhs carrying the Kirpan are Exempt from Prosecution under the offensive weapons act, Mr Singh believes objections about the ceremonial dagger have increased following the September 11 attacks and instances of knife crime.
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tragic because it'll never be the sikh kid doing the stabbing, such is "modern britain"
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If Sikhs get to carry ceremonial daggers, everyone will be afforded the same religious stance.
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Cross of St Geoge wearing Crusaders wandering into School wearing their Broadswords , now theres a vision :-)
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As Crocodile Dundee once Famously said "Call THAT a knife ? THIS is a knife !! " :D
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It seems we're not all singhing from the same hymn sheet.
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cut it out barry
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how big a slice of the thread do you want
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I thought the Kirpan was exempt from most knife laws in exactly the same way as the Scottish Dirk (or Sgean Dhu) is??. Although kids in glasgow off to school with penknives tucked in their socks probably not a good idea.
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this law could open the floodgates for 10 year old kids weilding Gurkha knives
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Legitimately
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They'll be wanting to allow suicide vests next.
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it seems crazy to allow any kind of knife at school -sometime practicality needs to overide culture and religion
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When in Rome and all that, why cant they abide by our countries traditions/laws and stop impinging theirs on us...if you dont like it leave ffs
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Can eastenders wear baseball bats on their belts.
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