…it’s time to circle the wagons.
[Update a few minutes later]
Western courts bend to Islamic practices.
2 thoughts on “When Islamists Lecture Us”
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…it’s time to circle the wagons.
[Update a few minutes later]
Western courts bend to Islamic practices.
Comments are closed.
Eh, there’s always the religious reasons excuse that so many potential jurors use to get out of jury duty (sometimes legitimately). You can’t judge someone guilty because of your religious beliefs. That sort of thing. Court’s also tend not to hold session on Sunday morning or Christmas Day.
So it seems to me that making provision for religious observance is a standard thing in the courtroom.
Admittedly, Islam seems a bit needy as far as religious practices go. I wonder if perhaps Muhammad was a bit concerned over the sincerity of his worshipers and made a few extra hoops to jump through. Kind of like modern password security. “Only the faithful to Allah will remember a 12 long random string with 2 non-alphabet characters!”
I had the same thought re Christmas. I think the relevant distinction can be seen in the reaction. If a court were to decide to operate on Sundays and Christmas, for reasons like an overcrowded docket, the response would be along the lines of the unfairness of asking people to work on weekends and holidays. A reaction which would undoubtedly be muted by incorporating time-and-a-half.
I doubt Bob’s vaunted Middle™ would be mollified much by remunerating someone who is on trial for honor-killing their daughter for appearing in court during ramadan.