Sihk kirpan controversy in Quebec

[Dale Seago]

And while the Quebecois dither about Indian Sikhs with kirpans. . .

Over in Nepal, right by India. . .

A retired Ghurkha soldier.

Versus 40 train robbers/rapists armed with swords, other blades, and maybe-functional firearms.

3 robbers dead, 8 injured, the rest fled, thanks to one man with a khukuri.

I'm raising a glass of good malt in honor of Bishnu Shrestha.

http://myrepublica.com/portal/index....&news_id=27100

Could even a Scot have done better?

[CMcG]

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I'm raising a glass of good malt in honor of Bishnu Shrestha.

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Could even a Scot have done better?

I'll join you in raising a glass to that hero.

And a Scot or Sihk might also have been able to achieve such feats, but only if they were actually allowed to carry their blades!

[BoldHighlander]

And while the Quebecois dither about Indian Sikhs with kirpans. . .

Over in Nepal, right by India. . .

A retired Ghurkha soldier.

Versus 40 train robbers/rapists armed with swords, other blades, and maybe-functional firearms.

3 robbers dead, 8 injured, the rest fled, thanks to one man with a khukuri.

I'm raising a glass of good malt in honor of Bishnu Shrestha.

BRAVO!!

A bit OT, but I'm reminded of a story that came out of WWII North Africa.

The Germans learned that the Ghurkhas were across the lines from them.
A pair of Germans in a fox hole asked their sergeant:
"How will we know if the Ghurkhas have infiltrated our lines during the night."
The ol' sergeant looked at them and said:
"Shake your head, if it falls off, they've been here."

[xman]

Well, talking politics and religion? IBTB!

First, Thank-you Eric for helping to set the record straight about Québec. I spent three wonderful years in Montréal and know that very few Québecois feel that they are "not a multicultural society". What an absurd notion. Visit Montréal to see.

I feel it important to get back to MacmillanofRathdown's point. It would have been easy for a kiltie to divest himself of a sgian dubh. Why so difficult for a Sikh to part with his kirpan? Oh right, it's a religious issue. I guess those guys can't fly now or risk offending their god because they can't carry a blade on board. ... I'll bet they do fly though. Although people often state that there must be some special exception for religion, in practice reason is always employed somewhere.

[BoldHighlander]

It would have been easy for a kiltie to divest himself of a sgian dubh. Why so difficult for a Sikh to part with his kirpan? Oh right, it's a religious issue. I guess those guys can't fly now or risk offending their god because they can't carry a blade on board. ...

Maybe they should get it tattooed.

[macwilkin]

Well, talking politics and religion? IBTB!

First, Thank-you Eric for helping to set the record straight about Québec. I spent three wonderful years in Montréal and know that very few Québecois feel that they are "not a multicultural society". What an absurd notion. Visit Montréal to see.

I feel it important to get back to MacmillanofRathdown's point. It would have been easy for a kiltie to divest himself of a sgian dubh. Why so difficult for a Sikh to part with his kirpan? Oh right, it's a religious issue. I guess those guys can't fly now or risk offending their god because they can't carry a blade on board. ... I'll bet they do fly though. Although people often state that there must be some special exception for religion, in practice reason is always employed somewhere.

Have you ever met a Sikh, sir? I have, and found the two Sikh gentlemen I know to be just that -- gentlemen. One of them was a great devotee of Burns and Scotland in general. I find your comments a tad disrespectful to a religion and people that are known for their bravery and commitment to freedom.

T.

[CMcG]

Well, talking politics and religion? IBTB!

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Hopefully we're talking about Sihk's and kirpans, while potentially relating it to kilts and sgian dubhs. That other stuff is just along for the ride

[Andy Proffitt]

I feel it important to get back to MacmillanofRathdown's point. It would have been easy for a kiltie to divest himself of a sgian dubh. Why so difficult for a Sikh to part with his kirpan? Oh right, it's a religious issue. I guess those guys can't fly now or risk offending their god because they can't carry a blade on board. ... I'll bet they do fly though. Although people often state that there must be some special exception for religion, in practice reason is always employed somewhere.

Seriously, and doesn't it just make your blood boil when people ask for kosher meals on a flight? The nerve.

This is their religion, which they hold dear and take seriously. I realize that most of us come from a crumbling western civilization that holds nothing sacred, and can't understand their viewpoint, but this is a real problem to them.

No, the sgian dubh is not a problem for us because no God mandated the wearing of it....although they probably thought it was really cool.

If this is the way the people of Quebec want to conduct themselves, fine, let the Sikh populations move, and leave Quebec the lesser for it.

[Lallans]

Well, talking politics and religion? IBTB!

First, Thank-you Eric for helping to set the record straight about Québec. I spent three wonderful years in Montréal and know that very few Québecois feel that they are "not a multicultural society". What an absurd notion. Visit Montréal to see.

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Et bien, tu as passe trois annes la-bas et vous en savez plus que quelqu'un qui a grandi dans cette ville? Tu es tres sage, ou quelque chose. As tu parle avec beaucoup des gens francais ou peut etre seulement aves Les Autures?

[CMcG]

Et bien, tu as passe trois annes la-bas et vous en savez plus que quelqu'un qui a grandi dans cette ville? Tu es tres sage, ou quelque chose. As tu parle avec beaucoup des gens francais ou peut etre seulement aves Les Autures?

C'est qui Les Autures?

Peut-être xman a eu un experience different de la meme ville? On trouverais souvent des problemes quand on essaie de faire des generalizations tros grands...