DMac
31st August 2011, 08:23 AM
15 arrested in N.Y. Playland melee over head scarves (http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-08-31/15-arrested-in-NY-Playland-melee-over-head-scarves/50201820/1?csp=34news)
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RYE, N.Y. – Two people were charged with felony assault and two police rangers were injured during a melee that broke out Tuesday at Playland Amusement Park when Muslim visitors became angry that the park was enforcing its ban on headgear by prohibiting the women from wearing their traditional head coverings on some rides.
Police from at least nine agencies converged on the park after county police sought assistance in responding to the disturbance, which involved 30 to 40 people.
"It's a safety issue on rides. If it's a scarf, you could choke," Tartaglia said.
To me it sounds like a valid rule for the park - general safety measure. What a mess for these folks. I feel for the ones in the group that behaved responsibly. What kind of women group up and start fighting with security? I wouldn't doubt security did not slow the escalation, being security ::), but still...
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RYE, N.Y. – Two people were charged with felony assault and two police rangers were injured during a melee that broke out Tuesday at Playland Amusement Park when Muslim visitors became angry that the park was enforcing its ban on headgear by prohibiting the women from wearing their traditional head coverings on some rides.
Police from at least nine agencies converged on the park after county police sought assistance in responding to the disturbance, which involved 30 to 40 people.
"It's a safety issue on rides. If it's a scarf, you could choke," Tartaglia said.
To me it sounds like a valid rule for the park - general safety measure. What a mess for these folks. I feel for the ones in the group that behaved responsibly. What kind of women group up and start fighting with security? I wouldn't doubt security did not slow the escalation, being security ::), but still...