Let's End Ignorance and Profiling in Harris County
At the beginning of the Thanksgiving weekend,the Tagore family came home to find their home burglarized. When they called 911, HarrisCounty deputies were dispatched to investigate. But instead of pursuing the thieves, the police officers ordered Ms. Kawaljeet Kaur to hand over her kirpan – a religious article mandated by the Sikh faith – which she wore over her shoulder. Ms. Kaur offered to leave the room if her kirpan made the officers uncomfortable, but to no avail.
Instead, she, along with her brother, mother and cousin, were handcuffed and led into the street. One officer asked the family whether they had “heard about the bombings in Bombay” while another told them that he “knew about Muslims.” Hours later, the entire family, humiliated and violated, was released without being arrested or charged.
0-25 of 2560 signatures
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Date
Name
Feel free to leave a comment for Judge Emmet and Sheriff-Elect Garcia.
2560
February 08, 2010
surinderkaur anand
2559
February 06, 2010
Tejinder S Bal
Please be understanding. Provvide education & training so that everybody is knowledgable about each other. This will lead to mutual trust & respect. Ultimately a harmonius community. Thanks
2558
February 05, 2010
Anonymous
Lets provide some diversity training to the officers
2557
January 30, 2010
Anonymous
Very Shameful.
2556
January 30, 2010
Anonymous
Lets move forward and improve the system together as we work to guarantee the individual freedoms and security to all.
2555
January 29, 2010
Anonymous
2554
January 29, 2010
Tarnjit Singh Chadha
What I like to know is why were the family arrested when they reported a robbery in their home. Why was religion bought into this, do they not know the difference. In any case, is there not freedom of choice.
2553
January 29, 2010
Mai Harinder Kaur
This is the 21st Century. Please, please get educated about the people living in this "salad bowl" of a country and state. An apology is in order and, even more, no repeat of this, either in action or in attitude.
2552
January 21, 2010
Anonymous
The police officers should go through the training to know about people living in their area and the events that impact local law and order.
2551
January 20, 2010
Anonymous
2550
January 20, 2010
virinder bhatia
I think that the police needs to be educated about different religions. The policemen need to be tolerant and polite while doing their duty.
2549
January 20, 2010
Bh Singh
2548
January 20, 2010
Jayashree Kommareddi
Dear Judge Emmett & Sheriff Elect Garcia,
The Harris County Police Dept should emulate the Chicago Police Dept that produced an excellent set of videos on the different "religions, cultures and communities" that live in the Chicago area in an effort to educate the police on how to respond to a call from people of different faiths and cultures.
I would strongly suggest that you watch the video on the Sikh faith by clicking on the following link.
After watching the video, I hope that you will do the right thing by apologizing to the Sikh community.
2547
January 20, 2010
Paramjit Chandpuri
Justice should be served to whosoever (primarily public servants) harass public or an individual, for their misbehavior, without any evidence. Personally I believe we need to educate media and public about the Sikh faith and ideology by participating in the local events and communities where ever Sikhs are in the world.
2546
January 19, 2010
dalbir singh
2545
January 19, 2010
BOB SINGH
YOUR DECISION IN THIS CASE WILL BE A PRECEDENCE & USED AS A BENCHMARK GUARANTEEING THE RIGHT OF FAITH & PERSECUTION OF INDIVIDUALS IN USA.
2544
January 19, 2010
Anonymous
2543
January 19, 2010
Pritam Singh
Please let all the officers know that their actions like this are not tolerated. All Americans are free to practice their religion when they are doing peacefully. The state has the responsibility to protect them and not harass them. The officers need to be educated about the Sikh religion. I wish proper training will be provided to them. Thank you.
2542
January 19, 2010
Baldev Dhaliwal
This type of story happens again and again. If they do not know about Sikh way of life, they should discuss with someone who knows them before humiliating the law abiding taxpayers.
2541
January 19, 2010
Anonymous
2540
January 19, 2010
Harpal Singh
The public officers should go throgh the tarining to know about people living in their area and the events that impact local law and order.
2539
January 19, 2010
Kulwant mahal
2538
January 19, 2010
Shubhdev Marahar
2537
January 17, 2010
Amar Singh
Do we hv to hv stupid , uneducated , barbaric and utterly ignorant police officers in the forces who simply tarnished the name of all other good officers and that too in this age of Internet when all info in available to read at a flick of a finger!!!., Pls educate'em of other religions so that harmony stays in the socrity.
