Trimaan Malik
SPNer
Resolved: In the United States, the right for Sikhs to wear the kirpan in public places is justified.
Interesting topic.
Interesting topic.
It is becoming a serious issue of concern in the UK, such that Sir Mota Singh has given a statement to the BBC defending the right to wear the kirpan.
BBC News - Sikh judge Sir Mota Singh criticises banning of Kirpan
The BBC have also given the public an opportunity to comment on the issue, having had a brief look at the general public views the majority are against Sikhs being allowed to wear the kirpan. Very disheartening news.
If we had proper statistics on UK Sikhs showing them to have achieved high educational standards, good employment, low rates of smoking....etc etc then people would see that they are really have nothing to fear. Unfortunately we do not have that kind of information and data, which leaves the general public clueless about the Sikh population. Giving rise to widespread ignorance about the 5 ks and Sikhs in general.