Give them half an inch and it becomes a ten inch beard in which one COULD hide contraband.
Wonder who’s keeping the banana bowl full at the Supreme Court.
Next up: The muslim “call-to-arms” (er, “call-to-prayers”) cacaphony over the prison loudspeakers will be deemed a “religious right” by our black-robed “betters”.
Why didn’t they argue it was for hygiene purposes?
This is the right ruling based on the arguments made. If they want to stop contraband why do they allow them to wear clothes? Why not just make them wear underwear only. And even then...why not just make them go naked?
First amendment trumps incarceration Okay.
Why can’t felons have guns? Doesn’t the second amendment matter?
The atmosphere in the land’s highest court on Tuesday took on a lighter note during oral arguments over a prisoner’s petition to justices over his right to grow a half-inch beard in observance of his Muslim faith....“Well, as far as searching a beard is concerned, why can’t the prison just give the inmate a comb – you could develop whatever kind of comb you want – and say ‘Comb your beard,’ and if there’s a SIM card in there or a revolver or anything else you think can be hidden in a half-inch beard – a tiny revolver – it’ll fall out....Do you really think that would be difficult, to say ‘Here’s a comb, comb your beard?” [Justice Samuel Alito] said.
-- from the thread Justice Alito on [Muslim] Prisoner Beard Debate: Couldn’t Comb Remove ‘a Tiny Revolver?’
What’s the deal about a half-inch. Was ‘t Mohammad on the metric system???
I agree with Alito. There’s nothing wrong with growing a half inch beard in prison, or anywhere else, excepting the Marge Schott Cincinnati Reds.
U.S. Supreme Court should stop ruling on Stupid things
Last I checked, felons forfeit their rights upon conviction.
This is great to hear! Do you know why? I’ll tell you why.
Because it is a VIOLATION OF MY RELIGIOUS BELIEF to treat a couple of buttf_____s as “married”. Or see them “married” in the first place in the sanctuary of my Christian church.
And those blackrobed monkeys had damned well better rule consistently when it comes to religious belief, or destruction will rain down on all our heads.
Beards have nothing to do with religion.
Having a beard is not practicing religion.
Their “religion” tells them to slice Jewish necks. Is that going to be allowed too?
Tough, towelhead. You follow our rules.
Who paid for this lawsuit? (oh, we did)
“The court rejected the state’s reasoning that the policy was needed for security reasons.”
Who argued for the State?
It seems the argued in a way they knew would fail.
SCOTUS.