Muslim is asked to get out of bank line

[deepimpact2]

Originally Posted by moe.ron

I personally believe that if they were scared of robbery, why didn't security stop her when she first come into the door? Why wait for her to wait in line, go all the way into the front of the line, then reject her in front of everybody. I'm sure that if she was handled differently, this would be no problem. A little common sense people.

Exactly. You don't wait until a security concern walks through the door, goes through the line, and then make an issue. She should have been stopped at the door and informed of the policy the first time it happened.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

Exactly. You don't wait until a security concern walks through the door, goes through the line, and then make an issue. She should have been stopped at the door and informed of the policy the first time it happened.

Originally Posted by from the article

But a few weeks ago, she said, she was standing in line to deposit a check when an employee asked her to come to the back room, referring to a new policy that prohibited hats, hoods and sunglasses. She complied but asked whether she would have to go through the same process each time she made a transaction.

On Saturday, Shelley said, employees again asked her to come to the back room if she would not remove her head scarf. "No," she recalled telling them, "I want to be served like everybody else."

Looks like she was aware of the policy before it became an issue.

[DaemonSeid]

And now that I think about it...heh!

The Mand T Bank around the corner from my job has 2 women tellers there that are Muslim with headscarves on, so it makes me wonder, if a policy like this starts to catch on, will there be any actions taken against EMPLOYEES who do the same.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Religious beliefs < public safety.

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I read this story earlier. If going inside of the bank is going to cause a situation like this, she can use the drive thru.

I'm all for respecting cultures, but if an action causes a safety concern, find another way to do it.

I agree with both of you.

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

And now that I think about it...heh!

The Mand T Bank around the corner from my job has 2 women tellers there that are Muslim with headscarves on, so it makes me wonder, if a policy like this starts to catch on, will there be any actions taken against EMPLOYEES who do the same.

The employees would have a bond through the bank; they'd probably be excepted.