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Itsdb |
02/12/07 |
...considering comments about the state of the U.S. from certain among us from down under.
Halal beef costs State $2000
Mark Oberhardt
February 12, 2007 01:38pm
Article from: NEWS.com.au
THE state government has been ordered to pay a former Muslim prisoner $2000 in compensation because it did not feed him Halal meat.
In the Supreme Court yesterday, Justice Ann Lyons dismissed an appeal by the state government against the decision of the Anti Discrimination Tribunal.
Last May, the Tribunal found the government directly discriminated against Sharif Mahommed during periods of his incareceration at the Wolston Correctional Centre and Palen Creek Correctional Centre.
The Tribunal further found the government had indirectly discrimininated against Mahommed also at Palen Creek.
Mahommed was jailed in March 2000 and released in April 2005.
As a Muslim Mahommed eats only Halal meat _ meat blessed and slaughtered by a Muslim slaughterman, cooked and stored in accordance with religious laws.
The court heard Mahommed had been the first prisoner in a Queensalnd (sic) jail to request Halal meat.
As a result of his efforts all Muslim prisoners are now provided wirth (sic) fresh Halal meat.
The court was told during the first 10 months of his jail term Mahommed was fed general prison food and later he was given tinned Halal meat which he had not been able to consistently eat.
It caused Mahommed to lose a substantial amount of weight.
Mahommed lodged an appeal with the Anti Discrimination Tribunal which found in his favor on two complaints.
The government was ordered to pay Mahommed $2000 as compensation.
The state government appealed to the Supreme Court seeking the decision be quashed and be remitted to the Tribunal for rehearing.
However, Justice Lyons found the government had not shown a basis for a successful appeal.
She said the tribunal finding had been on a purely factual basis and no question of law had arisen from the findings.
Will the Aussies now be employing 'Muslim slaughtermen' in the prisons sinced the canned stuff isn't good enough? I'd be careful who you give sharp knives to...
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Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 02/13/07 11:36 am:
send him to Mason County Jail with the pink jump suits and the peanutbutter and jelly sandwiches for lunch . Clarification/Follow-up by Itsdb on 02/13/07 3:06 pm:
Tom, then he would be just another "unfortunately dressed inmate." Not only would he get the reward for not getting his Halal, GLAAD would show up in force to protest the stereotype implied that a man would have to be gay to like pink, and therefore gay men aren't manly men.
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