“The officers who pulled Singh over believed that his kirpan — a ceremonial ‘sword’ worn by Sikhs that poses as grave a danger to the public as the crosses donned by many Christians — was a ‘dangerous weapon,’ despite the fact that it had been sewn into the waistband of his pants. Singh tried to educate the lead officer by ‘show[ing] him, and other officers present, videos stored on his phone and on Youtube about the Sikh faith.’ The officers responded with mockery, one of them allegedly referring to Sikhs as ‘depraved’ and ‘terrorists.’ As if that was not humiliating enough, when Singh returned to Pike County to contest his arrest, presiding Judge Aubrey Rimes ejected him from the courtroom.”
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