NC man ripped off Muslim woman’s hijab: ‘This is America!’

Posted by | May 13, 2016 19:34 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Religion

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He admitted he did this during a flight last summer.

Gill Payne, 37, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in New Mexico to one count of using force to intentionally obstruct the woman from freely exercising her religious beliefs, prosecutors said.

“No matter one’s faith, all Americans are entitled to peacefully exercise their religious beliefs free from discrimination and violence,” said Vanita Gupta, head of the U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.

An attorney for Payne did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Payne admitted that on a flight last December, he approached the aisle where the Muslim woman was seated shortly before landing in Albuquerque, and stopped next to her seat, Prosecutors said.

Payne then told the woman, a stranger identified in court documents as K.A., to take off her hijab, saying something to the effect of “Take it off! This is America!” prosecutors said.

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15 responses to NC man ripped off Muslim woman’s hijab: ‘This is America!’

  1. Suzanne McFly May 13th, 2016 at 20:13

    Well they should let him cast an early ballot, because once he is arrested he can’t vote for his hero.

  2. No way out May 13th, 2016 at 20:33

    Arrest convict and incarcerate as a hate crime. 10 + years

    • whatthe46 May 13th, 2016 at 21:12

      i’ve got no problem with that at all.

      • The Original Just Me May 14th, 2016 at 20:48

        He just wanted to check to see if she was going to be one of his 21 Virgins.

    • amersham46 May 14th, 2016 at 19:46

      One year , in a nice comfy cell in Iran

      • No way out May 15th, 2016 at 11:14

        And an Iranian year is the same as Neptune.

  3. mistlesuede May 13th, 2016 at 23:20

    What is the punishment for this?

  4. fahvel May 14th, 2016 at 03:02

    he should visit the land of the woman’s ancestors. They’d say, “off with the head, you are here!”

  5. Budda May 14th, 2016 at 05:58

    He obviously doesn’t understand what America stands for. Rather, he is an example of what some in America have become; ignorant, bullying blowhards.

    • The Original Just Me May 14th, 2016 at 20:47

      Ya all sayin Trump Supporters ?

  6. Larry Schmitt May 14th, 2016 at 12:27

    Too bad she didn’t have a gun.

  7. The Original Just Me May 14th, 2016 at 20:47

    The next thing Ya know, they will be ripping off the Mormon’s Heavenly Underwear.

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