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California: Hamas-linked CAIR files complaint against Boomers! amusement parks for banning hijab for safety reasons

Apr 28, 2014 4:24 pm By Robert Spencer

BoomersGoKartsThe company says it’s a safety issue, but Hamas-linked CAIR and its Sikh partners (who should know better) aren’t buying it: they are sure it is “Islamophobia” and that the safety concerns are “unfounded.” Safety concerns are jahiliyya! In late January in Montreal, a Muslim woman was killed possibly because her hijab got caught in an escalator, but even if someone wearing a hijab is killed on the Go-Karts at Boomers, it wouldn’t change Hamas-linked CAIR’s stance here. Their purpose in taking actions like this one is to reinforce the principle that wherever Islamic law and American law conflict, American law must give way.

“Calif. Muslim, Sikh Groups to File Complaint Against Amusement Park,” a Hamas-linked CAIR press release, April 28, 2014:

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 28, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On Tuesday, April 29, the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) and UNITED SIKHS will hold simultaneous news conferences in Anaheim and Santa Clara to announce the filing of multiple public accommodation complaints with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) against Boomers! amusement parks, a subsidiary of Palace Entertainment Holdings.

The complaints allege violations of California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act based on Boomers! unwillingness to permit park attendees wearing religious head coverings from riding Go-Karts. Both Muslim and Sikh park attendees have repeatedly been denied access to the rides. The company, citing unfounded safety concerns, has been unwilling to provide any accommodation, thereby effectively banning thousands of local residents from riding the Go-Karts solely based on their faith.

WHAT: CAIR-CA and UNITED SIKHS to Announce Filing of DFEH Complaints against Boomers! Parks

WHO: CAIR-CA, UNITED SIKHS, and individual clients denied access to the rides

WHEN: Tuesday, April 29th at 10 a.m. (Pacific)

WHERE: CAIR-LA, 2180 W. Crescent Ave., Ste. F, Anaheim, CA; CAIR-SFBA, 3000 Scott Blvd., Ste. 101, Santa Clara, CA

CONTACT: CAIR-SFBA Executive Director Zahra Billoo, 626.252.0885, zbilloo@cair.com

“Companies cannot utilize unfounded safety concerns to discriminate against thousands of people,” said CAIR-Northern California Civil Rights Coordinator Brice Hamack. “It troubles us that every other amusement park is able to make sufficient accommodations to permit women wearing hijabs to ride some of the fastest roller coasters in the world, but that Boomers! has unequivocally denied them access to the Go-Kart rides.”

“Boomers! has failed to provide any clear or sensible reasoning for denying individuals with religious headwear requirements access to go-karts,” said UNITED SIKHS Staff Attorney Manmeet Singh. “To deny people their religious liberties on unfounded fears is something that cannot and should not be tolerated in today’s day and age.”…

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  1. jihad3tracker says

    Apr 28, 2014 at 4:47 pm

    Jeez !!! Another day at Jihadwatch, and another example of CAIR’s in-our-faces actions firmly placing them in the category of “useful idiots”.

    But useful to OUR side for a change …

    Every person who reads about this, and every media resource that covers it helps to confirm that Muslims do not want to assimilate…. They want to dominate.

  2. No Fear says

    Apr 28, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    A muslim woman died on a go-kart in Gosford Australia.
    She was strangled by her headscarf.

    • Steffen Larsen says

      Apr 28, 2014 at 5:04 pm

      “Signs at the track warn visitors about inappropriate footwear and advises drivers that they use the track at their own risk. However, there are no regulations about scarves or head dresses.”

      http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/7569680/Muslim-woman-dies-as-hijab-is-caught-in-go-kart-axle.html

      • No Fear says

        Apr 29, 2014 at 5:27 am

        Yes, sorry it was Port Stephens not Gosford as I incorrectly recalled. Port Stephens is north of Gosford. I remember reading about it in the paper when it happened.

    • joeb says

      Apr 28, 2014 at 5:39 pm

      In case anyone thinks it’s BS:

      http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/19/2876333.htm?site=centralcoast

    • Paul says

      Apr 28, 2014 at 7:23 pm

      And further googling reveals that the kart operator in that case was fined $50000 because, among other things he had failed to ensure customers either removed or secured loose clothing or prevented them from riding.

  3. mariam rove says

    Apr 28, 2014 at 4:59 pm

    One more time the despicable CAIR and a bunch of Dhmmi sikhs have partnered up to un do this company. This is the case of: you do it you are damned, you don’t do it you are damned. They are going to get sued for discrimination. And yet if they let these people in sooner or later someone is going to get hurt their Hijab is going to get tangled etc… they are going to get sued for damages…. M

  4. Steffen Larsen says

    Apr 28, 2014 at 5:00 pm

    I wear glasses.

    The last time I was riding a Go-Kart, many years ago, one solid bump and off they went, right outside the Go-Kart and on to the track. Anything and everything WILL shake loose and become a danger to yourself or others, unless fastened more securely than you imagined.

    But the wisdom of CAIR cares not about such niceties. Are muslims prevented from entering the park? Are muslims prevented from enjoying other amusements? Shouldn’t CAIR be happy that such care is taken for the safety of muslims especially?

    • mariam rove says

      Apr 28, 2014 at 5:06 pm

      cair doesn’t give a flying…. about the safety of muslims. Their only mission is to use these kind of thing to disrupt our way of lives. M

  5. RodSerling says

    Apr 28, 2014 at 5:04 pm

    “unfounded safety concerns”?

    Daniel Pipes keeps track of various incidents involving the burqa, etc. The hijab, burqa, niqab, and other such items can, themselves or in connection with other garments to which they are attached, get caught in machinery and strangle the wearer. Anything that wraps around the neck or head can potentially pose a safety problem. This has even happened specifically in the case of go-karts:

    http://www.lfpress.com/news/world/2010/04/09/13527591.html

    Muslim dies after burka gets snagged under go-kart
    By QMI Agency
    Last Updated: April 9, 2010 12:57pm

    “A Muslim woman in Australia died after her burka got snagged under a go-kart and choked her, the U.K. Daily Mail reports.
    The 24-year-old woman, who hasn’t been named, was driving a go-kart at a recreational park called Bob’s Farm in Port Stephens, Australia, north of Sydney, when her veil got caught under the vehicle’s wheels.
    The burka choked her, causing her to lose control of the kart and crash.
    She was taken to Hunter Hospital in the New South Wales city of Newcastle, where she died of her throat and neck injuries. […]”

    • RodSerling says

      Apr 28, 2014 at 5:09 pm

      Another example, again involving go-karts:

      http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/04/netherlands-woman-sues-for-hijab-go.html
      Tuesday, April 13, 2010
      “Netherlands: Woman sues for hijab go-kart accident
      A woman from Heerhugowaard (the Netherlands) is suing the Linnaeushof playground in Bennebroek for 11,000 euro after an accident in which her headscarf got entangled in one of the machines. 
      In 2007 the woman from Heerhugowaard joined an outing of an Islamic association.  While on the go-karts, her headscarf got loose, according to the interim decision by the court in Haarlem.  The scarf got wrapped around the rear axle and squeezed her windpipe.  She had to be brought to a hospital.
      The Muslim woman blames the playground of having insufficient safety measures and supervision, reports Noord-Hollands dagblad.”

      …and I don’t doubt that CAIR would also sue the California go-kart company in the story above if there was any injury.

  6. raylanfear says

    Apr 28, 2014 at 5:07 pm

    Never forget that CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood, are front organizations for Hamas and terrorists. They are political and want to have Islam and Sharia law become dominant in America. Never, Never let that happen America. They will lie, and be deceptive in their motives to destroy America from within. Stop the infiltration of our schools and universities by the Saudi’s who donate huge sums of money to infiltrate our American system. Their only goal is not to adapt to our culture, but rather force their culture Islam and Sharia upon us. Let that culture stay in Saudi Arabia. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, said it best, as a former Muslim who speaks from personal experience in her life “Violence is inherent in Islam –its a destructive nihilistic cult of death, it legitimizes murder.” Ayaan now spends her life, working for womens rights and informing people of the problems with Islam and Sharia in the World. Just google “theprojectmuslimbrotherhood” their secret doctrine to destroy America from within by stealth jihad, lies and deception. Recently you have a Muslim congressman that took his oath and placed his hand on the Qur’an. Their doctrine appears to be working. Further comments here. http://wp.me/p2GpDB-dQ

  7. CogitoErgoSum says

    Apr 28, 2014 at 5:42 pm

    Is a woman (wearing a hijab, of course) allowed to drive a go-kart in Saudi Arabia? Or is it just automobiles that women are not allowed to drive there? Anybody think that’s unfair or filed any complaints claiming discrimination about that? Oh wait…..that’s in Saudi Arabia….so you don’t care about that, do you, CAIR?

  8. Champ says

    Apr 28, 2014 at 5:53 pm

    Ahem! Hey there’s no fun in islam so devout muslims shouldn’t be goin’ to amusement parks anyway. Just sayin’ …

  9. Mirren10 says

    Apr 28, 2014 at 5:57 pm

    Oh for God’s sake. Let them wear their bloody slave rag, and if they get strangled by it, too bad, how sad. ( *not*).

    But of course, that wouldn’t be the end of it. This amusement park would then be slapped with a law suit. God, how utterly *descipable* they are. (mohammedans, I mean).

  10. Mirren10 says

    Apr 28, 2014 at 6:02 pm

    And since Sikhs are hopping on this band wagon as well, I hope their turbans strangle them. Idiots.

  11. Barry of here and there says

    Apr 28, 2014 at 6:30 pm

    From the Sydney Morning Herald News South Wales, Australia April 09, 2010

    “The family of a young Sydney mother who died after her hijab became tangled in a go-kart says she was a devoted mother who was always willing to help people.”

  12. Angemon says

    Apr 28, 2014 at 6:36 pm

    “ In late January in Montreal, a Muslim woman was killed possibly because her hijab got caught in an escalator”

    Was the escalator persecuted for a hate crime? Because if not, it was due to islamophobia.

  13. jewdog says

    Apr 28, 2014 at 6:49 pm

    Fine. The next time I see someone with a head scarf go-carting I’m going to strip down to my speed-o and buy a ticket.

  14. VLParker says

    Apr 28, 2014 at 7:21 pm

    I’m sure that CAIR doesn’t really care. After all, their women are just property and you’re not supposed to have fun if you are a muslim anyway. They just pretend to care so they can cause trouble.

  15. Ragai Mitry says

    Apr 28, 2014 at 7:30 pm

    The park should have no difficulty defending their position. They need to countersue CAIR for harrassment and excess stupidity. Here are some links that should help make their case. The internet is filled with more.

    1. Muslim woman sues after her own Hijab strangles her in Netherlands. April 2010

    http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/04/netherlands-woman-sues-for-hijab-go.html

    2.18 yo girl strangled in go kart accident by her own scarf.England.Feb. 2012

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2098353/Suzanne-Cornwell-inquest-Teenager-strangled-death-scarf-freak-karting-accident.html

    3. Hihab strangles and kills Muslim woman/Canada. Feb. 2014

    http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/coroner-ids-woman-killed-escalator-accident-article-1.1599063

    4. Hijab kills Muslim woman in Go Kart accident.Australia.2010

    http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/gokart-hijab-tragedy-woman-was-the-best-20100409-rwsg.html

    5. New Zealand girl survives strangling by scarf in go-kart accident.2010.

    http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3895520/Girl-throttled-by-her-scarf-in-go-kart-accident

  16. Aion says

    Apr 29, 2014 at 5:27 am

    Sounds like a great idea. Actually, all amusement parks with rides that could snag burqas should start giving them complimentary tickets.

    • Mirren10 says

      Apr 29, 2014 at 8:12 am

      🙂

  17. Cj Mccoy says

    Apr 29, 2014 at 11:33 am

    What a bunch of dumb butts!!! Complain because someone is doing something to keep your women safe. If they would have said she can’t ride the ride they would have said they were being picked out and picked on.

  18. steffen larsen says

    Apr 29, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    This is not helped by the outrageously flamboyant scarves some young muslim women use to show off both their religion and their sense of fashion. Several layers and lengths of fabric, each adding to the danger.
    Is there a competition to wear the longest, biggest and most impressive headgear?

    • dumbledoresarmy says

      May 5, 2014 at 10:23 pm

      Re your comment on modern young mohammedan females in western countries, wearing very elaborate versions of their Slave Hoods.

      Evidence enough that whatever it’s about, it *ain’t* about “modesty”.

  19. PatnCat says

    Apr 29, 2014 at 2:45 pm

    I just can’t believe those fools at CAIR expect Boomers to accomodate safety for hijib wearing idiots! Machinery is inherently dangerous if you have loose garments flapping around. For example, although not machinery – I was wearing a loose jacket that the wind caught, frightening my horse – and she erupting in a bucking-running fright and I ended up on the ground. Not to worry the gate I slammed into stopped me and the horse was happy the frightening garment was no longer on her back. Go carts are dangerous when loose garments catch in the tires, then the axle, so would one’s car. I suppose under CAIR my horse would have to accomodate a hijab. I have heard of not suffering fools lightly, but CAIR seems to be full of them.

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