Texans For Beards And Other Fundamentalists
IN America: “Four police officers in Texas have filed a lawsuit arguing that a ban on wearing beards is discriminatory.”
The officers are suing Houston and its police department, claiming status and pay have been reduced.
The department imposed the ban in 2005, saying gas masks could not be sealed over facial hair in bioterror attacks.
The officers say the ban is unfair on those with a particular skin condition that reacts to shaving and primarily affects black men.
The condition is called pseudofolliculitis barbae and sufferers who shave can be subjected to rashes, ingrowing hairs and severe irritation.
Two of the plaintiffs, Sgts Shelby Stewart and Kenneth Perkins, said they wore goatees because of the condition.
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November 30th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
Beards can be a good thing, I have one that covers a nasty scar I picked up when someone stamped on my face during a rugby game. I got my revenge later!!!
Anyway, I work in a lab that has lots of things in it that will kill a human stone dead if they are let loose.
We all went for respirator training and the instructor took one look at me and said “You cant wear one due to your beard, if there’s a chemical spill leave the lab at once.”
“No problem,” I replied.
So, no wading into toxic clouds for me, I get to leave.
And isn’t that what any sensible person would want to do anyway?