Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
I think that governments should do security the way they think is appropriate and by the laws of that country. I don't know Mexico's screening policies and don't really care to learn.
A Sikh dress in full religious clothing would likely have a kirpan as it is a part of that dress and to be worn at all times. Should any screening authority turn a blind eye to that just because it is part of religious apparel?
Barking up the wrong tree, as a kirpan has nothing to do with this incident.
A "kirpan" used by frequent-flying American Sikhs like Waris Ahluwalia aren't actual kirpans when flying on planes or going to any other place where knives of the sort are prohibited. He had no prohibited kirpan nor any other prohibited weapon. Last I checked, a turban is not a prohibited weapon -- and it is not prohibited in Mexico, nor is it prohibited in the US, as such when flying.