what a terrible, awful thing to do. what a little jerk! he deserves the punishment he got.

This is the sort of thing that makes me cringe with white guilt.

i hope he got the worst punishment they could give!

Intolernace to other people's cultures and mores and religious views irks me, and it seems to be on the rise in america. Why should they not be allowed to wear their turbans and why should Muslims not be allowed headscarves? The past 30 years people have been dressing in a way that reflects their cultures and there hasn't been a problem up until a few years ago when anything brown is percevied as an Al qaeda threat or a threat to Americans. Give me a beak, people need to shut up and stop with the f**king hysterics, that's why the rest of the world is sick of America,t he inolerance the ignorance, the arrogance, it has to stop!!!!!!! Maybe we should burn a picture of Jesus or a cross and see how well that goes down. IDIOT!!!

Intolernace to other people's cultures and mores and religious views irks me, and it seems to be on the rise in america. Why should they not be allowed to wear their turbans and why should Muslims not be allowed headscarves? The past 30 years people have been dressing in a way that reflects their cultures and there hasn't been a problem up until a few years ago when anything brown is percevied as an Al qaeda threat or a threat to Americans. Give me a beak, people need to shut up and stop with the f**king hysterics, that's why the rest of the world is sick of America,t he inolerance the ignorance, the arrogance, it has to stop!!!!!!! Maybe we should burn a picture of Jesus or a cross and see how well that goes down. IDIOT!!!

What is wrong with people? I agree with you, cabaker.

Did he set anyone else's head on fire? Religious intolerance at its worst.

Of course this person should have been allowed to wear his Turban in school, its part of his religion. Parents should teach their kids to be more accepting and tolerant of others.

Whoa, that's horrible. He definitely deserves a harsh punishment.

The little punk! He should be careful because isn't this borderline hate crime?

nyar we've missed you!

Hi syako, I've been working, I've been sick but now I'm back and more irritated with the world than ever lol.

Hi syako, I've been working, I've been sick but now I'm back and more irritated with the world than ever lol.

Hi syako, I've been working, I've been sick but now I'm back and more irritated with the world than ever lol.

Sick. But I'm not surprised these things happen.

I don't think articles like turbans or hijabs are detrimental to a learning environment, however it does cause one to stand out, and we know how society is. If you're different, (especially as a teen) thats a BAD thing. It does cause more unwanted attention than not (which really defeats the purpose for the Hijab unfortunately) but it's a choice one can make. After 9/11 I was so sad at how many Sikh boys/men were essentially forced to take off their turbans and start cutting their hair all due to the ignorance that runs rampant in this country

what the hell? why does it keep posting my stuff multiple times, i give up!

Don't give up! I don't mind reading it three times! Glad you're feeling better. And I can't wait to see what other beef you have with this world!

Lame. So incredibly lame.

Congrats on the outfit this morning, syako.

I'm not sure it was a hate crime. When I was in school, one of the boys set a girl's hair on fire... it was supposed to be a joke, but she had so much product in her hair, it caught. He deserves the punishment, but there's no evidence that it was anything other than stupid-kid mischief.

aw thanks monday!!!

The stupidity that some people in the US possess is the reason why so many kids who are Sikh or Muslim are hesitant to take part in religious and cultural traditions; no one wants to stick out as a kid, especially when there are more than just kids picking on you.

I don't think hate crime had very much to do with this, either. I'm sure we all know how having anything unique in school really brings out the kindness in children Y:, and a turban is certainly different in a school environment.
However, regardless of whether it was a turban or a pair of Crocs, the little pyro was punished fittingly (though he really needs to see a psycologist)

Not knowing any more background on this, maybe this is less a case of religious intollerance than a case of an 18 year old kid acting like a little sh*t. I must be getting old because I find I can't stand most teenagers. I think about half of them don't even have parents because I can't understand allowing your children to act the way they act.

He needs an a** whipping. I wonder what punishment his parents gave him.

I thought the student was actually expelled? According from what the principal said in the news interview.

Ah, a good ole fashioned asswhiping... My mom used to play "pick your own switch" with me... I got very, very good at just not getting caught.

I like the old-fashioned asswhipping idea I miss it especially when I see children running amuck in public places, ordering their mothers to 'shut up', while the parents plod about with a defeated look in their eyes.
I can't imagine how this was deemed the better option than giving the kid a spanking...

If Sikhs can wear turbans, then Rednecks and Southerners can wear baseball hats.

What's good for one must be good for all.

OR, have a dress code that specifies length of hair and head coverings.

There, that was easy.

WTF? This just makes me p*ssed! I'm on the asswhipping bandwagon!

i don't this has anything to do with school dress codes. what is WRONG with that kid? he set something that was on someone's HEAD on fire? that kid deserves to be locked up in prison, not home school.

"Are articles like turbans detrimental to a learning environment?"

No, I think *sshole teenagers are detrimental to a learning environment though.

It's so ridiculous to think the answer to a problem like racial intolerance involves modified dress codes.

Disgusting.

And MM, I agree completely about teenagers

"It's so ridiculous to think the answer to a problem like racial intolerance involves modified dress codes."

I definitely agree.

Isn't it sort of like attempting to solve problems like sexual assault by imposing stricter codes of dress on the women who are the potential victims?

If little white kids in the south can learn to play with little black kids than little un-turbaned kids can learn to play with turbaned kids.

We need to stop accommodating racial/ethnic bigotry and teach children why things like this are wrong.

Makes me sick! He definitely deserves the punishment, but at the same time, they should explain to him why it was wrong...that way he can learn to tolerate others instead of resenting them even more in the near future!

People are so cruel. What satisfaction can you honestly get out of harming others?

What stupidity, I bet the attack was based on anti-Arab; anti-Muslim sentiment when in fact the kid was a Sikh!

I absolutely, 100000% disagree with baning religious attire in schools, catering to the narrow minded isn't a solution - it breeds intolerance, it breeds hate for anything different, and I don't appreciate any more limitations on our fundamental constitutional rights.

Besides all that people would start picking on others for something else, such as weight height, skin color etc... stuff you can't take off to make socially inferior people comfortable enough not to attack.

The best punishment for this kid would be to put him in a country where there isn't religious tolerance and where he is the minority and let him see just how sacred and precious the freedoms we have are, maybe then he would think before disrespecting them.

and hes 18 too. hes not an ignorant child. hes just racist. and cruel. tsk tsk.

Horrible. Wearing a turban is nothing awful and the teen should be allowed to wear it; it is their culture and represents a part of their belief. The student that set it on fire definitely needs to be punished; there was no reason to do such a awful act of hate. We need to learn to accept others.

What a little ***hole. I'm in agreement with you MM. And sadly I'm sure his parents aren't giving him much punishment. Kids like this get their ideals and morals from their parents so they probably think this is no big deal.

I'm inclined to think that this is religious intolerance/hate more than just "kids being kids" and I'm dismayed/disgusted.

When I was a freshman/junior in high school, my best friend was a traditional Sunni Muslim that had to wear a scarf. I myself am a Christian. I remember on more than one occasion, a bunch of older boys would follow us as we walked from class to class... harrassing her with racist, lewd remarks. She never did anything to provoke that sort of invective and handled it with so much grace. But what if I hadn't been there with her? Could it have gotten violent?

Rather than punishing the victim, maybe they ought to consider stepping up efforts to put an end to bullying and to bring more cultural awareness to young people, who certainly might not get that sort of awareness from their parents.