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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Amerikaur" data-source="post: 10528" data-attributes="member: 1050">Remember there is more involved than just the boy cutting his hair.  He lied to the cops about white kids beating him up, intentionally involving a racial dynamic (I am assuming by the stories, that the boy is of Panjabi ethnicity and is not Caucasian himself). There are many people that make mistakes, or that rebel against their parents, or that challenge something sacred.  This can be done without breaking the law.   I have trouble keeping my own 5 thieves under control.  I get angry when someone does injustice to me or to someone that I care about.  But I don't let that anger escalate to indulging in a criminal act.  Indulging in a stupid act, certainly <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />  But not a criminal act. Nor do I think it is a good thing to be promoting the notion that Panjabis are under so much pressure from their parents, they will be driven to commit crimes.  We already have enough negative stereotypes about those of us that keep swaroop. This isn't the first time that such a crime has happened.  There have been at least two well-publicized cases in the Eastern U.S. where a Sikh kid called the cops and lied about a physical assault.  I think there have been other cases in Canada, too, where this has happened.</blockquote>

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