(KNTV) Religious freedom or officer safety? That’s the question at the heart of a dispute between the Bay Area’s Muslim community and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
The issue at hand began when a deputy forcibly removed a religious headwear, a hijab, from a Muslim woman in custody.
The woman, who was not charged after being brought to jail, and a Muslim community group are upset and making demands.
Asia Aden said she was in a domestic violence situation when she called the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department, but because she was wielding a small bat for self-defense, she was arrested and booked at the Elmwood Correctional Facility.
