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Inmate Says He Needs Thor's Hammer, Drum
AP
Posted: 2007-12-21 17:22:13
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - An inmate is suing the Utah Department of Corrections for denying him his right to practice an ancient Nordic religion while behind bars.
Michael Polk is serving time for aggravated assault and robbery. He filed a lawsuit against corrections officials in federal court, accusing them of denying him religious items that he says are necessary to practice the Asatru religion.
The religion worships ancient Nordic gods like Odin, Thor, Tyr and Heimdal.
In the lawsuit, Polk says he has been a member of the Asatru faith since 2005, and in order to properly practice it he needs items including: a Thor's Hammer, a prayer cloth, a Mead Horn used for drinking Wassail, a drum made of wood and boar skin, a rune staff and a sword.
Information from: Deseret Morning News, http://www.deseretnews.com
AP
Posted: 2007-12-21 17:22:13
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - An inmate is suing the Utah Department of Corrections for denying him his right to practice an ancient Nordic religion while behind bars.
Michael Polk is serving time for aggravated assault and robbery. He filed a lawsuit against corrections officials in federal court, accusing them of denying him religious items that he says are necessary to practice the Asatru religion.
The religion worships ancient Nordic gods like Odin, Thor, Tyr and Heimdal.
In the lawsuit, Polk says he has been a member of the Asatru faith since 2005, and in order to properly practice it he needs items including: a Thor's Hammer, a prayer cloth, a Mead Horn used for drinking Wassail, a drum made of wood and boar skin, a rune staff and a sword.
Information from: Deseret Morning News, http://www.deseretnews.com
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he should have thought about that before he became a crook,
give him a PIC of said items and tell him to get over it.
next he will want the keys because being locked up is against his religion also.[V][V]0 -
your freedoms are lost when you break the law. 0 -
If the jackass can recite the eddas in ancient Norse from memory without any errors, he can have a plastic hammer and sword.
Otherwise he shove his transparent attempts at smuggling weapons into the prison up his prison pocket.0 -
quote:Originally posted by ElMuertoMonkey
If the jackass can recite the eddas in ancient Norse from memory without any errors, he can have a plastic hammer and sword.
LOL [;)]0 -
An inmate can sue for whatever they want to sue for- for some it is a hobby that helps pass the time. About 20 yrs ago, a Virginia inmate filed suit alleging that HIS religion required him to eat steak at least 4 times each week. Response of the court? "Hey- that's a good one. No." Let's see- if ever incarcerated, think I will claim to be a Muslim- and my religion requires me to make a pilgrimage to Mecca. See ya! 0
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