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MILHIST tagging[edit]
I placed the MILHIST banner here on account of the fact that this does technically fall under the umbrella of the Global War on Terror, only this deals with the homefront and not the middle-eastern front. TomStar81 (Talk) 02:49, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
Jury sentenced is incorrect[edit]
Jury's don't sentence, they simply find guilt or innocence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.114.142.77 (talk) 14:05, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
That is incorrect. In many US jurisdictions, juries are also used for the sentencing phase of a trial (sometimes the same jury that handed down the conviction, sometimes a different jury), and sometimes the jury gives a sentencing recommendation to the judge. All online documentation on the Balbir Sing Sodhi murder case that I could find indicated that the death sentence was imposed by the jury (later changed to life by the AZ Supreme Court[1]. 130.132.8.138 (talk) 14:48, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
Racial motivation, not religious[edit]
I remember Frank was in the aryan brotherhood when he went to prison over the California robbery, and I do remember quiet a lot of fuss was made over whether or not he killed the guy for not being white or whether Frank genuinely believed the guy was a terrorist. I'll look around for a documentary I watched on this awhile back and post the link when I find it.
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Wiki Education assignment: Asian Religions in America[edit]
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 7 September 2022 and 9 December 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): The Purple Hamster (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Earlgray68, IdekoTo.
— Assignment last updated by Ziegenbalg66 (talk) 00:36, 16 November 2022 (UTC)
Potential additions for this article[edit]
Hello there,
I plan on making some additions to this article as I feel it is important to add some more information regarding Balbir Singh Sodhi, details regarding what he was doing at the time of the fatal shooting, his memorialisation, and additional background information regarding attitudes towards the Sikh community pre- and post-9/11.
First, I plan on including information regarding Sodhi’s family such that he was a husband and father to 3 adult sons in the “Background” section. The sources I will be using for this are an article in the Guardian and an article from the World Socialist Website.
To add additional information regarding the context surrounding the shootings and attempted shootings of Sodhi and others of the Sikh community, I will reference Patrick Martin’s article from the World Socialist Website again. Martin’s article was written in the week following the murder and features a statement from a Sikh spokesperson from Phoenix. The spokesperson states that because of the distinct appearance of their turbans and beards, Sikh men “look more like bin Laden than Muslims do”. This will be used in a later section of the article regarding discrimination against the Sikh community post 9/11. This article also mentions how many Sikhs were unable to safely go to work due to increased “overt harassment” following the attacks of 9/11. I will also cite a journal article which has specifically documented attitudes towards the Sikh community following 9/11. This article reiterates the statement from the Sikh spokesperson from Martin’s article regarding Osama Bin Laden. The article includes anonymous accounts of Sikh men and their experience with hate and discrimination post 9/11.
With regards to Sodhi's memorialisation I will reference how in the months prior to the 10-year anniversary of his death, the Arizona legislature decided that they wanted to remove Sodhi’s name and plaque from the state’s 9/11 memorial. This was fortunately vetoed by the governor after an outcry of advocacy from community groups in the area. This was mentioned in a published journal article, hence why I plan on citing this incident along with its relevance to the murder of Balbir Singh and attitudes towards Sikhs.
Along with more recent news articles and other journal articles, mainly pertaining to the experiences of Sikhs following 9/11, I plan on providing more information into the perception of Sikhs following 9/11 as this cannot be ignored as a component of Balbir Singh Sodhi’s death.
Overall, I plan on adding roughly 500-700 words (this may change as I do more research) and an extra section or two, one section being relevant to attitudes toward the Sikh community before and after the terror attacks of 9/11.
Sources Referenced
Arora, Kiran S. K. “Reflections on the Experiences of Turbaned Sikh Men in the Aftermath of 9/11.” Journal for Social Action in Counseling & Psychology, vol. 5, no. 1, 1, Apr. 2013, pp. 116–21. openjournals.bsu.edu, https://doi.org/10.33043/JSACP.5.1.116-121.
Dutt-Ballerstadt, Reshmi. “The Terror of the Turban: Civilians, Suspects and Twenty Years Post 9/11.” South Asian Review, vol. 42, no. 4, Oct. 2021, pp. 403–07. Taylor and Francis+NEJM, https://doi.org/10.1080/02759527.2021.1899509.
Laughland, Oliver. “‘This Is My Country’: How the Family of Balbir Singh Sodhi Resolved to Carry on His American Dream.” The Guardian, 14 Sept. 2021. The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/14/balbir-singh-sodhi-murdered-family-american-dream.
Patrick Martin. “Three Killed as Racist Attacks Increase in US.” World Socialist Web Site, 21 Sept. 2001, https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2001/09/musl-s21.html. The Purple Hamster (talk) 00:27, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
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