How to do Cornrow Braids
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Looks like we haven't heard the last of Thomas Strain, the white Philadelphia cop who generated national headlines when he was taken off the streets for two days in September because he showed up to work with cornrows.
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From philly.com
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PHILADELPHIA — A white Philadelphia police officer who came to work with his hair in cornrows was ordered by a superior to get a haircut, even though black colleagues wear the same type of braids. The Philadelphia Daily News reported Monday that Officer Thomas Strain was put on desk duty earlier this month because of the hairstyle.
A police spokesman, Lt. Frank Vanore, said Strain's boss didn't feel the braids were "professional...
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From huffingtonpost.com
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Coworker to boss: I hope he doesn't go because his protruding nose hairs are very distracting.Los Angeles, California
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From overheardintheoffice.com
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I have seen many people with swaz or what they popularly call “pencil”
on their heads. Most of my friends live by the swaz gospel saying it
makes hair grow faster. After my thick locks of hair had turned wispy
in my last salon adventure, I thought I would try it.
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From monitor.co.ug
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Police in Philadelphia say a white officer who came to work with cornrows was ordered by a black superior to get a haircut because the braids violated department standards. The Philadelphia Daily News reported Monday that Officer Thomas Strain was put on desk duty this month because of the braids, even though the paper reported dozens of black officers wear cornrows.
From kdka.com
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- White Philly Cop Told to Lose Cornrows (news.aol.com)
- White Philly officer told to get rid of cornrows - Weird News (blogsearch.google.com)
PHILADELPHIA -- A police officer was pulled off street duty after showing up for work with a cornrow hairstyle, according to a report in the Philadelphia Daily News. The report said Officer Thomas Strain, who is white, declined to discuss...
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From blog.nj.com
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Officer Thomas Strain, a white police officer in the 35th District of Philadelphia, was put on desk duty this month because he came to work with cornrows. According to reports, Strain was ordered to get a haircut because the braids violated department standards yet dozens of black officers wear cornrows.
Police policy requires officers to [...]
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From feedburner.com
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A white Philadelphia police officer has been forced to do desk duty and cut his hair by his black superior after showing up for work with cornrows, traditionally a black hairdo. Thomas Strain, who has five years experience in his job, got taken to the inspector's office and...read more
From nowpublic.com
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- White Cop Gets Desk Duty For Cornrows (nowpublic.com)
To get booted off the street, a police officer has to do something pretty serious - like shoot a suspect or be accused of brutality. But in the 35th District, which covers Logan, Olney and adjacent neighborhoods, apparently a hairdo will do it. A cop who got cornrows was ordered off the street and kept on desk duty for two days until he cut his braids off, sources said. While dozens of black officers across the city wear cornrows, Officer...
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From freerepublic.com
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Somebodies lying. If there are other officers with corn rows, then the paper should take pix. Likewise, this would be a good thing for bloggers to take on and post pix on-line. Of course, with that being the east coast, they will probably get thumped for taking pix of an officer.
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From denverpost.com
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