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Blue Lives MatterA woman in a hijab told Illinois officers that stealing was her right because she is Palestinian, in a country where Muslims have more than doubled since 2007.⠀The bodycam stamp reads March 28, 2026. It shows her in a white hoodie and black headscarf in a holding room before getting arrested.She did not want officers to touch her and called that contact "haram". She learned pretty quickly that entitlement is no excuse for theft.⠀Pew Research counted about 2.4 million Muslims in the United States in 2007 and about 5.5 million in 2026. Mosque counts rose from roughly 1,200 in 2000 to nearly 2,800 in 2020.⠀⠀That growth is the backdrop for a claim that religious rules outrank the store's rules. A male officer's hand was forbidden, and the merchandise was not.⠀She told them, "I'm Palestinian. This is my right."Yeah... no. EXPOSE HER.⠀#Illinois #chitown