Burqa

[oneofsix]

Meh, an incident on the box last night from Austarlia detailed a court case where a Burqa wearing woman had been pulled over by the feds, she accused the officer of ripping off her Burqa but the dash cam in his car showed otherwise. She was prosecuted for giving false evidence BUT the case was thrown out because they had no idea who was in the Burqa, either in court or at the time of the offence.

This for me is where the law has to out weigh any religious or traditional protocols. If people need to be identified, in banks, on video in buses or for legal reasons then it is a black & white case of get them off. No argument whatsoever IMHO.

that cop was on a lose lose. If he had of ripped the mask of as accused then they could have identified the witch but she would have got away anyhow due to 'you can't do that' attitude.
When you need to be identified you have to remove the covering should be end of story. If you want ot wear it don't go or do thing where someone will need to identify you.
Hate to say it but perhaps the French have it right. Rather than religious freedom they have more a religious equality and secular government so no matter what your believes you all have to behave the same.

[Big Dave]

I just think 'birk-er' is an apt description and leave it at that.

[oneofsix]

I just think 'birk-er' is an apt description and leave it at that.

guess we are all ready well down that track as it appears we don't care if it is a Hijab or a niqab or whatever if you wear it you and it are a birk-er

[Paul in NZ]

........cos' clearly you had no visable place for cash Paul...

Mate - these tights make it look like I've got a wad of hundred dollar bills and two sacks of change stuffed down there. Vicki made me wear shorts (I never thought I'd hear her tell me 'you can't go out like THAT - I'm quite new to this running lark, it appears to be insane)

[Bounce001]

I thought I might start wearing one under the helmet when riding. Then the cops can take my photo whenever they want!

[Paul in NZ]

guess we are all ready well down that track as it appears we don't care if it is a Hijab or a niqab or whatever if you wear it you and it are a birk-er

Since when are them bikers putting hiabs on their bikes? shifty lot - cant trust em.

Anyway - If I have to take me helmet off in the bank so should they...

[MSTRS:Me]

Tolerance Shmolerance. Ban the fkn things, like France did..

The burqa is not a religious requirement per the Koran. It is up to the individual woman whether they wear it or just a head scarf.

[Big Dave]

I thought I might start wearing one under the helmet when riding. Then the cops can take my photo whenever they want!

I'd prefer to see your old man in one.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I smell an un-jumped on bandwagon.

I personally believe the burqa is a traditional item rather than a religious one (ever seen an indonesian islamic in a burqa?). But I'm self confesseed religiously ignorant.

It's all about tolerance people.

So, Brian Tamkai if you're reading this I challenge you to find a religious reason for males of your church to wear balaclavas in public. Let's see how long the feminists tolerate that.....

I've got the solution. People worry about the burka and the facemask thing for a couple of reasons: OTOH they are

security: who is this person? All I can see is eyes? (and of course there are versions where even they are covered.)

is this a male or female, or terrorist of either gender?

how can I post an envelope in that tiny slot? when will it be cleared?

So my answer is yes, they can wear the mask and the ugly ones HAVE to.

if you wear the mask though, you have to wear a bikini. thats so we can see they arent wearing an explosive vest. easy peasy.

[Paul in NZ]

I thought I might start wearing one under the helmet when riding. Then the cops can take my photo whenever they want!

We should form a religion - blessed church of the balaclava. I want to be the low priest...

[Big Dave]

We should form a religion - blessed church of the balaclava. I want to be the low priest...

Blessed Order of the Henchmen. And their savior - Ronald Biggs.

[Bounce001]

I'd prefer to see your old man in one.

He's not that ugly...

[bogan]

I've got the solution. People worry about the burka and the facemask thing for a couple of reasons: OTOH they are

security: who is this person? All I can see is eyes? (and of course there are versions where even they are covered.)

is this a male or female, or terrorist of either gender?

how can I post an envelope in that tiny slot? when will it be cleared?

So my answer is yes, they can wear the mask and the ugly ones HAVE to.

if you wear the mask though, you have to wear a bikini. thats so we can see they arent wearing an explosive vest. easy peasy.

I like this solution.

Another one could be to put registration numbers on each burqa so you know who's in it!

[Voltaire]

I asked the Security Guard who is from Pakistan what would happen if a woman wearing Burqa wanted to enter the building. He said he would ask her to remove it for identification purposes and went on to say its not a religious requirement but tradition.

[nudemetalz]

How much C4 can you get under a Burqa?