[Shaun]

Originally Posted by WOMBAI

The thread is about a college banning the burka for reasons of security - and rightly so! Burkas DO pose a security risk in public places, including buses and trains! If you can't see that - then you are the one on something!

I find the grey area here is leading to a lot of confusion - how exactly are burkas a security threat? Surely in the event of a request for the person wearing one's identity, they could just temporarily remove it and then go about their day as normal?

I think the 'security threat' is being exaggerated too. Only the insecure and paranoid are threatened by people under a burka. And under all circumstances, when was the last time a college was targetted by terrorists, or whatever?

I just think the move is incredibly stupid and more likely to aggravate what little tensions there were.

Oh and WOMBAI for the love of God can you have a debate without all of this 'you must be on something!' BS.