[Zippy]

Originally Posted by letmein

Government has no business dictating what people can wear and what they cannot.

well you can't walk around naked either. Because it offends.

So actually they do have business interfering. Sometimes the bigger picture is more important than individual rights. Everything the burka stands for is insulting to the female race.

and the security issue alone is enough reason to ban it.

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Zippy

well you can't walk around naked either. Because it offends.

So actually they do have business interfering. Sometimes the bigger picture is more important than individual rights. Everything the burka stands for is insulting to the female race.

and the security issue alone is enough reason to ban it.

I'm not really sure it's illegal to be naked. You see naked people walking along a beach sometimes and in other public places. But it may be classed as "indecent exposure" at times, who are you indecently exposing yourself to when you're wearing a burkha?

And not everything it stands for insults the female race, I said a few posts back how it did become a symbol of resistance against British Colonialism in the 19th century.

With regards to the security issue I consider the right to wear a burkha a civil liberty and those can be more important than a minor threat to national security. We could do all kinds of things to improve security, but we would have to sacrifice our freedom to do so. In East Germany they had a very low crime rate, thanks to the Police force there, and the Stasi. Sure they were succesful, but at the cost of our rights and liberties. Just look at the huge debate over ID Cards and CCTV!

[Zippy]

Originally Posted by MTVN

I'm not really sure it's illegal to be naked.

I think you'll find yourself done for indecent exposure. Unless in a designated nudist area.

[Zippy]

Originally Posted by MTVN

With regards to the security issue I consider the right to wear a burkha a civil liberty and those can be more important than a minor threat to national security.

Civil? I don't think there's anything civil about degrading women in such a blatant way. It seriously offends many and, as Ive said before, sends a very bad message to children about womens role in our society.

And I do not think it is a minor threat at all. When you think about where the terrorist threats are coming from these days and the fact that identification is crucial.

Have you missed those news stories about suspects found trying to escape by wearing burkas? This is a reality.