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Originally posted by Rumbler
Some people humiliate women who wear the hijab but most logical rational people accept that it is neither restrictive or oppressive. In fact a lot of people wear scarves, and hats that cover themselves without religious significance so to ban a hijab would be nonsensical.
But you're right, the Burqa and ski mask are different. At least with the ski mask, you can still see the persons mouth and eyes. The same can't be said for the Burqa 
You're argument about shoes is asinine. How does the potential risk of one thing justify tolerating the risk of another thing.
We need shoes for safety and comfort so regulating them for bombs is limited to at the airport etc and is all we can do. If a shooter has a gun in their bagpack and takes it out, we can identify them by their face but if a Burqa wearer has a gun in their bag pack and takes it out, we can't identify them. Someone who wears a Burqa is invisible to the security forces and therefore, if they murder etc, nobody can track their whereabouts. In a large city, all burqa wearers will look the same so we will never know or trace a criminals steps because of it. A fleeing robber in a burqa could run into a mosque or something full of identically dressed people and become unidentifiable. |
What the difference between someone in a burqa with a gun vs someone with a mask with a gun?
People don't USE the burqa in order to commit atrocities. They use it for their own dignity. I see what you're saying, but it's really never that serious. Most people wearing a burqa wear it for themselves and are extremely peaceful.
My point was that people will use whatever they can in order to do a crime. Some wear masks, some wear hats, some use shoes. You can't live your life constantly in fear that someone wearing something is going to kill you.
I see what you're saying and i can totally understand how you would think it can be dangerous, I agree, it can be dangerous. But for those women wearing it, it does more good than it does bad.
I agree about people traveling to foreign countries should abide by their rules, but countries like Germany, France, England, America pride themselves on being open-minded so if you're banning a religious liberty, it restricts that.
