Ban The Burka?

[dogpet]

psychodiva wrote

or educate women in oppressive countries / regimes / cultures- make it a law to have universal education and preventing women / girls from getting the education -not along religious lines and not in segregated schools - illegal

thats how the feminist movement was started- through education - the protests did a lot yes but the main work has been raising women's consciousness about their own state

Yes that too . So we got: ban the burka, compulsory ejumakayshun for girlies, & care about the creatures you eat. One more line & we got them surrounded.
Everybody draws a line. Where would we be if everyone only drew little circle round themselves?
Libertaria, that's where..

[psychodiva]

no I'm not a supporter of the ban at all

[dogpet]

psychodiva wrote

no I'm not a supporter of the ban at all

I didn't say you were. I'm not that bothered about abattoir regs myself, but heh!

[psychodiva]

lol - sorry

[ILOVEJESUS]

While we are banning burkas, can we also ban children and fucking adults from having their jeans hang down to their knees so their knickers show. I know the prison history, but it needs culling.

[Smellyoldgit]

Well, testing the ban is off to a fine start.

A French court on Thursday heard the country's first case against women refusing to obey a new law banning the wearing of Islamic face veils in public.

Only one of the women — called Hind — appeared at the court, and she was barred from entering after refusing to remove her veil for the duration of the hearing.

Somehow I don't think Brother Frog's heart is in it.

[Eva]

meh. let them wear the fucking tent. but in that case, they can't drive.

[Sternwallow]

Let them wear the garb to court and charge them with another count of the violation.

[ILOVEJESUS]

How do we know that there aren't ghosts under that Burkha? In this country Ghosts wear white sheets.

[Kinich Ahau]

Police may fingerprint burka wearers.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/video2011/06/21/3249848.htm

[dogpet]

This guy needs a burka.

"Stephen Gough, has been told he will spend the rest of his life behind bars if he continues refusing to wear clothes in public."

[Smellyoldgit]

Oh noes, I wonder if this is in one of the French speaking bits of mooseland?

The Supreme Court of Canada will attempt to balance Islamic beliefs against the bedrock elements of a fair trial on Thursday in major clash of constitutional rights. At the centre of the case is a sexual assault complainant known as N.S., who does not want to testify against two men accused of raping her unless her face is obscured by a religious veil, or niqab.

[Sternwallow]

Would violate American constitution "right to face one's accuser" i.e. no anonymous charges. The plaintiff must be identifiable so the state can't just manufacture non-existent complaints by non-existent "victims".

[psychodiva]

but it's in Canada

[ILOVEJESUS]

The victim not being identified to her potential attackers is perfectly understandable. In the UK wouldn't a screen be used?