Quebec girl cant wear burqua in school

how about a bank robbery with the guns hanging inside the burka? Covering the face allows almost anyone to be inside and they are more concealing than a motorcycle helmet.

In the bank circumstance, I definitely agree. In fact, any owner of a private establishment like a bank, mall or airport should have the right to disallow people on the basis of security. It is their property, after all. They paid for it.

However, I don't agree when it comes to public property like schools, govt buildings, streets and public transit. I would defend the right to be anonymous in such cases as the anonymous Scientology protests, covering disabilities, covering facial burns (Dan Areily), or artistic expressions like Bagism. So, it would be hypocritical to deny those rights to people wearing Burquas.

At the very least, public facilities should have to have reasons backed by tangible evidence before baning burquas. For example: a history of violent raids by people concealing weapons or identity. Or, an incident where someone actually did use a burqua while committing an offence.

Another point to make about this is that security is a distraction from the root of the problem and is a band-aid solution. Some of the focus should be spent on changing society so that criminals are not created in the first place. There are very effective and supported ways of reducing crime, such as...

-Better sex education & pregnancy options (Freakonomics, Paul Collier's research)
+Reducing poverty by setting down better government polocies (Paul Collier's research)
--Make sure policies don't cater to one type of industry, such as oil
--Creating open standards in the market place, such as IT, Travel & goods shipping standards.
--Rewards for coming back to your country & disadvantages for leaving
-Decriminalizing drugs, but prohibiting their sales (Public information based on countries' adapting these laws)
-Helping with psychosocial integration (Globalization of addiction by Keith Alexander)

Originally Posted by Hannibal

I hate talking about this subject because I always think I'm being racist, but I'm really not.
Hannibal

See this is how I have thought of this , drunk and sexist as Rationella may think, I find this a very weird subject. (why do so many of my messages kill threads? Tell me STFU if thats the case.)
Touchy and alien. like talking tampons with my daughter, sex and ICKCY stuff.

I now think,
the veil, burqua, etc, etc, is nothing more than mind control, even those whom strongly advocate this horrible medieval device. woman or not (especially woman) are being incorrectly and cruelly steered towards a backwards style of living. The VIel/Burqua is nothing more than a form of choke chain, similar to those used to train PIT BULL DOGS.

I am sorry, the girls who advocate this (BONDAGE) are anomalies, ;;;;;;;;;OMG

a black hood, strange veiled material. hot, hot, close,hot. restrictive, religion be FUCKED.
Look at ME, pleASE..

But tradition dictates, please sir, master, tradition ,
I CANNOT BELIEVE, in Canada, that there are Really Girls who really thing, (given a REAL choice ) who would chose a VEIL? Not a single young girl (or even young person), would wish for this to happen to even their worst enemies.

This nonsense of ALLOWING Wrong but traditional or Cultural ACTIVITIES which either contradict or DEFY common sense must STOP>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
X/////////// Sorry but a 12th Century Hoodie has NO place, None at all in modern culture.
YOU MAY THINK A BLACK COSTUME IS A STATEMENT, BUT IT IS ANONYMOUS.
Wearing this ( I cannot describe the darkness and oppression) Anyone that would help stop this in Canada pleaae please please please