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Jean-Francois Cope said:He said the legislation "would prohibit the covering of the face in public places and on the streets, with the exception of special cultural events or carnivals" meaning that "wearing a burqa would qualify for a fine, probably of the fourth class, that is to say €750."
Mr Cope defended the proposals on grounds of national security and women's rights. "We can measure the modernity of a society by the way it treats and respects women," he told Le Figaro.
Crap law which should never be in place. No in a free society, this law would be abhorred and rejected.
Every society has its own prerogative to determine what manner of dress is acceptable in its own lands, among its own members-- and to demand that people who come into their lands make an effort to adapt themselves.
People who are unwilling to do this shouldn't be able to expect to live wherever they want.
There's no endangerment to society from something like a burqa. That's silly. And just because one country has unjust laws doesn't mean that you should accept unjust laws of your own. The rights and liberties of the individual must be upheld.
Certainly easier for 6 people in Burqa to have machine guns and equipment to rob a bank than it is for a person with a bank robber mask. :lol:
Also makes things easier for terrorists, who wants to bomb places, just hide behind the Burqa with the bomb.
Ok, but that's not limited to a burqa. Also, wearing a burka doesn't mean you'll be doing these things. Maybe you should wait for something along the lines of...I don't know, maybe.....proof before you start exercising government force against the rights and liberties of the individual.
Are trench coats illegal? Long, baggy pants? Will y'all have to wear tight shorts and cut off shirts every day then? Hmm? Did you even realize the repercussions of the argument you just made?
I voted other. Only in court rooms when giving testimony and getting a picture ID/license/passport photo and etc should burqas,hats and anything else that obscures the face.EUobserver / French law could see fines for burqas
Example to follow or example to shy?
Personally I think it needs to be followed in all free societies. Anything can be hidden under a burqa, its a danger to society.
Personally I think it needs to be followed in all free societies. Anything can be hidden under a burqa, its a danger to society.
It symbolizes oppression of women in Islamic societies.
If a cultural symbol becomes strong in your nation, the symbol must be banned to protect your own cultural dominance in your own nation.
It has nothing to do with the Muslim religion.
And the most obvious reason, it's goddamned ugly.
How about a Catholic Nun's habit or a trenchcoat?
Certainly easier for 6 people in Burqa to have machine guns and equipment to rob a bank than it is for a person with a bank robber mask. :lol:
Arguments for:
- It symbolizes oppression of women in Islamic societies.
"We can measure the modernity of a society by the way it treats and respects women"
Is there an epidemic of people wearing burqas robbing banks in France that I am unaware of? I've never heard of this happening even once.
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