Now Should We Ban The Burka?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2914727/Police-hunt-bank-robber-disguised-BURKA-sunglasses-high-street-raid.html

/// 'Were you in The Parade (in Oadby) this morning? Did you see anyone matching his description or do you have information about the incident? ///

Man/woman dressed in a Burka in Leicester, it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

[Svejk]

Robberies are only illegal if they get the money. ;-/

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit

/// Why are you not asking for sunglasses to be banned also? ///

It wouldn't matter since most wear them on top of their heads these days anyway.

[vulcan42]

He should be easy to find, only a man would have a white handbag with this burka, a woman would have a matching black one.

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit

/// I expect there were thousands of bank robberies that involved men putting stockings over their heads to disguise their identities.
I do not recalled anyone calling for Stockings to be outlawed. What is the difference? ///

A rather silly analogy Gromit, since we don't see persons walking down our streets with stockings over their heads.

[THECORBYLOON]

RATTER the point is that anyone could run into a bank disguised and demand money but the banks have the means to deter them and they were used in this instance. The point at issue is the problem identifying the man involved. Had he gone in wearing a fake beard and a wig, he would be difficult to identify, ban them too?

[gness]

Corby...that wasn't your original arguement.....
I'm not allowed to enter my bank wearing my crash helmet.....because it covers my face.
That should apply to everyone or no-one in which case you could enter your bank in your balaclava and Maggie Thatcher face mask.

[naomi24]

And here come the usual excuses – a Santa committing a robbery, no sign of a burka in terrorist attacks in London and Paris, but still no reasoned argument from the supporters – and strangely no mention of the terrorist suspect who, dressed in a burka, evaded the police. Can’t think why that one wasn't included.

[RATTER15]

But then again, maybe we could compromise? https://woodturtle.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/sexy_burqa.jpg

[anotheoldgit]

jno

/// In fact everyone should dress identically to make life easier for the police. ///

You bet if we did, and all wore the burka a law would soon be brought out to put a stop to it.

[RATTER15]

Im just joining in with all the comedy answers as this thread is becoming a joke!!

[RandyMarsh]

What freedom do you want after you dictated what can and cannot be worn?, what we eat?

[THECORBYLOON]

The man was not stopped from entering the bank and it is an issue of identify. I could easily change my appearance in any number of ways and I would be hard to identify but no-one is suggesting that those methods be banned.

[Gromit]

I do not like the burka (or the male dress). I live in an area with many Bangladeshis, so I see this garment all the time, everyday.

But I do not think I, or rather the State, should be able to tell anyone what to wear, unless it is harming anyone or has offensive wording.

Why should being anonymous as a pedestrian be illegal? It is snowing outside, would covering my face with a scarf be illegal? I see plenty of people wearing Parka coats that obscure the face, again no one complains about that.

It seems the burka is being singled out for a ban, not because of threats to Banks, or terrorism, or identity fraud, but simply because some would rather the people beneath were not in this country.

[anotheoldgit]

RandyMarsh

/// What freedom do you want after you dictated what can and cannot be worn?, what we eat? ///

Already happens.

[Gromit]

// A rather silly analogy Gromit, since we don't see persons walking down our streets with stockings over their heads. //

So, your question isn't really about bank robberies or crime, it is about wearing the Burka in the street when no criminality is being attempted.
It is clear that it is the person you really wan banned, not the dress.

[RATTER15]

Gromit, Muslims are a threat to this country! and I would rather they weren't hear, they are corrupting our society with their views, their religion and their terrorists and their disgusting and barbaric acts. Yes I have a very large tar brush and I know how to use it!!

[RATTER15]

^^ here*

[THECORBYLOON]

RATTER, were you saying the same things about Roman Catholics because of the activities of IRA/Sinn Fein a few years ago?

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit

/// But I do not think I, or rather the State, should be able to tell anyone what to wear, unless it is harming anyone or has offensive wording. ///

What about nudism do you also think that we should be free to walk around with no clothes on then?

And would you object to removing your shoes if you entered a Mosque?

/// It seems the burka is being singled out for a ban, not because of threats to Banks, or terrorism, or identity fraud, but simply because some would rather the people beneath were not in this country. ///

Ah now we comer to the nitty gritty it is in support of mass immigration that is in your mindset obviously a chip on your shoulder.

You obviously think that some of us think that it is not only the burka we want to see banned, but also the woman beneath as well?

There are many reasons some would wish the burka be banned but perhaps you wouldn't complain if all women were forced to walk about chained to their husbands also?

[RATTER15]

They are not the subject of this discussion!