Should the Burqa be banned in Australia

[nero_bolt]

Should the Burqa and Niqab be banned in Australia?

[lightningdance]

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@am*3 wrote:

Just a 'made up' slogan stuck on a stock photo off the internet, has no bearing on anything... not a photo of Australian people either.

nw - what law makes the wearing of a balaclava and a full face motorcycle helmet in public illegal in Australia? None is the correct answer.

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Link please!  as you always "correcting" posters a link is required.

[lightningdance]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

I see the Government is going to black ban "hate preachers" http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/hate-preachers-to-be-banned-from-aust-pm/story-fn3d...

and about time too - I wonder what they'll do with Larry Pickering.

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give him a medal.

[boris1gary]

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Editorial cartoon 8.10.14 Photo: David Pope

[polksaladallie]

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@village_person wrote:

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@polksaladallie wrote:

What does it matter whether they are men or women?

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Welcome to 2014. You have been keeping up with the discussion have you?

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Don't have an answer?   

[***super_nova***]

Many countries thought that banning burqa, and in some countries even hijab, was going to liberate Muslim woman.  What happened  in France, as soon as the proposition was announced, many young women from Muslim background  felt that it is and attack on their identity and started to wear the hijab. 

Bans are counter productive.  If left alone, I bet that burqa and niqab will disappear over few years. 

[ufo_investigations]

When a police officer in a burka pulls you over how are we going to know if it is a real police officer or someone pretending?

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/wa-police-to-push-for-muslim-recruits-as-acting-co...

[polksaladallie]

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@ufo_investigations wrote:

When a police officer in a burka pulls you over how are we going to know if it is a real police officer or someone pretending?

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/wa-police-to-push-for-muslim-recruits-as-acting-co...

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Same as you do if the officer is wearing a uniform or plain clothes.  Ask for ID.

[ufo_investigations]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

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@ufo_investigations wrote:

When a police officer in a burka pulls you over how are we going to know if it is a real police officer or someone pretending?

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/wa-police-to-push-for-muslim-recruits-as-acting-co...

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Same as you do if the officer is wearing a uniform or plain clothes.  Ask for ID.

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huh? ID? Can't ID someone with their face covered could be anyone.

[***super_nova***]

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@micasheen wrote:

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The sheer obtuseness of the supporters makes me wonder what age they are, what is the mindset  this defence springs from?  of a garment that is totally designed to isolate and subjugate women.

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That is incredibly arrogant and patronizing of the women in Australia who choose to wear burqa or niqab.

[karliandjacko]

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@ufo_investigations wrote:

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@polksaladallie wrote:

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@ufo_investigations wrote:

When a police officer in a burka pulls you over how are we going to know if it is a real police officer or someone pretending?

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/wa-police-to-push-for-muslim-recruits-as-acting-co...

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Same as you do if the officer is wearing a uniform or plain clothes.  Ask for ID.

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huh? ID? Can't ID someone with their face covered could be anyone.

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Why would police people be wearing burqas just because they're muslim?  They don't now so why would they in future?