France bans the Burka


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I think they let him through because they don't check everyone exiting the country thoroughly, only entering. I suspect there is a consideration given to cultural or religious sensibilities.

As I've said, I believe everyone should be checked.

Why do you think they don't?

So they didn't check people leaving the country as much as people coming in, after they were looking for a wanted man, who you would have thought would be fleeing the country after setting off a bomb?

People are scared of upsetting foreign nationals and their religions.If you are looking for a muslim bomber, i would suggest it's not unfair to target muslim people coming in/out the country.If that means upsetting their faith or whatever, then sod them. Surely we were more alert to Irish people, when the IRA were setting off bombs?

Our countries border controls are a f***ing joke! hat's why the government don't know the full number of immigrants in this country, because thay can't even spot a wanted man showing nothing but his eyes, pretending to be his sister!
 
Pleased to see the SMB are vastly in favour of a ban.
 
Pleased thats been cleared up then

I wonder why no-one has thought of hoying the old bruqa on and holding up a few banks?

You could just walk into a muslim area and 'disappear'. The police would be shit scared to tackle a muslim woman on fear of human rights or some such tat.

You might have to practice your woman walk like.
 
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So they didn't check people leaving the country as much as people coming in, after they were looking for a wanted man, who you would have thought would be fleeing the country after setting off a bomb?

People are scared of upsetting foreign nationals and their religions.If you are looking for a muslim bomber, i would suggest it's not unfair to target muslim people coming in/out the country.If that means upsetting their faith or whatever, then sod them. Surely we were more alert to Irish people, when the IRA were setting off bombs?

Our countries border controls are a f***ing joke! hat's why the government don't know the full number of immigrants in this country, because thay can't even spot a wanted man showing nothing but his eyes, pretending to be his sister!

He hadn't set off a bomb, he wasn't a terrorist.

Regardless, I've said that everyone should be checked, I'm not sure what more you'd like other than a bit of frothing at the mouth. Your original point was that they couldn't be, that was wrong as I was wrong that someone had used a veil to flee the country.
 
No problem with people being made to show their face at border control, to the police or whatever. If you don't like showing your face in those circumstances, tough shit, you have to live with it.

Hate the thought that some women are made to wear it, and think that's really oppressive. Find it strange talking to someone wearing one, too.

Wouldn't dream of suggesting it be banned though.

It's laughable when people say it's threatening, frightening, whatever: you sound like right little bedwetting mice, and have far greater problems than whatever someone else happens to be wearing. Laughable.

And distasteful? Well, yeah, I don't like the way it looks either. But then I don't like socks with sandals, horrible manky tracksuits, slash neck t-shirts, carrot jeans, trousers with pleats in the front, charvers with nee shirt on, flat caps on lads who are also wearing bermudas and a stripy shirt, shiny suits, and...
 
I agree with the banning of the burka. 1. You never know who's under it, a lot of robberies have been made by people wearing these.
And 2. If I can't wear a cap to the pub, why can they wear their burka? Regardless of religion.
 
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