decaff Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yes they're individual "by laws" but by their very nature are discriminatory but motorcyclists just get on with it but i suspect if this was asked of people wearing burkas there would be a heavy cry of discrimination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSiSi Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 people would start bcomplaining about the size of peoples Merkins Merkins should be made compulsory by law! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treatment Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Merkins should be made compulsory by law! Why bother shaving your muff off and then getting a wig ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ sheffield Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Good on them, this should be brought into law from the EU and have a blanket ban. (not a ban on blankets, well unless you put a slit in it and throw it over your head) :hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 ... Either ban nothing or ban everything??? we'll all be NAKED!!! wooooooo I understand UK airports are considering that to speed up the flow through 'security' . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yes they're individual "by laws" but by their very nature are discriminatory but motorcyclists just get on with it but i suspect if this was asked of people wearing burkas there would be a heavy cry of discrimination They're not 'by laws' either, they're commercial decisions banks and retailers make about who they allow on their premises and what they permit them to wear. Crash helmet wearers are not criminalised if they refuse to remove their helmets, nor are they arrested if they choose to wear them walking down the street. Motorcyclists probably do 'get on with it', but I've yet to see one who is wears a helmet because of a deeply held religious conviction. It might be mumbo-jumbo to you and me, but to some people it's very important, so it's not something I believe the state should interfere with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonofAna Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 They're not 'by laws' either, they're commercial decisions banks and retailers make about who they allow on their premises and what they permit them to wear. Crash helmet wearers are not criminalised if they refuse to remove their helmets, nor are they arrested if they choose to wear them walking down the street. Motorcyclists probably do 'get on with it', but I've yet to see one who is wears a helmet because of a deeply held religious conviction. It might be mumbo-jumbo to you and me, but to some people it's very important, so it's not something I believe the state should interfere with. I kept quiet until I saw this. Are you saying that the burkha is a religious garment - even though a majority say it isn't and is worn purely through choice of the individual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hard2miss Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 I think telling people what they can and cannot wear is an excellent example of bigotry. A bigot is a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigotry You mean like people who come here and choose to live as if in another country and care nothing about trying to fit into the society that has adopted them ? And like people coming here and then expecting the law and the society of the indigenous people to change and accommodate their own devoted opinions and prejudices ? I think that is exactly the problem and one of the reasons to call for a ban. You can throw words around all day but we life in a democracy and I would like to see this issue to go to some sort of referendum and get it all over and done with. Then once its law you can stop with the Bigot label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman2010 Posted May 1, 2010 Author Share Posted May 1, 2010 You mean like people who come here and choose to live as if in another country and care nothing about trying to fit into the society that has adopted them ? And like people coming here and then expecting the law and the society of the indigenous people to change and accommodate their own devoted opinions and prejudices ? I think that is exactly the problem and one of the reasons to call for a ban. You can throw words around all day but we life in a democracy and I would like to see this issue to go to some sort of referendum and get it all over and done with. Then once its law you can stop with the Bigot label. I feel sure if there was a referendum the result would be a ban of the burka,the only trouble is the politicians dont have the balls to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 damn not this arguement yet again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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