Officials in the Swiss county of Ticino voted Monday to make the Muslim burqa illegal in public spaces, with fines of up to $9,800 for violations.
The local government wanted the law to also include other forms of headwear that cover the face, including masks worn by demonstrators and soccer hooligans, but the parliament voted to only ban the burqas and niqabs (face veil). This means covering your face in public is legal, as long as you don’t do it with a burqa or niqab.
Giorgio Ghiringhelli, who drew up the proposal, said the result will send a message to “Islamist fundamentalists” in the country.
“Those who want to integrate are welcome irrespective of religion,” Ghiringhelli said. “But those who rebuff our values and aim to build a parallel society based on religious laws, and want to place it over our society, are not welcome.”
This is awesome. Now if we could only get a politician with enough guts to pass something like this into law, America could be set. We could use the money from fines to help fund efforts to eradicate ISIS from America.
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6 comments:
This is logical considering a man could disguise himself with another suicide vest.
Good. The burqua is a tool of abuse and oppression against women.
Round them up and ship them out.
I wish they would do this in the us but we are too soft and it may offend someone
I wonder why Michelle Obama doesn"t wear a burqua.
I agree with prohibiting face masks in public, which would include costume masks, handkerchiefs over the lower face, ski masks, veils, and any outfit that includes a face covering, regardless of religious affectation.
But I don't agree with banning only Islamic face coverings. If it is truly for security and identification purposes, then of course, ban face coverings in public. I'm all for it.
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