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Why do you think that's the primary reason? Allowing communication is a reason that was put forward, and the ECHR's quote implies it's the reason they accepted
by sevenless 10y ago
Why do you think that's the primary reason? Allowing communication is a reason that was put forward, and the ECHR's quote implies it's the reason they accepted the ban.
Anyway, as I said to someone else, sunglasses and beards are not banned. It's also questionable whether the government has any reasonable right to demand that you are clearly identifiable in public. Should everyone wear license plates?
Identifying someone is not necessary in order to talk to them; you can talk to strangers, can't you?
- return0 10y agoBecause identifying someone is a prerequisite for "communication". > It's also questionable whether the government has any reasonable right to demand that you are clearly identifiable in public If the police is looking for you, it makes sense that they would discourage concealment en masse.
- sevenless 10y agoThe police can already ask any individual to produce their identification. What they are wearing doesn't matter. If the person is wearing a niqab, a female officer can privately verify her face matches her ID photograph. It seems to me that the demand for 'public recognizability' is really a demand for effective mass surveillance. It's not about being able to verify identity, it's about being able to monitor and track large numbers of people via camera and facial recognition. It makes sense that the police would want this, as they want their jobs to be easier. But the police should not get to dictate the law.
- return0 10y ago> is really a demand for effective mass surveillance Yes, like it or not communities require trust. States are communities. There will always be a level of mass surveillance.