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If they outlaw burqas, they can face lawsuits over religious freedom.
by magduf 7y ago
If they outlaw burqas, they can face lawsuits over religious freedom.
- saagarjha 7y agoNot everyone uses burqas, and trying to argue for religious freedom when you're using headwear in bad faith is not a particularly good idea.
- jahewson 7y agoPerhaps so but there’s no legal protection when wearing such clothing for non-religious reasons, as would clearly be the case here.
- r00fus 7y agoWhat do you mean by non-religious reason? What about non-Christian holidays that are school days? Is that non-religious? Has this been decided in jurisprudence?
- okusername 7y agoBurqas are already outlawed in some parts of europe, it's dehumanizing and extremists symbol. Also by that ideology, women would not go to school anyways.
- heraclius 7y agoMany people wearing burqas—and perhaps most—indeed are the victims of such an ideology. But many aren’t, and so it is sensible to be clear that the burqa can be but isn't necessarily such a symbol.
- dang 7y agoPlease keep religious flamewar far away from this site. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- dsfyu404ed 7y agoSo? New York's MO is "screw over people now and settle out of court in 10yr if you think the precedent isn't gonna go your way." A lawsuit or twenty won't stop them. It's not their money.