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jberryhill

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6. They interfere with facial recognition and tracking systems

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2016, 04:33 PM

Dec 2016

Given the use of cameras by law enforcement, which has been enhanced by automated facial recognition systems, people should not be allowed to cover their face in public.

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Merkel supports partial ban on burkas and niqabs in Germany [View all] pbmus Dec 2016 OP

Campaign mode has begun malaise Dec 2016 #1

Good, the erasing of women as persons needs to be stopped. Coventina Dec 2016 #2

Good Calculating Dec 2016 #3

Good eom eissa Dec 2016 #4

She fucked up and she knows it LittleBlue Dec 2016 #5

So your answer is to build more walls ?? pbmus Dec 2016 #9

That's a straw man. The walls will go up regardless LittleBlue Dec 2016 #18

They are exactly nations of immigrants..they have not only tolerated pbmus Dec 2016 #19

That's just jargon and terminology LittleBlue Dec 2016 #21

Facts are difficult for some...apparently for you. pbmus Dec 2016 #22

They interfere with facial recognition and tracking systems jberryhill Dec 2016 #6

Coersion is coersion loyalsister Dec 2016 #7

I'm curious - how far can one take that? Should any person - male or female be jonno99 Dec 2016 #10

So you think that it is ok for you to walk into a bank pbmus Dec 2016 #11

Do you really think that's what I was referring to? loyalsister Dec 2016 #15

I am not sure that most women who wear a burka or niqabs pbmus Dec 2016 #16

How exactly does that justify coersion to not wear them? loyalsister Dec 2016 #17

Frankly, I don't give a shit what you wear.. pbmus Dec 2016 #20

good, lets hope this becomes universal in the West Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #8

she's catering to Islamophobes because they are polling well samir.g Dec 2016 #12

A lame rationale to cover a political capitulation. rug Dec 2016 #13

are all those men who have to wear them complaining too? nt msongs Dec 2016 #14