Denmark's Burqa Ban Has Gone Into Effect

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110. Obviously a police officer can identify a woman, as can the state

That was true in Denmark before the ban. The burqa wasn't some magical loophole that allowed people to not show up for court cases, pin their speeding tickets on someone else, or not return library books.

Are there _any_ incidents that you know of in Denmark in which the burqa has been used successfully to obfuscate justice in a way that will now be prevented by this law?

What is the compelling interest of the _state_ here if there is not a demonstrable problem?

The case that you are referencing merely addresses the right of the state to identify a woman on a drivers license. While this has nothing to do with the Denmark ban or the right to wear a burqa in public, it's an interesting choice of counter argument given that this was a case where the ACLU came out firmly on the side of the woman. They argued that she was being railroaded by a state that was attempting to punish muslims for 9/11. I happen to agree with you that the ACLU was wrong in this case. But using "you have to take off the veil to take your drivers license photo" as a rationale for "no burqas in public" seems like the equivalent to "you need to show you are 18 to register to vote, so why shouldn't you need an ID to vote?"