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Originally Posted by Fat Kitten Bukkake
It would liberate a great deal of them, perhaps more than 50%, that don't want to wear it in the first place.
A burka, which cannot be removed for searching, makes an ideal hiding place for a suicide bomb. To search them adequately you would pretty much have to take the burka off, thusly stripping them of religious freedoms. I put life > religious freedoms every time, I dunno how you feel about it. It has NOTHING to do with identity and EVERYTHING to do with a search proof hiding method for suicide bombs.
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As Hip said, my point was not so much about the religious nature of the garb, but just the fact that any kind of loose fitting garb is sufficient to conceal a terrorist bomb, and in many cases even without the religious factor, it would be generally considered inappropriate to require the public strip-search required to make extra sure. (e.g. a dress with the bombs strapped to the thighs, or a small-breasted woman making the explosives look like her bust).
As far as I'm aware, most of the debate about banning the burqa is actually about the face-veil. Some arguments are cogent on a practical basis (e.g. how can you have a driver's license or passport validated if you are veiled in the photo?), others are non-cogent bases motivated by bigotry and intolerance (not being able to see your face when I walk down the street makes me scared!).