Australia sexually discriminates with respect to face-covering laws

[Rikurzhen]

What a fantastic story:

Three men who attempted to enter Australia's Parliament House on Monday wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood, a niqab and a motorcycle helmet said they were unfairly treated under new regulations targeting Muslim face veils.

The men want Muslim veils that cover the face banned from the nation's seat of government and said their stunt exposed inequality in the security system that allows visitors to be so dressed.

The three Sydney residents — Sergio Redegalli, 52, Nick Folkes, 45, and Victor Waterson, 49 — were eventually allowed inside the building, but not with their headwear.

"They have one rule for Muslim women and another for everybody else, and it's utterly sexist," Redegalli said.

The protest posed the latest quandary for Parliament House officials in their evolving security policy for dealing with Muslim face veils.​

More at the link, including a few surprises of what's under the coverings.

 

[gtopa1]

What a fantastic story:

Three men who attempted to enter Australia's Parliament House on Monday wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood, a niqab and a motorcycle helmet said they were unfairly treated under new regulations targeting Muslim face veils.

The men want Muslim veils that cover the face banned from the nation's seat of government and said their stunt exposed inequality in the security system that allows visitors to be so dressed.

The three Sydney residents — Sergio Redegalli, 52, Nick Folkes, 45, and Victor Waterson, 49 — were eventually allowed inside the building, but not with their headwear.

"They have one rule for Muslim women and another for everybody else, and it's utterly sexist," Redegalli said.

The protest posed the latest quandary for Parliament House officials in their evolving security policy for dealing with Muslim face veils.​

More at the link, including a few surprises of what's under the coverings.

Did they get tazed? Were they shot dead? No?

They have a point of course, but a very weak one.

Greg

 

[Rikurzhen]

I actually think that they have quite a strong point.

 

[gtopa1]

I actually think that they have quite a strong point.

So what point are they making? If some silly buggers want to wear a tutu in public who gives a damn? Similarly for a bikini(the other extreme) or nuns wearing a habit in days not so long ago. Why is a bit of cloth over the face such a big deal?

Now wrt security matters then of course there MAY be real issues in some places. So not a problem there.

But overall? Couldn't care less!! We're going to ban Japanese wearing surgical masks in public??

Greg

 

[Rikurzhen]

I actually think that they have quite a strong point.

So what point are they making? If some silly buggers want to wear a tutu in public who gives a damn? Similarly for a bikini(the other extreme) or nuns wearing a habit in days not so long ago. Why is a bit of cloth over the face such a big deal?

Now wrt security matters then of course there MAY be real issues in some places. So not a problem there.

But overall? Couldn't care less!! We're going to ban Japanese wearing surgical masks in public??

Greg

So you should be able to wear a mask when you enter a bank, a shopping mall, a police station, an elementary school?