26 Aug '16 21:36>3 edits
Originally posted by no1marauderThankyou Nurse Ratched!
RC: any association with Islam and its ideology may reasonably be subjected to scrutiny.
I don't suppose you see anything wrong with this statement which, in effect, endorses a Holy War against a segment of a nation's citizens merely because of the violent acts of a few. I'd call it "profiling" and/or "collective punishment" both of which are deeply offensive to any idea of freedom and limited government.
Quoting the Mayor of one of the vicinities in question, 'the situation here is tense, very tense.'
Ange-Pierre Vivoni is the latest French mayor to prohibit the swimwear, which is worn by some Muslim women, in the wake of Islamic extremist attacks this summer.
Vivoni said on France-Info radio Monday that the ban in his town of Sisco is aimed at calming religious tensions and protecting Muslims. The Interior Ministry says a clash Saturday in Sisco that left at least four people injured and three cars torched reportedly started over the presence of women in burkinis.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3741404/Third-French-town-bans-burkini-swimwear-tense-clash.html
Perhaps you were unaware? I therefore reject the criticism of profiling and collective punishment. Clearly the sporting of this extreme and unnecessary religious garb was deemed to be inflammatory, a threat to public order and the French Mayors were acting in the best interests of all involved. Vive Le Francais!