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BAN BURKA'S IN THE UK

BAN BURKA'S IN THE UK

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Started by Anonymous 16 years, 2 months ago

Muslims come to this country for a fresh start and a new life, so they should LEAVE their beliefs at the door when they come to this country, they should be able to mix in with the British citizens, a new law should be bought in that only that they have to be tested on their capacity to speak English before they enter our country and not expect the native British to learn their language or their way of life. We should get rid of all mosques from our land as these are not our historical churches? This it is not the Middle East? This is BRITAIN

here's a littlebit from one newspaper,

These sentiments will reassure those, including the Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, who feel uncomfortable in the presence of women dressed from top to toe in black, with only their eyes visible. Douglas Murray, director of the think tank The Centre for Social Cohesion, is one of them. "People shouldn't have the right to hide themselves away in society," he says. "Cutting yourself off from society is threatening when we have known terrorists to try to escape wearing a burka. Men who said they had to wear balaclavas would be very unlikely to be allowed into banks or to travel on most public transport. Ask yourself this: can you imagine asking the time or for directions from a woman in a burka?"

but reading that small pargraph above, it makes you think.
we would not be able to walk in to a bank with our whole body coverd top to bottom, we would get wrestled to the ground.

and it's a security risk, as you dont no who it is and if a crime is commited you wouldnt be able to solve the crime as they all look the same. they should be banned from driving with a full burka as it blocks or limits their view of the road. it would be like us peeping throught a newpaper with two holes in it. not very good visibility and could easy cause a crash and may kill some one.

my point is if they want to come to this country for a fresh start, they should join our culture and way of live completely. The burka is a symbol of the muslims not wanting to change, its a symbol of the cracks that are appearing in our society...already europe is beginning to treat islam like the threat that it is, social cohesion has ALWAYS been the successful formula for a good society to live in.

With these first small steps...lets put the GREAT back into Britain! and get our culture back!

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131 Comments

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Jan Cox
12 years ago Featured

I work in a post office and have to ask customers to remove headgear that obscures their identity i.e. face. Why should women wearing the burka be an exception? The rule should apply to everyone regardless of sex race religion or culture.

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Terence Grainger
12 years ago Featured

It is my opinion that the Burkha prevents true integration into British Society and may be forced upon certain woman against their wishes. In this day and age there is also the security aspect to consider.

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Diane Bond
11 years ago

Really find them offensive and the security implications are very concerning. I think it is just common sense?!

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Diane Bond
11 years ago

Really find them offensive and the security implications are very concerning. I think it is just common sense?!

Anonymous

For the sake of national security in these current times I think it's required.

karen fielder

I feel strongly about this as I am a motorcycle rider and have to abide by the wearing of a helmet rule and removing it on entering public places. This rule should apply to all face coverings. In my opinion it also shows a reluctance to want to integrate and is rude.

Pauline

The burka should be banned as with the whole of Europe on high security alert it is a security risk . Plus the burka is not a religious garment it's an Islamic one . If they want to live in the Weston world then they should abide by our customs . We do not go to their country's and impose our culture on them . They should not come to another country and try to impose there culture on us .

Kim Percival

Ban the right way to go

jenny

i feel people who live in uk should fit in with our dress code so we can see them properly and also it looks very creepy, especially for our children.

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Mark grimmer

It's time it was equal rules for everyone

Jordan Greenwell

ban the burka

Catherine Mearns

When I see a person wearing a burka I tend to move aside (a) because I feel uncomfortable and (b) I don't feel very safe and to feel this in my own country lets me know it's time to ban the burka for life.

Helen boswell

I agree they come to Our country they should abide by our laws , and traditions . As I would be forced to do if the shoe was on the other foot and I went to live in say Saudi.

Steve Brough

They are a security risk, and this repressive medieval garment should be banned. What on earth has happened to the country of my childhood. If we go to an Arab country we abide by their backward laws or else! Time they respected ours we are to tolerant.

Anonymous

Ban the Burka. Close the mosque's. Mosque's are a sign of territorial conquest.

Anonymous

such an oppressive piece of attire should not be allowed

Charlotte meadowcroft

Ban the burqa! And the niqab!

Henry Bartlett

they should be banned

rajinder grewal

i would like to ban the burqa everywhere.

Mathew Middleton

Yes the burka is a security risk! I wouldn't go round wearing a balaclava. Mosques should not be allowed in any part of the UK!

Raz

Ban the burqa and the niqab.

Anonymous

In the welfare of my Country I would like to see who I am talking too. When we go in a store our own people have to take off hoodies or balaclavas why not the burka.

kate

it is unnerving as you dont know who or what is behind it and it is a security risk

Anonymous

Ban, burqa, niqab and chador. Restrict length of garments to shoulder length as well.

Matthew cudmore

Ban the burka now.

Sue piddubriwnyj

It should be banned because who ever is behind the veil could do a murder in front of you and you couldn't prove who it was.

Andrew mc kenzie

This shocking garment that woman must ware should be banned in the uk

david vandebunte

BAN THE BURKAS!!!

gary whittaker

When in Rome ; do as the Romans do

Michael

Ban it

Tracey reipond

I'm sick of these people expecting England to change. This is a CHRISTIAN country. Our way or the high way back to ur country

kate

it is a security threat and anti social

Robin

Baning the burka is good for Britain as it a barrier between people. As we should mix together for a better way of life.

Darrell Johnson

It's a terrorist threat and needs to be put in place as soon as possible!

Theresa Gregory

Being a British white female, I'm NOT allowed to walk into a bank, shop, school, court etc whilst wearing my crash helmet why then, should anyone else be allowed to wear an item of clothing that covers the exact same facial area as me?

Sandra Wheatley

If these migrants wish to leave their country and culture and move to a different country in aid to enhance their lives, then they must adhere to the British culture ,, Wear a "face cover" is not British !! it is an insult to the British people !! The Burka should be banned !! This is a Church of England country . deport them if they wish to continue their past culture and traditions !

Marian Walsh

No face covering in public by anyone!! You can't walk into a petrol station with a helmet on. Makes sense. Should apply to all and is nothing to do with prejudice.

Beth

I think it should be banned for security reasons, you should be able to see someone's face in public. A helmet has to be removed in a store to see their face. What if someone was stabbed and they were interviewed "what did they look like?" Oh I don't know because I could NOT see them. I don't care for religion, religion has nothing to do with it, believe what you want but it's for security.

Thomas crook

People who want to live in the UK should follow our laws and not there's,

Anonymous

This is so true, this is England.

Marc connell

Enough is enough ban this VILE, DISGUSTING item from the streets of the uk!

Dee Robinson

we need to protect are country & make it great again, these items of clothes need banning .

Carol holt

Ban the burka

Rob franklin

If people want to live in this country then they adopt our British way and for our faces to be shown

Di

How can face recognition be undertaken when the burka is allowed?

Aileen Alton

Just need all to adhere to British mors and values

Anonymous

it could be a suicide bomber under it they make people feel uneasy and don't belong in uk

Karolina

Should be banned. Don't know who's wearing them men or women. Should be same rules for everyone. Not allowed to wear a hoodies in most shops so burka should not be allowed either for security reasons

Cherry Lihou

I agree with Karolina, they have no place in British christian society.

MARY ROBERTS

I don't want my country to become a Saudi state.

Anonymous

I agree with the basis of this petition.

Magdalena Szuplak

Support this ban for security reason.

Linda Wills

I feel very strongly that Muslims should not be allowed to wear the Burka in Britian, it's not anything to do with their religion at all, it's what the men dictate their women should wear. If we go to their countries we have to be respectful to them how we dress, so it should be same if they choose to come to Britian. Also, with security in mind, how do we know what they are carrying under the Burka, could be a weapon, if they commit a crime how would we be able to say who did it when you cannot see their face. It should not be allowed in Britian at all, we should be like France, we are only asking for trouble if we allow it to continue.

Angelo Maltby

You never know who is under the Burka, it could be a man or woman, come terrorist. The Burka has got to go, this is a western country and not the middle east. I am sure the genuine men of our country do not or would not want, our western women to be subjected to Shariah law. Life is depressing enough, without all our women being clad in black, with a pillar box view either way. Ban the Burka now!!

jan cooke

the burka signals a repressive system against an inclusive society

Barry Scoltock

The sooner this is achieved the better it will be for Britishness.

Christine

The burka is not fit for our country GreatBritain

jeremy taylor

Show some respect to British culture. Stop hiding your faces. Disrespectful. Or simply go back to your motherland. Easy

Scott h

Ban it

Anonymous

My friend had her shopping bags stolen in my local tesco whilst she was occupied with her children. When the security checked the CCTV, it was two people in full face veils!

Jen

I hate them with a passion we do not no who is hiding behind it

Anonymous

Frightening!!

Lena Hills

I am fully behind an inclusive society and respect for tradition and identity but against the overall take over from a culture or religion dictating the values of everyone.

Anonymous

The government is too soft they look after people from abroad they don't look after British people

Kristian taylor

100 percent ban it ! I cant walk arround wearing face covering , so why should a religion that has a bad reputation for terrorism get away with it

M M McMahon

We live in a democratic society if people come to this country they must accept this,I am not racist I have worked with people from all over the world all religions and they have all accepted our culture and integrated.

jennette walker

I like to know who i am looking at

Caron

I am not a racist but I feel uneasy when I pass someone with there face covered.

travels

I feel uncomfortable being near someone wearing this.If they want to wear one go back to their ancestors homeland.No trust here.

Sarah Yardley

We need to take back our country and our identity. These are not our values and they have no place here.

Lewis

It shouldn’t be allowed How do we know who’s who when we can’t see them

Harry

It shouldn’t be allowed How do we know who’s who when we can’t see them

Ella

It shouldn’t be allowed How do we know who’s who when we can’t see them

Ella

It shouldn’t be allowed How do we know who’s who when we can’t see them

Ella

It shouldn’t be allowed How do we know who’s who when we can’t see them

Florence Jacobs

Integration is important to our country in the future the burka is unacceptable not good for the local community

Anonymous

I find the burka offensive, why doesn't anyone care about a white heterosexual English mans feelings?

Ronald

Ban it!

gary brandon

if they want to be british, be british. when in Rome

Karen Thorpe

I don’t like the burka, it does not fit with our British culture and I believe it is a security risk.

Andrew Monarch

I cannot wear a balaclava to go to the shop, bank or court. This is an easy way to hide your identity and should follow suit as France and Denmark etc. it is unacceptable to wesr full face veils in the UK. OR ILL START WEARING A BALACLAVA as protest. When in Rome springs to mind. Get into the 21st century. Disgusting

Keith Murrell

Of course it should be banned, it could be anyone covered up, it has already been used in robberies & to gain entry into the UK with terrorists. In Dubai Western women have to cover their shoulders in public so in the UK i think its right that faces have to be shown so that we can see who is around us without any fear, if i walked into a shopping centre or a bank with a balaclava on i would be arrested if i did not remove it, so whats the difference ?

Colin Creech

It is against most of the British way of life. If you want to live here and inter grate with normal people how can you when you are shutting yourself away under a burka.Good for Boris.

Anonymous

The Burka must be banned, its a security risk. Why does the government allow these people to wear these garments i the UK. If they wish to wear them the go back to their original countries, they can do what they like there

Patricia Richardson

Oppresses women and human beings

Gillian Ashenden

The Burka is effensive to UK way of life. Ban it.

Kia

Ban ban ban ! We live in a country that doesn’t have the balls to honour our values ! Yet we have to obey other countries rules ! Get rid !

Anonymous

In the uk no one should need to hide their identity. As it is a free country. I feel intimidated by what they might be hiding

Janet McDowall

Burkas make women unidentifiable. I want to be able to describe a person if itr is required also facial expression is a requirement to be able to understand peoples feelings and thoughts which I am denied when looking at a person in a burka. I say person cause a man could easily hide behind a burka.

Anonymous

Ban all face covered faces in public

C parsons

Only same as kkk outfit but different colour but they ar banned

Anonymous

Bikers have to remove their helmets if they go through security. If you go to live in other countries you have to obey their laws so why cannot people coming into our country obey out laws.

Mr Colin Cameron

The Niqab and the Burka are an affront to humanity and have no place in our society.

Steve Raw

France legalised no more Burkas, so why don't our government have the balls and do the same. If these women and there so called paranoid partner's want the Burka, then they should f...k off back to their Homeland. Also they are a cloak for terrorism!!!

Anonymous

I’m afraid and very uncomfortable iwhen anyine is afraid they look for facial reactions of another and this cnt be done with burka wear plus it can hide gender meaning men have used them too and not for good uk is becoming increasingly unsafe bcuz if one speaks out we get labelled as racist

Victoria

I don’t need to add any comments. Watch the news & social media

Steve Frost

Motorcyclists have to take their helmets of in shops, people have to lower their hoodies in shops, so why is it right for people to wear burqas. We don’t know who is underneath, we should make it law that while in public places people faces should be exposed at all times

Neil Murray

Ban the Burka

Anita Driscoll

ban the Burka it is degrading to women

Phil Avery

About bloody time

Gillian Mary

Ban the burka in the UK

Tim Duddy

Offensive and repressive thing that should have no place in 21st century Britain.

Jason connell

It as no place in modern society and is very worrying

Jason Gregory

My reason to ban the burka is just for security reasons only. We are not allowed to wear helmets in banks for this reason. Other countries have banned it so should we.

Shannon

Ban them!!

Anonymous

its about time the burka was banned in britain we should follow the lead of france for identification purposes you cannot see a face with this garment on women even drive with these on they cannot possibly have a clear veiw of the roads

stanley Roberts

Has no place in a free, open society.

Craig hutchinson

Spot on

linda mcqueen

no one can go into a bank post office or shop with a crash helmit on so why can people go in with the full burka on ?? they should be banned this is England!!

Shawnwhoto

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Kenneth Newman

If you do not want to adopt a western lifestyle and values. Don't come to live in the UK.

Collette Leroux

Live and dress our way or go away !

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M Clever
11 years ago

These should be banned as I feel everyone should show their faces. They are truly harassing. How do we know if these are men or women? it is more urgent now with all the terrorism

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M Clever
11 years ago

These should be banned as I feel everyone should show their faces. They are truly harassing. How do we know if these are men or women? it is more urgent now with all the terrorism

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Miss Neil
11 years ago

I feel uncomfortable when I can't see the person behind this black clock. Especially after the Paris shooting, this is the Uk. My family's is British my grandparent's went to war so we can have freedom and feel safe in our own country. Why do I not feel safe anymore? Why have the Govement allowed this to happen that Muslims have rights to take over and we can't have a say.

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Miss Neil
11 years ago

I feel uncomfortable when I can't see the person behind this black clock. Especially after the Paris shooting, this is the Uk. My family's is British my grandparent's went to war so we can have freedom and feel safe in our own country. Why do I not feel safe anymore? Why have the Govement allowed this to happen that Muslims have rights to take over and we can't have a say.

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