The Lone Ranger Visits Paris
According to the (British) Telegraph:
French burka ban: police arrest two veiled women
French police arrested two veiled women this morning just hours after the country's new ban on wearing the burka in public came into force.
By Peter Allen, in Paris 11:03AM BST 11 Apr 2011 The women were arrested along with several other people protesting in front of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris against the new law.Journalists at the scene said the arrests came after police moved in to break up the protest which had not been authorized.On Saturday police arrested 59 people, including 19 veiled women, who turned up for a banned protest in Paris against the draconian new law, the first of its kind to be enforced in Europe.Earlier, French police said they will be enforcing the country’s new burka ban "extremely cautiously" because of fears of provoking violence.They fear Muslims extremists will use the law to provoke fights with officers, while rich visitors from countries like Saudi Arabia will also cause trouble . All garments which cover the face were officially banned from first thing this morning, with offenders facing fines of 150 euros (£133).But police admitted that they feared being accused of discrimination against Muslims, whether approaching women in tinderbox housing projects or on the Champs Elysee. -more
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4 Comments:
Too little too late.
A nation without their spirituality is dead.
France is trying to fight Islamic extremism under the worthless cause of secular extremism.
It won't work.
An empty idea cannot supplant another idea; even one as barbaric as Islam.
I watched Judah Ben Hur, and the Roman Centurion asks "how do you fight an idea". And he replies with another.
Europe is bankrupt with her ideas; she has abandoned them out of fear of offending other peoples & cultures, as she owed anyone anything
A masked face can definitely be a cover-up for potential crime/ terror.
In my opinion, it is legitimate to ban this practice in a democratic society which does not require this custom.
What does the law say? I'm sure that legal minds in many countries have researched - and are still researching - this point.
We can respect our fellow man and also protect ourselves from danger.
Come on now, secularism is not a worthless cause. It is premised on the idea that humans should try to understand the world the way it really is, not on the basis of ancient myths. And secular Europeans did not abandon their religion for fear of offending others, but in the name of much higher modern ideals.
The Lone Ranger and his faithful Indian companion Tonto are surrounded by hundreds of hostile Indians ready to attack.
"I guess we've had it this time, old friend," says the Lone Ranger, preparing for death.
Tonto looks at him and says, "What you mean 'we,' white man?"
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