re: #192 Slumbering Behemoth

To my mind, the former is a “necessary evil” while the latter is a completely “unnecessary evil”.

It is sad.

If I wanted to walk around the street with a moose head covering my head that really should be my right. As long as I’m not hurting anyone. If that practice leads to putting my own life in danger I should be free to take that risk if so desired. I don’t have that right if I walk into a private area like a store. If the storekeeper says “no moose head masks” then it his right since I am in his private space. Going back though. Where do we draw the line? What about wearing a fake beard, make-up, transvestites, etc? Those practices themselves are a form of masking and can rather easily infringe on so called law enforcement concerns. So even if they do ban burkas it won’t prevent people from altering their appearances in order to easily engage in criminal activity. The only reason left would be a ban for cultural or integration reasons.