[FlimsyBob]

Why anyone should not be allowed to hide their face is beyond me, my left leg is still unique to me, can i not hide my face but completely show my left leg? ... i have enough unique birth marks to be identified, if identification is the problem.

Noone has a right to see my face, it's mine, if i want to show it, i will, if not then i won't... same with my ding dong, it's mine and i'll put it on display when i choose not when someone feels they can obligate me into doing so..

Let's just assume anyone not showing their face must have something to hide, yeah great, what a wonderful and friendly society we have... assuming something is bad if it can be misused.

If i took a paper plate, cut two eyes holes in it (used it as a mask), commited a string of robberies, would you then propose that we ban paper plates? ... it did after all act as a tool to hide my identity... i mean come on people!!, anything can be used as a tool to aid in crime... heck i could use a spoon for crime if i really wanted to, or even a toilet roll.... (admittedly i would have to be very creative to use them given things in a crime, but i'm sure you get my point)...

Maggy seems to the closest to any kind of sensible rationale on this topic.

So ban the burka? No. Do i agree with that religion? No, but if they want to cover themselves up, it's fine by me, so ban ... No.