Merkel wants to ban the Burqa..

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(12-08-2016, 03:28 PM)wildcats forever Wrote: Contrary to the beliefs of some, seeing women wearing burqas here (in the US) is not extremely rare or frightening. My guess is it depends on the part of the country in which one lives, or travels. I've seen them in grocery stores in NE Ohio as well as Atlanta and small towns in Florida. Remarkably, those sharing my experience managed to maintain a good sense of decorum at the time. 

The only real issue at play here for me is the wearing of masks in public by anyone. And even with this, I'm not convinced that a woman with a burqa presents such a worrisome danger to the public in general. Much larger battles exist, even for the hopelessly paranoid.

Yea, I see them in Maryland, usually at one of the bigger malls. Last weekend I saw one at a Chinese buffet. I'm no more concerned with them than I am with anyone else wearing baggy clothing or trench jackets with their hands in their pockets.