Should These Women Have Even Been Allowed To Enter Court In Their Burkas?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4494956/Mother-daughter-court-terror-plot.html

/// District Judge Emma Arbuthnot had to ask both women – who appeared in burkas which covered their entire bodies and faces – to lift their veils, as their eyes were hidden by dark mesh screens. She said: ‘Miss Boular and Miss Dich, would you mind removing at least part of your veils so I can see part of your eyes?’ ///

/// Boular responded by lifting her veil for a few seconds, while her mother sat motionless and refused to expose her face throughout the preliminary hearing. ///

[Peter Pedant]

you mean should they have been forced to wear bikinis ?
or jock straps ?

Now that is an interesting thing

The problem with burkas is that you cant be sure of identity
but I kinda think that wasnt an issue here
but yeah it could have been chou en lai in that there burka !

and you cant judge the quality of evidence
which isnt really an issue here

and if you refuse to plead
then an automatic not guilty plea is entered

I mean yeah - why didnt they chop their hands off ?
that is what as a DM readers I want to know !

( hands not heads)

[fender62]

webbo3, as iv said many times here, they do not and will not integrate
as we are the infidel less than human, we are not of the book ie koran
so...i say if found guilty, it's treason against the state and it's people
id give two choices..immigrate to an islamic utopia if one exists?
or..?

[cassa333]

No they should not.

The court of law in the U.K. Should take precedence over religious sensibilities. Especially so when there is no law, as far as I am aware, that says the Burka must be worn.

[Barsel]

Definitely not. What would happen if I walked into court wearing a bikini, would that be allowed? If I was living in their country and entered the court wearing a short skirt, low cut top, high heels and nothing on my head, what would happen to me?

[tamborine]

How can IDs be confirmed if their faces are not visible? Their mouths should also be visible so their utterances are confirmed. Without the visuals it could be a different person and even another who responds via wired microphone/speaker; all hidden under the burka.

[baza]

As I read it the judge asked both to show part of their faces, one conformed , the other failed to respond. That one should be charged with contempt ,imo, and sent to the cells to have a rethink.

[andy-hughes]

While everyone is so keen on on these women being treated like criminals - let's take a moment to remember that they are not criminals.

They are innocent until proven guilty, and as such, they are entitled to be treated as such.

The judge asked all of them to remove their face covering, which is a reasonable request, and as I have stated previously, the lady who refused should be held in Contempt Of Court, but that is the only crime of which any of them are guilty at this stage.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Who's teaching whom the lobster quadrille?

[vetuste_ennemi]

"You can really have no notion how
delightful it will be
When they take us up and throw us,
with the lobsters, out to sea!"
But the snail replied "Too far, too
far!" and gave a look askance.
Said he thanked the whiting kindly,
but he would not join the dance."

Clever snail.