Boris puts his foot in it

[PurpleGorilla]

Does any of that work for someone wearing a burka?

Clothing: black burka juts like all the other black burkas, pretty indistinguishable.

shoes: who knows long black clothing obscures shoes most of the time

approximate height: not really going to work is it. Need to know camera angle, distance to subject etc. to even get close to measuring height.

biomechanics: can you see the biomechanics of someone wearing a long full loose body covering, regardless of colour.


Someone wearing a gimp mask on the other hand..... probably much easier to track on the public streets using CCVT.

I suppose it depends how many people are on the street overall and what percentage are wearing burkas.

I don’t think they should be banned; I think their use should be challenged.

[Zigenare]

Looks silly was about mankinis not balaclavas.

WRT balaclavas - They might be a bit hot if they wore them at the moment. Perhaps a summer ban?

What do you think?

I think there may be cultural issues in certain parts of the UK.

[LondonManc]

I suppose it depends how many people are on the street overall and what percentage are wearing burkas.

I don’t think they should be banned; I think their use should be challenged.

How many becomes too many though? Are you suggesting quotas per square mile?

[PurpleGorilla]

How many becomes too many though? Are you suggesting quotas per square mile?

No - I was simply stating that CCTV tracking someone in a garment/helmet which conceals the face is somewhat dependent on crowd density, and number of others who are similar in appearance.

[vetran]

A struggle to suggest its not a problem.

We don't know of many so its not a problem.

https://www.channel4.com/news/factch...-terror-threat

one occurrence

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...r-restrictions


https://www.manchestereveningnews.co...a-burka-997657

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/504862...5-in-pakistan/


it seems the situation is changing across Europe

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13038095


I personally find them divisive.

[PurpleGorilla]

A struggle to suggest its not a problem.

We don't know of many so its not a problem.

https://www.channel4.com/news/factch...-terror-threat

one occurrence

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...r-restrictions


https://www.manchestereveningnews.co...a-burka-997657

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/504862...5-in-pakistan/


it seems the situation is changing across Europe

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13038095


I personally find them divisive.

Do you think they should be banned?

[Yorkie62]

Do you think they should be banned?

Or just incorporated into the UK postal system

[Zigenare]

Do you think they should be banned?

Banned? Nope.

Made culturally unacceptable? Yes, most definitely!

[darmstadt]

I think in this day and age we should remove clothing which clear creates a cultural barrier and introduces a security risk.

Too right...

[GammaMadrid]

I suppose it depends how many people are on the street overall and what percentage are wearing burkas.

I don’t think they should be banned; I think their use should be challenged.

People should have the right to wear what they want.