Two-tier face covering bans?

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So, some cities are going to introduce bans against face coverings- but it only applies to some people? Am I alone in thinking this is two-tier justice?

Nottingham announces balaclava ban as wearers face mega £1,000 fine for face coverings

yet small boat crossing have massively decreased in 2026! Aren’t you happy?

Ooh spuddler! Great term, really conjures up the spluttering and incoherence 😁I'm going to adopt your nan's term!

Who has banned the St George flag?

We had cotton ones supplied when the kids did go-karting. They were purple I think.

Black has sinister overtones.

Do you think we should ban Jewish kippahs and Sikh turbans for state workers as well as the hijab?

I have met plenty of women with a hijab in the nhs and it’s never been a problem 🤷🏼‍♀️

The government don't "use" the RNLI for anything. It is a charity and the crews are mainly volunteers. Helping anyone in danger on the sea (and some inland waterways) is their primary objective, and rightly so.

Do you really think they should be checking people's immigration status or nationality before they get them out of the water?

This. No matter how hot it was this summer, these idiot e-bike / e-scooter riders would be dressed up for a snow day. You can’t help wondering why.

I think, op that’s what “the council” are getting at do you can shove your two tier justice bollocks.

Are you always this obtuse op?

Over half of a very large number is still a very large number.
We'll be happy when the boats have been stopped, and the hundreds of thousands already here deported.

What a daft point!

On a scooter flying down the high street; running onto shops and clearing shelves and assaulting shop keepers - are you saying you wouldn’t be frightened if the person was wearing a cotton purple baklava instead of a woolly black one @AuntieBiotics

1. The government are controlling immigration, boat crossings are down
2. Brexit has led to higher incidences of small boats, and Nigel Farage led the Brexit charge
3. Flags aren't banned
4. Brits aren't demonised by the British government
5. The RNLI is a charity. They save lives at sea. They are not political

I'm guessing the people who have a problem with it must live in "naice" areas. Young men (usually on bikes) wearing balaclavas are not comparable to ladies in hijabs ffs.

I don’t love face coverings for women. But I don’t see that these women have much in common with thugs wearing balaclavas whilst causing havoc in their communities. I see the issues as very separate.

Could you break this down for me please?

How did immigration “cause Brexit” and what has it done to reduce immigration?

How are the British being demonised? By whom?

How has “the government” used the RNLI?

TIA

Brexit isn’t a factor in the EU with the same issues.

Yes. All religious symbols.
If demonstrating your religion at all times is that important, get a different job.

<looks all around for OP>

Post racist shit and run, eh?

Who is this a problem for?

If our proud patriots are worried about being identified during protests, they can wear a Burqa - sorted!

The all black clothing and black balaclavas are the issue. Hard to ban black hodies and black jeans. Easy to ban black balaclavas.

They’re not face coverings are they?

That’s interesting. Because it doesn’t bother me at all. I live in London and I don’t care what people wear as long as I get good service really. What do you find difficult about it?

What is your reasoning behind your extreme beliefs? A woman can't wear a cross around her neck now?

No. If you read properly, the poster I was addressing said that people working for the state should not wear hijabs, and I asked about that specifically. Hijabs are not a face covering. HTH.

Clearly not

It wasn't a problem for you, but it might be for someone else. Given the amount of vocal public antisemitism from some doctors, it might be a problem for some Jewish patients.

NHS employees shouldn't wear religious or political symbols. Many female doctors wear hijab now, but until very recently it wasn't common - most Muslim women in this country didn't wear it. I had many Muslim friends when I was at school, and none of them wore it.

Ok I disagree and think people should be allowed to wear a kippah or hijab or turban if it’s integral to their beliefs, but I accept that some might feel uncomfortable.