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| Dutch MP: Fine women for wearing headscarf |
| 2009-09-18 |
| A controversial Dutch lawmaker has urged the country's parliament to pass a law to fine women who wear Islamic head coverings. Geert Wilders said women observing the Islamic dress code or Hjiab should be fined 1,000 euros (1,461 dollars) per year. The leader of the liberal-right Freedom Party PVV made his remarks during a parliamentary debate about the government's budget plans on Wednesday. "Everyone who wants to wear a headscarf, should first apply for a headscarf license," DPA quoted Wilders as saying. He added the fine, which he called a "head rags tax," was meant to "demotivate" people to wear Muslim attire. Wilders had earlier sparked outrage after he made the film Fitna that was considered as sacrilegious by Muslims. He has also announced his plans to make another film against Islam. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Ludicrous. Wilders does love to stir the shit, though. |
| Posted by: Woozle Uneter9007 2009-09-18 10:48 |
| #6 Better an unperfect action than no action. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-09-18 10:36 |
| #5 What Steve said. Precisely. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2009-09-18 10:20 |
| #4 Should have said: Not gonna work without threats of beheading. |
| Posted by: Jame Retief 2009-09-18 09:58 |
| #3 They are using the same tactics the hard boyz are using. Threaten those who offend them. Not gonna work. |
| Posted by: Jame Retief 2009-09-18 09:58 |
| #2 I'd rather see the West get at the problem behind the headscarf. If a woman wishes to wear a headscarf because she believes that it is a proper way for her to show her reverence to God, I have no problem. If a woman needs to wear a headscarf because she's afraid that if she doesn't, the local hard boyz from the neighborhood will harass or beat her, I have a problem. The problem isn't the headscarf. The problem is the control over women that it symbolizes. We don't need to ban the scarf, we need to thump the hard boyz until they learn the proper lesson. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-09-18 07:59 |
| #1 This is actually a great first step to outlawing. 1 Tax and regulate. 2 arrest and fine offenders 3 onsficate offending scarves AND fine 4 outlaw all "Offensive Dress" Finaly, some brains showing. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-09-18 01:06 |