Re: Informal poll
i think his point was that you cant just assume it s only the pious ppl who use it.
zeh clothing style /look has high hiding-stuff-potential,
and also take-advantage-of potential, like them bankrobbers in nun outfits in the movies.
others have mentioned other identity-hiding-styles :)difference is that we are used to those, and them veil is weirder to us,
you might also argue that it reveals even less about the person and what s on the person, hence making it more potentially dangerous.
"ebil ones" dont have standard looks anymore, it could be anyone, they could be blackmailing (and thus using) anyonel;
they could use some chick or the chick's baby, or just the stroller, a granny or some 12 year old.
But we re talking everyday life here, and about how we want our public places to look, right?
i think we should also keep in mind that banning stuff like this will prolly only encourage it, even making a huge issue out of this stuff may prove to have that effect, i believe that is what i ve witnessed around me;
(young/adolescent) ppl deciding they have to protest, or proof a point, or wear it cuz they can, or deside overnight their identity lies in a large extra piece of cloth wrapped around them
sorry for the bad typing and prolly even worse punctuation xD