(September 4, 2016 at 10:40 am)RozKek Wrote: I do not disagree nor agree because I haven't put my thought into this at all, but from what I've heard, reporting abuse isn't always easy. If you're not allowed to wear it, the people who opress women into wearing it can't really do anything about it, whereas reporting abuse can make it worse for the reporter.
No, reporting abuse isn't always easy; one might say that it's never easy. However, just because something isn't easy to do, doesn't mean we should be banning some secondary action (i.e. the wearing of specific clothes). If anything, we should be making it easier for people to report abuse, by giving them protections, ensuring they are looked after, etc.
Additionally, this ban might actually make things worse for the women being forced to wear these item of clothing, in two ways I can think of:
1) The husband might insist they wear the burqa anyway, thus forcing the wife to break the law. Given that they believe they are following "God's law", I don't find this scenario hard to believe.
2) The husband may force the wife to stay at home to avoid being in public while wearing the burqa. This would limit the contact the wife has with other people, and limit her chances at reporting the abuse.
