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CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 2 years ago

Swiss parliament approves ban on full-face coverings like burqas, and sets fine for violators

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Swiss parliament approves ban on full-face coverings like burqas, and sets fine for violators

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The lower house of Switzerland's parliament has given final legislative approval to a ban on face coverings, such as the burqas worn by some Muslim women.
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    I hate this. What if I wanna cover my face to evade facial detection? That’s illegal now?

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      Nope, wear a surgical mask.

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        That’s not good enough with current facial detection tech…

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          Add sunglasses?

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            https://www.datasciencecentral.com/sunglasses-and-face-mask-wont-fool-facial-recognition/

            “More recent studies have developed CNN-based systems that can correctly identify who is behind the sunglasses, scarf, or facemask, with up to almost 99% sensitivity”

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              Well, that sucks

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                Jup 🙃

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      no dont worry, its only the brown people face coverings that are bad

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      Yeah, there’s no way I can trust any comment against this. This bullshit needed banned decades ago.

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        I hate religion as much as the next guy. But becoming more authoritarian is definitely not the way to go. Instead we need more education.

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          Nope. And I would ban a hell of a lot more, too. KKK robes? Jail sentence. Religious apparel of any sort in a political role? Absolutely not. Nazi tattoos, jail sentence and forced removal. I’ve got zero tolerance for any of this hot garbage.

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            I share your emotions toward those things, but you’re asking for totalitarian measures. The solution is not to put people who “missbehave” into jail but to educate them better and to create a social environment which promotes compassion.

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              Yeah, been hearing that my whole life and I’m sure leftists were saying it for long before me. It’s done. The world is literally dying and I’m done with half measures.

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