Australian Women Face Jail Time for Refusing to Remove Veils: Appropriate or Too Extreme?

The whole story is far more complicated and one woman has actually brought about the law proposal by her actions, forcing stricter adherence by all, so now other Muslim women are rightfully miffed at her.

She lied about an incident, plain and simple. She accused a police officer of ripping off her veil and brought a complaint against him. Stupid woman, didn't figure on the video being shot from the police car. The officer was incredibly patient and fair, and at no time impolite. She on the other hand was gibbering loud abuse at him, and got away with storming off without ever revealing her identity, as any other citizen would be required to do. Every detail recorded. No bones about it.

Now, the real irony is, that would have been the end of it, but she then brought the false complaint presumably as payback for the traffic ticket he issued, and was charged after the video was reviewed for evidence. They brought in the strict enforcement amendment to the law because she then had the utter hide to claim in court that she could not be sentenced for filing false complaint againt the police officer - even though the video showed she was lying - because nobody could prove it was her that made the complaint !!! EXACTLY! THAT was the problem.

So, after being abusive, disobeying an officer, lying and bringing false allegations - she walked away scott free. Even the judge who had to drop the sentence called her actions malicious and ruthless. No wonder everyone screamed for stronger terms in the law. It's what the people demanded, not some arbitary government decision, and certainly not based on intolerance or anti-Muslim sentiment. It's only fair. NO exceptions - religious or not. Equal is equal. For all.

Even Muslim women I know, although none wear full burqa or niqab, and only a couple hijab, now are in favour of pushing the law, whereas before they were defending the right to complete coverage, understanding the sensitivity of it. They say it's not worth the extra mistrust and alienation that a case like this can bring against them, with or without a veil. Gotta agree.

This woman in this one incident has managed to bring the whole issue into sharp focus for the country and brought her own religion, that she was so hysterically intent on protecting, into disrepute. Pity she didn't also have strong beliefs about lying, disrespecting the law and going off like a spoilt selfish twat. I hope she's pleased with herself. Loser.

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