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Originally Posted by Isabeau Imako  Agreed. That's why I don't think they function as a deterent, especially in places where the majority of the women wear them. You have a point, though, when it comes to places where they are a minority. |
I think even in places where it is common it serves as a deterrent, albeit it's gonna be weaker. However its weakness as a deterrent I believe will be less about its commonness than it is the fact that such areas would likely be more repressed.
I have to agree also on the terrorist angle (i.e. a burqa could be hiding a man).