I read an article for an English class that was about a Muslim woman who went and took her drivers license pictures with her Muslim veil on; so that the only thing that you could see was her eyes. This was allowed and she was not question because it was part of her culture. A couple of years later the women got a letter in the mail stating that she needed to come into her local DMV and re-take her picture for her driver’s licenses without her veil (a new policy), or they would terminate her licenses. The women was very upset and believed that she should not have to do such a thing, because of her culture not allowing women to be exposed to anyone except to their husbands. This new policy went into effect sometime after 9/11. So do we think that we should honor her values and let her continue to practice her beliefs and cultures, or do we make her follow our rules to protect our country?
I personal think because she is in our country and applying to drive on our roads, she should have to abide by our rules. Those rules are only in affect to make her and everyone else around her safe, so another incident like 9/11 never happens again. We have rules in this country for a reason and we all have to follow them no matter our color, age, or heritage as soon as we start bending the rules for one, we will be bending the rules for everyone and then what’s the point for rules.
I personal think because she is in our country and applying to drive on our roads, she should have to abide by our rules. Those rules are only in affect to make her and everyone else around her safe, so another incident like 9/11 never happens again. We have rules in this country for a reason and we all have to follow them no matter our color, age, or heritage as soon as we start bending the rules for one, we will be bending the rules for everyone and then what’s the point for rules.
**I mean honestly what does this picture show you? Just two eyes this could be anyone! What would happen if this driver’s license got into the wrong hands? I am surprised that they allowed her to take the first picture this way.
I agree with you it is sad that she should have to take off her veil, but it is the new policy. It was probably very upsetting to the women, which she needed to come in and get her picture re-taken, but that is the law. Only a set of eyes hidden behind her veil doesn’t say much about the women. If she went missing or something happened to her that her body needed to be identified based on her drivers licenses photo it would be very hard to tell if they had the right person based on a set of eyes on a small plastic card. I agree she should have to abide by our rules if she wants to drive one of our cars here in the United States! It is for her own safety in my eyes.
ReplyDeleteI think she should take off her veil. A reason for driver license is to be able to identify her. How are they going to go that then she has the veil on her face. What if this women kills someone. How are they going to know what she looks like? I think it was a good idea to call her and tell her that she has to take off the veil. I guess it’s just another way of protecting our country. We can’t take anymore risk ever since 9/11 happened. I’m not trying to be mean, but it is the law and if she doesn’t like the laws then she should leave the United States. We all should be treated equally. No special treatment.
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