Great way to fill up the government coffers

Uhhh, this is England he's talking about. You won't be able to have spoons there soon.

to late

You gotta admit though, the guy looks very suspicious, and even spiteful by deliberately covering his face "IN FRONT OF A FACIAL RECOGNITION CAMERA"

If I'm in law enforcement and I see a person do that right in front of a facial recognition camera, I'm damm sure gonna wanna know why, if nothing else!

IMV, he's either being a smart aleck or he's wanted for something!

Not sure if that warrants a FINE, but it would at least cause me to send a warning out to police nearby to check him out. Lord Knows if he's a would-be terrorist

Maybe it’s allergy season and he doesn’t have a handkerchief 😁

Well this was in February, and it was cold out.

Exactly, but tell that to the UK, that's all the guy was doing, walking down the street. They weren't looking for anyone, they were recording faces for a facial recognition database.

Heh lol. Big Ben is watching

Nice one.

Of course not! They're much too afraid of seeming even slightly racist!

True, some men have occasionally been known to wear a full burqa to hide what they're doing.

I like the brow of the hotty with the glasses

clothes that are covering their faces such that they can't be scanned by facial recognition

And?

If you understand that, then I don't get your point.

So they cover their face...who cares? I dont walk around thinking, "boy I hope I'm not blocking my face from hidden cameras so someone can record my face on video so that I can be put into a database and ultimately found innocent of a crime" Its more like "My butt itches, I should get some cream.. I hope no one sees me scratch my butt...also I should really buy eggs cause I think we only have like three eggs left"

The UK police /obviously/ care, that's the entire point of the meme. They fined the guy 90 pounds (roughly 115 dollars US) for covering his face. How did you miss that part?

No I'm saying why was he fined? He was just walking down the street living his life. Since when did waking up in the morning involve a checklist of whether or not you are prepared to have your picture taken. Cover it, dont cover it, thats noones business. I shouldnt be concerned with whether or not I may be involved with investigating a crime because of the clothing I have chosen. You wanna be a detective? Learn to detective. Thats not my job.

Well yeah, it's Orwellian, but that exactly why he was fined, just for covering up his face as he walked past the FR cameras.

Oh...yeah...gotcha...i thought you were on the gov side..sorry. Beer + internet +plus I'm a notorious troll...

Ah gotcha, no worries. :)

1984 uk, sad to see.

https://fullfact.org/law/what-are-rules-burkas-and-niqabs-uk/

What fake news? I cited a fact and then asked a question, and you act as if I worked for CNN.

You really are a moron, aren't you?

Did you even read your own article you linked? Burqas are /not/ banned in the UK, which is why I /don't/ actually know the answer to my question. At most, they can be required to be removed in some situations.

You're not making a great case for you NOT being a moron.

He rarely reads his own articles past the headlines and first two sentences. Usually the crap he cites debunk his own claims.

Yeah, usually I know better than to engage with an idiot like him, who can't do anything other than parrot left wing propaganda, but I just woke up. *sigh*