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Closed petition Ban face covering in public

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Ban all face covering in public places as it is frequently used to hid the identity of rioters in civil disturbances, that of young hoodlems and thieves to obsure CCTV pictures to prevent prosecution, and the identity of terrorists intent on creating carnage or escaping detection.

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