There are real concerns with accepting concealed identity in an open society. It goes beyond mere discomfort. It is a gift to the criminally minded, for starters. Negates concerns about witness identification and video surveillance. And it opens the door to a myriad of smaller, day-to-day dilemmas. My sister is an elementary teacher. She's had young children come to her for help during dismissal because they can't identify their own mother in a group of veiled women. She is legally obliged to make sure the kids are sent off with a known and verified guardian. She's terrified by the prospect of an abduction on her watch. Why would we even allow this scenario to play out in a progressive society? Sometimes individual rights are not compatible with the common good.