A short history of cops telling women what to wear at the beach

France has banned women in their country from wearing full-body, head-covering bathing suits. And "burkini police" are patrolling the beaches to catch violators, making them remove their swimwear. People are expressing their opinion on social media. Examples:

Just let this sink in. Men with guns forcing a women to undress, with the weight of the law behind them. pic.twitter.com/4BI16Bbss9

- Abdul-Azim aaaa(R) (@AbdulAzim) August 23, 2016

1925 vs 2016. 90 years later and we're still policing women on what they wear to the beach. #BurkiniBan pic.twitter.com/gOUKM8H8NZ

- Matthew Ruddle (@RuddleMatthew) August 24, 2016

Handing themselves in to the French police. pic.twitter.com/JvOLrRfcHs

- Giles Fraser (@giles_fraser) August 24, 2016

Time for a swimwear quiz: Banned in France or not? 4 photos to highlight the hateful idiocy of the #BurkiniBan pic.twitter.com/ZGaGDbOhmY

- Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) August 18, 2016

Armed french cops force woman to remove clothing on Nice beach. Has it come to this? #BurkiniBan pic.twitter.com/xMg71qC111

- Ian Fraser (@Ian_Fraser) August 24, 2016

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