I really dont get how a ban on "burkinis" is going to prevent extremist behaviours
I really don't get how forcing people to purchase a product from some guy in a suit working at an insurance company guarantees everyone gets the exact medical treatment they need from doctors.
Sometimes laws aren't exactly direct in their effect.
leave it to government officials to penalize the majority...for the sins of the few
That isn't really the case here as muslims in Burkini's are not the majority in France.
Other than that, governments penalize people. That's just what they do.
Name any law that can't be interpreted as penalizing someone for the sake of someone else.
There are no universally altruistic laws.
And in this day and age?
It's called penalize everyone for the illusion of "safety."