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Woman wearing burqa denied entry into bus in Sweden |
2007-04-26 |
A burqa-clad woman in Sweden was refused passage on a city bus in the town of Malmoe, allegedly because the driver said he could not identify the woman, media reported on Wednesday. “I have never had to identify myself on a public bus before. Wearing a burqa is my personal choice and it doesn’t make me more threatening than anyone else,” the woman, whose name was not disclosed, told Swedish free daily Metro. The woman boarded the bus despite the driver’s attempt to refuse her access, but said she still had to endure mockery from him. She has reported the incident to police. The bus driver’s “version of events is not the same as the woman’s,” a spokesman for the bus company Arriva, Daniel Stjernfeldt, told AFP, adding that the driver had been suspended pending an investigation. “If what the woman says happened proves to be true this is unacceptable behaviour. Everyone should be able to take the bus,” he said. There are no rules saying passengers have to identify themselves on public buses. |
Posted by:Fred |
#12 You chose to wer a Burqa, that's your choice, if it means that you chose to walk everywhere, well that's your choice also. Decide, walk everywhere, or bend a little. Your choice. |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-04-26 19:44 |
#11 Ah, Malmo. The Minneapolis of Sweden... |
Posted by: tu3031 2007-04-26 15:29 |
#10 Moderate Muslims struggle through life, attempting not to destablize the Sweedish culture. *cough |
Posted by: wxjames 2007-04-26 15:28 |
#9 Now they need to deny anyone wearing a burqa from entering There, fixed that for ya, JohnQC. |
Posted by: Zenster 2007-04-26 15:19 |
#8 Now they need to deny anyone wearing a burqa from entering Sweden. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2007-04-26 14:58 |
#7 IMO. The driver will be replaced by "somebody who understands Muslim cultural sensitivities" i.e. a Muzzi. And, presently, the few Swedes remaining on that bus' route (it is Melmo) will learn that the bus is not for them anymore. |
Posted by: gromgoru 2007-04-26 14:21 |
#6 Tell this cat-meat to be silent. |
Posted by: Excalibur 2007-04-26 10:27 |
#5 Such a disobedient muslima. All bus drivers should be required to carry a stick (no thicker than a thumb) for such occasions. |
Posted by: ed 2007-04-26 08:22 |
#4 The 'walking tent' argument doesn't fly, but seriously, anytime documents are presented that require identification for acceptance the presentors have to actually, you know, 'identify' themselves. Five foot black potato sacks all look alike to me. An embedded thumbprint on the document and a thumbprint scanner for confirmation would actually be more accurate for all of us. |
Posted by: Glenmore 2007-04-26 07:44 |
#3 So Muslim taxi drivers don't have to pick up blind people with dogs or anyone carrying alcohol (or pork, probably), but we have to let walking tents onto buses? |
Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-04-26 06:46 |
#2 Wearing a burqa is my personal choice and it doesn’t make me more threatening than anyone else,” Just another Innocent Civilian(TM) trying to do her part. |
Posted by: gorb 2007-04-26 01:49 |
#1 Wearing a burqa is my personal choice and it doesn’t make me more threatening than anyone else,” Horseshit! Anyone could conceal a bomb vest beneath such a garment. You claim it is not "threatening" when such apparel has already assisted assorted nefarious tasks of other terrorists around the world. FOAD you sorry excuse for a human being. Give the bus driver a medal! |
Posted by: Zenster 2007-04-26 01:21 |