[Closed] Muslim thrown off National Express coach in Bristol....

It's a shame they didn't just ask the bigot to get off instead.

That was my first thought too.

It's a shame they didn't just ask the bigot to get off instead.

I think I'd be uncomfortable being on a coach with a bigot. Should I express my concerns to the driver?

I feel that the woman had every right to be concerned. However , had it been me in her position, I would have removed myself from the coach and asked to go on another coach, citing my reasons in private to the staff.
So , are we not allowed to act on our suspicions , without it turning into a racist thing ?

revs1972 - Member
I feel that the woman had every right to be concerned. However , had it been me in her position, I would have removed myself from the coach and asked to go on another coach, citing my reasons in private to the staff.
So , are we not allowed to act on our suspicions , without it turning into a racist thing ?

😀 Do you ever leave the house?

So , are we not allowed to act on our suspicions , without it turning into a racist thing ?

I know a chap who works for NE, I'll ask him about it at the weekend.

If the story is true then it's appalling, but I find it hard to believe that anyone would be chucked off a coach just because another passenger complained.

Brown is not a suspicion

Although maybe his eyes were a bit close together too?

Aye,National have a bit previous.

[i]A woman was reportedly kicked off a [url= http://metro.co.uk/2015/03/12/woman-kicked-off-bus-because-she-smells-5100302/ ]National Express[/url] bus because she was too smelly.
A witness apparently filmed the moment the passenger was removed from the coach at London Victoria Bus Station on Tuesday afternoon.
According to Metro, the onlooker allegedly heard the driver saying to a security official: "What do I do here? I've got a smelly one on."
She was then reportedly taken to the toilet and asked to wash before she got back on the bus, which then set off 15 minutes later.[/i]

So , are we not allowed to act on our suspicions , without it turning into a racist thing ?

Of course you're not being serious here are you?

[quote=revs1972 ]I feel that the woman had every right to be concerned.

For what reason exactly?

[i] she was told it was because he would not put the printer in the undercoach storage[/i]

"This is a Ricoh 456xL, possibly the most powerful printer in the world and you have to ask yourself a question: "Has he printed all 600 sheets in the tray or only 599?"..."

If you have a problem with someone on a coach then don't make it theirs unless you have something more substantial than "He looks a bit muslamic."

For what reason exactly?

revs1972 - Member

So , are we not allowed to act on our suspicions , without it turning into a racist thing ?

Depends. Are your suspicions due to racism? If so, then you can't turn it into a racist thing, because it's already fully 100% racist.

[i]So , are we not allowed to act on our suspicions , without it turning into a racist thing ? [/i]

Suspicion about what exactly? That he was carrying a printer, oh of course that'll be a bomb.

Racist.

[i]Edit: this must surely be a 'joke'.[/i]

Did she have a beard?

A woman was reportedly kicked off a National Express bus because she was too smelly.

Could probably do with this on the trains too!

Caught the train home from London last night after spending 48hours in the same clothes, eating, drinking (lots), and sleeping (not so much). If I'm passing judgement then you've got issues...........

And why is it that all food on trains smells the same (and awful, like hot, gone off milk)?

sounds like my mother 😳

Passengers were told the man had been asked to leave because he had too much [s]luggage[/s] baggage

Unfortunately, all Muslims now carry this around with them (at least in the eyes of a few), especially following the recent terrorist attacks.

[url= http://go.shr.lc/1PPuGA1 ]another terrorist attack unfolding today[/url]

I could understand it if it had been an alarm clock...

I feel that the woman had every right to be concerned. However , had it been me in her position, I would have removed myself from the coach and asked to go on another coach, citing my reasons in private to the staff.
So , are we not allowed to act on our suspicions , without it turning into a racist thing ?

I like to think that if I got the paranoia's in this situation, I would try and talk to the guy. Just a hello or something. If he appeared to be dripping with sweat and unable to talk, I would remove myself from the coach. I certainly don't think I would develop a righteous sense of entitlement over another member of public based on their religious appearance, if there is such a thing.

It could have been a battery operated 3D printer and he could have printed out a Škorpion Pistol and shot everyone on the coach, and then we would have been criticizing the coach driver for not having spotted the risk and chucked him off the coach.

[quote=yunki ]Another terrorist attack unfolding today

Sadly the swear filter on here even knackers URLs

http://tinyurl.com/zhyvcuo (contains words which may not be worksafe)

[i]I like to think that if I got the paranoia's in this situation, I would try and talk to the guy.[/i]

Like 'hello, just checking you're not a terrorist, you can never be too careful and obviously with you looking like a Muslim it's possible. Hope you're not offended.' 🙄

thanks aracer - link fixed (after much head scratching)

Imagine this scenario;

What if he was a terrorist and he did have a bomb....would the women who complained now be hailed as heroes for having a questioning attitude? Afterall, they'd have just saved the lives of a bus load of folk.

davidtaylforth - Member

Imagine this scenario;

What if he was a terrorist and he did have a bomb....would the women who complained now be hailed as heroes for having a questioning attitude? Afterall, they'd have just saved the lives of a bus load of folk.

He'd have set the bomb off wouldn't he, instead of getting off the bus.

"oi, you, is that a bomb?"

"Aaawwww, bugger. It's a fair cop"

Not before bursting into song hopefully.

Take the National Express when your life's in a mess
It'll make you smile
All human life is here
From the feeble old dear to the screaming child
From the student who knows that to have one of those
Would be suicide *BOOM*

He'd have set the bomb off wouldn't he, instead of getting off the bus.

It's going to be really difficult once they spot if they have a shave, wear a suit and put their bombs in a proper briefcase nobody will complain and they'll be able to blow us up without any fuss like this.

[i]Afterall, they'd have just saved the lives of a bus load of folk[/i]

But how would 'they' know he had a bomb? Or did they check his printer for Semtex, or whatever the latest explosive is.

Good point - maybe he was actually a bomber.

But how would 'they' know he had a bomb? Or did they check his printer for Semtex, or whatever the latest explosive is.

That's the point; they wouldn't have known. They were making presumptions based on his appearance. And luckily, the bomb was set to detonate via a timer, mid coach journey.

Well he didn't own anyone.

Like 'hello, just checking you're not a terrorist, you can never be too careful and obviously with you looking like a Muslim it's possible. Hope you're not offended.'

Oh yes, exactly like that. While wielding a pair of Rockshox XL Judy's to club the guy with if he answered wrong.

I have been known to introduce myself to and converse with other humans without causing offense. Its a life skill that I have found useful.

[i]I have been known to introduce myself to and converse with other humans without causing offense. Its a life skill that I have found useful. [/i]

Even ones that are actually real life terrorists?

[i]And luckily, the bomb was set to detonate via a timer, mid coach journey. [/i]

So he did have a bomb then?

Bearnecessities, you're a giant among lesser men

That's the point; they wouldn't have known. They were making presumptions based on his appearance. And luckily, the bomb was set to detonate via a timer, mid coach journey.

Sorry, got the wrong end of the stick.

Yes, he had a bomb. But thankfully racists saved the day.

It was probably a printer he had 'cleverly' made for a school project...