Comments on: A drunk gets a Muslim doctor kicked off a plane http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/drunk-gets-muslim-doctor-kicked-off.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/drunk-gets-muslim-doctor-kicked-off.html#comment-66566 Anonymous Sun, 27 Aug 2006 00:57:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/a-drunk-gets-a-muslim-doctor-kicked-off-a-plane.html#comment-66566 If the 9/11 bombers had been radical Christians shouting "God is Great" before crashing the planes, a Christian praying on a plane would have me spooked. This is just another disservice radical Muslims have wrought and I'm sure the good doctor now understands this. If the 9/11 bombers had been radical Christians shouting “God is Great” before crashing the planes, a Christian praying on a plane would have me spooked. This is just another disservice radical Muslims have wrought and I’m sure the good doctor now understands this.

]]> By: Dr. Benjamin Rushhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/drunk-gets-muslim-doctor-kicked-off.html#comment-66429 Dr. Benjamin Rush Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:02:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/a-drunk-gets-a-muslim-doctor-kicked-off-a-plane.html#comment-66429 OK, lets pull the accuser and the accused off. After all, the accuser should be present to make their case to the authorities. OK, lets pull the accuser and the accused off. After all, the accuser should be present to make their case to the authorities.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/drunk-gets-muslim-doctor-kicked-off.html#comment-66402 Anonymous Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:17:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/a-drunk-gets-a-muslim-doctor-kicked-off-a-plane.html#comment-66402 no need in trying to find something to hang your hat on guys. the doc was discriminated against for practicing his faith by the airline. its a mute point to debate if the one who reported was drunk or not. unless you for some reason dont see this baltant discrimination for what it is, blatant discrimination. no need in trying to find something to hang your hat on guys. the doc was discriminated against for practicing his faith by the airline. its a mute point to debate if the one who reported was drunk or not. unless you for some reason dont see this baltant discrimination for what it is, blatant discrimination.

]]> By: Blog, MDhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/drunk-gets-muslim-doctor-kicked-off.html#comment-66381 Blog, MD Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:16:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/a-drunk-gets-a-muslim-doctor-kicked-off-a-plane.html#comment-66381 I semi-agree with anonymous. I definitely think that it's important to report intoxicated people on airplanes. Most of the news stories I've read about 'air rage' involve intoxicated passengers.<br/><br/>I don't, however, think that by <i>not</i> reporting the drunk passenger, Dr. Farooq deserved to have the <i>airline</i> discriminate against him. I semi-agree with anonymous. I definitely think that it’s important to report intoxicated people on airplanes. Most of the news stories I’ve read about ‘air rage’ involve intoxicated passengers.

I don’t, however, think that by not reporting the drunk passenger, Dr. Farooq deserved to have the airline discriminate against him.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/drunk-gets-muslim-doctor-kicked-off.html#comment-66377 Anonymous Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:35:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/a-drunk-gets-a-muslim-doctor-kicked-off-a-plane.html#comment-66377 "Farooq said the allegation came from a passenger who appeared drunk and had previously threatened him during the trip."<br/><br/>The good doctor owed it to himself and his fellow passengers to report the alleged drunk passenger making threats ASAP. For Dr. Farooq to make such allegations after the fact is self serving, has dubious veracity, and if true shows a lack of respect for the very concept of safety and security he expects from the airline. <br/><br/>Sorry doc, can't have it both ways. Having given the threatening drunk a pass put the whole plane at risk (assuming it was true). That somehow your were inconvenienced as part of a karmic turnabout is your just desert. “Farooq said the allegation came from a passenger who appeared drunk and had previously threatened him during the trip.”

The good doctor owed it to himself and his fellow passengers to report the alleged drunk passenger making threats ASAP. For Dr. Farooq to make such allegations after the fact is self serving, has dubious veracity, and if true shows a lack of respect for the very concept of safety and security he expects from the airline.

Sorry doc, can’t have it both ways. Having given the threatening drunk a pass put the whole plane at risk (assuming it was true). That somehow your were inconvenienced as part of a karmic turnabout is your just desert.

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