Posted on 01/17/2010 4:19:45 AM PST by LibWhacker
A businessman is suing British Airways over a policy that bans male passengers from sitting next to children they don't know - even if the child's parents are on the same flight.
Mirko Fischer has accused the airline of branding all men as potential sex offenders and says innocent travellers are being publicly humiliated.
In line with the policy, BA cabin crew patrol the aisles before take-off checking that youngsters travelling on their own or in a different row from their parents are not next to a male stranger.
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This is monumentally stupid. Pedophiles come in both genders, and apparently British Airways never got that memo.
It is stupid, but the type of pedophile they’re looking for (not a teacher getting it on with her 15yo student) is overwhelmingly male.
The feminists should sue them as well, as this is a form of gender discrimination. Women are seen as incapable of committing pedophile action.
More insane logic. I hope the Brits stand up.
profiling
Easy solution - Introduce yourself to the kid and his parents. Now you’re not a stranger, problem solved.
Personally, when I’m going to be in coach for 8 to 10 hours the last thing I want is to be sitting next to someone’s little angel. Still, this policy exceeds even the bounds of political correctness if the parents are there. I wonder how they would handle it if a person of color were asked to move because he might be a pedophile? It’s always interesting when two protected classes clash.
You are correct but they are also overwhelmingly known to the family too, teacher, coach, relative etc.
They are profiling. Which is ok if you profile for all eventualities, terrorism for example, but to profile males as sex offenders and to simply let muzzies board as they like while searching people who don’t fit the profile is simply discriminatory.
Yes, much like the scum bag that Coakly(sp?)tried to let get away with raping his two year old niece. Fortunately she eventually failed and he was imprisoned.
True as well.
Excellent point. It is beyond time for the still rational people of Great Britain to push back against Political Correctness gone amok. The bureaucracy in the UK is acting irrationally, defining deviancy in normal behavior, and excusing tyranny in the behavior of others.
Actually its the kind of discrimination I prefer.
Yes I dont want to sit next to your sniffling,fidgeting, loud, contagion spreading kids on a flight. Finally British Airways is respecting their best customer the lone businessman. If its a choice between a 350+ lb person or a kid though, I’d take the kid. Thanks BA and probably a good reason to choose BA if your an adult male.
Mark
Well, then move the little brats. WC Fields said it best, “Get out of here, kid. You smell like peanuts and popcorn.” Little Fauntleroy can go set next to his dad and mom.
In general I think men are becoming very careful about being around other peoples unescorted kids for fear of being accused of being a pedophile. You may not be guilty but it will cost you a fortune to fight a malicious charge to clear your name. (This is a really sad comment on our times.)
Of all the overseas flights I have been on, it was my sincere wish that the airlines would reserve the last few rows in the rear of the plane for passengers with children/babies.
There are few things less irritating and annoying than to endure little brats for a 9-10 hour flight.,
at one time, I would have a morning jog, it is up a hill and down past a school ground, just as mothers were escorting the children to school....after a time, I decided that wasn’t a good route....that after raising two girls...
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