The ACLU is going to eat this one up. According to the local NYC ABC affiliate, United Airlines booted an Orthodox Jewish man off a plane at JFK Wednesday night because he was saying his prayers during passenger boarding. Before the flight to San Fran even left the ground, the "suspect" moved to the back of the plane to say his prayers. The Flight Attendants apparently didn't like this and asked him to return to his seat. The man, unfazed by the demands, didn't stop praying. A few of the man's friends explained to the crew that once he started his 2 minute prayers, he couldn't stop them. Though he explained afterwards that he was fulfilling his religious rituals and not trying to be rude, the airline still booted him from the flight. United put the man on another flight the next day.
As a 1/8th Jewish man myself, I call upon the Hebrew Hammer for some Jew Justice up on this.
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Friday, April 18, 2008
Airline threw a Jew for plane prayer
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Try unslanting your post a bit...
The man was asked to take his seat because the plane can't take off until every passenger is seated and wearing his seatbelt.
If the plane can't take off, it causes delays, and that messes up flight schedules, and causes people to miss connecting flights. This is why he was booted from the plane.
There's a similar incident of a driver kicking people off the bus so that he could pray, as is required by his religion.
Religious rituals are not a license to inconvenience others.
I agree with wolter. Your write up is bias. The man was thrown off the plane for not taking his seat.
Dear Wolter and Grainger,
Ummm...that was the point. Please don't take this blog, or life, too seriously.
Sincerely,
Steve the 1/8th Jew
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