It Never Ends

[youngmafbog]

Why do these people feel the need to do these things?

Will they ever integrate?

And why wasn't he fired? Oh hang on I can guess.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3837401/He-children-risk-Parents-fury-50-pupils-left-stranded-coach-Muslim-driver-stopped-main-road-knelt-pray.html

[andy-hughes]

Youngmafbog - //Why do these people feel the need to do these things? //

It's not 'these people' - it's one individual who has obviously misinterprerted the requirements of his faith in terms of prayers, and when it is appropriate to complete them.

//Will they ever integrate? //

Who is 'they' - it's one individual.

//And why wasn't he fired? Oh hang on I can guess. //

He may well be - give it time.

[anneasquith]

" Muslim leaders slammed his actions ". So its not going to be a regular occurrence.?

[Gromit]

Left stranded?
Put the childrens lives at risk?

What utter overblown rubbish.

He should not have prayed, but the over reaction is astonishing.

[naomi24]

//Coach company Vision Travel apologised and said the driver was given a warning.//

He should have been sacked.

[Mamyalynne]

He has acted poorly, as stated his prayers could have waited - glad the Muslim Leaders agree.

[Baldric]

///And why wasn't he fired? Oh hang on I can guess.
He may well be - give it time.///

'Coach hire company Vision Travel apologised and said the driver was given a warning'

[naomi24]

/Will they ever integrate? //

While people are making excuses for them, no they won't. Clearly the apologists don't realise they're known as 'useful idiots'.

[andy-hughes]

It was, as anyone with a reasonable view of the circumstance agree, a particularly crass and irresponsible thing to do.

But that does not parlay into sensibly questioning why Muslims pray, or to raise a question of integration.

Both those are utterly irrelevant to the situation, and the way it has been dealt with.

[mushroom25]

//What utter overblown rubbish. //

maybe a little DM hyperbole, but the BBC covered it too - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-37643714

the location, eastern road, is the main non-motorway route in and out of portsmouth and is busy all day, every day. there are no parking refuges or shoulders and the road has double yellows throughout its length. a large vehicle stopping here would represent a serious obstruction and/or collision risk. further, the driver stopped less than 3 miles from the party's destination. belief beggared.

[-Talbot-]

Pulling over a bus full of children on a busy road to wash your feet and pray is the actions of a nutcase ... if you did something similar not in the name of any religious edict you would be regarded as bonkers!

[naomi24]

belladonner, my post was in response to the question, "Will they ever integrate?"

[naomi24]

belladonner, I won't write a complex essay, but there are plenty of threads here on the subject of Islam that you might like to read.

[anneasquith]

It's a disgrace. Before we know it " these people " will be working in hospitals, schools , education , politics. !!!!!!l

[Mamyalynne]

Without knowing this man's employment history with the company, I don't feel qualified to say that he should be fired.

Better he learns the best way to handle this and stays in employment rather that having to sign on every fortnight.

[naomi24]

belladonner, but what’s really disgraceful is this man parking his vehicle full of passengers on a busy highway because he decided to pray.