Muslim Porter Sues

[fender62]

pathetic...offended mmm, im bloody offended his cheek.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8767597/Muslim-porter-sues-five-star-hotel-religious-harassment-raffle-prize.html#comments

[Bobbisox1]

Welcome to our claims society

[Atheist]

Fender, what's your problem?

[BAKERS DOZEN]

I did not think that Muslims were allowed to gamble.

[Mozz71]

It's ridiculous, I agree, but if he entered the raffle knowing the prizes, shouldn't he have jist been given the booze? He knew there was a chance he could win it.

[Bobbisox1]

Atheist I don't see Fender as having a problem, he's simply illustrating what a ' pandering' society we live in

[Mamyalynne]

Poorly handled but could and should have been dealt with in house and not through law.

[Atheist]

Bobbi; if he won, he won. He could drink the prize or give it to a christian friend. That would have been up to him. I think that Fender's problem is that he responds to dog whistles - muslim means I am against it.

[237SJ]

I don't agree with the litigation culture but they should have asked him if he wanted it and not made assumptons. I`ve met plenty of Muslims who drink alcohol.

[Atheist]

Fender, if you're against people sueing then I might understand. Sorry if I was too judgmental.

[jno]

'giving a Muslim alcohol was like giving nuts to a person with a nut allergy'

utter nonsense. He didn't have to drink it, he could have sold it or given it to a friend (or a Christian alcoholic). What's more, they knew he'd accepted alcohol in the past. Being a Muslim is not like having an allergy.

[Jackdaw33]

Can't access DM links. Anyone got a brief synopsis of what happened?

[Mamyalynne]

A Muslim porter at a Hotel won a bottle of Cognac in a raffle,they decided to replace it with chocolate due to his Religion.

[jno]

JD, he won a bottle of Cognac in a raffle. He wasn't there but they thought "Ooh, he won't want that, let's give him chocolates instead". Despite, as I said, knowing he'd previously accepted alcohol. All they had to do was ask him when they gave him the prize.

[Bobbisox1]

Wot? No link :0))))

[Mamyalynne]

There were other disagreements but that is what the headlines are about.

They ought to have told him the prize then he had the option.

[Atheist]

Nailit, he won a prize and they told him he couldn't have it. What's that to do with religion? Best to get off your obsession.

[Mamyalynne]

It wasn't their decision to make Nailit, they could have given him the choice to downgrade his prize rather than deciding for him.

[Spicerack]

I'd put the cheque on the table and when he reaches out for it, swap it for a bag of maltesers.

[nailit]

Atheist, from my reading of the article, they were trying to respect his beliefs. Best to get off your high horse.