Comments on: London transport chiefs apologise to passengers after driver stops to pray

By: Heather Flight

Heather Flight — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:05:24 +0000

I read that story, Mr Duke, with a sensation of utter disgust – not directed at the little muzly, for we all know thell pray at the drop of a fart – but to think a bus full of good English people just sat there watching this crouching, cricketty crackpot prattle his mumbo jumbo without poking, scratching or biting the imbecile makes my blood boil.

By: valdemar

valdemar — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:26:38 +0000

Is it an urban legend? It does seem quite circumstantial re: name of outraged passenger Gayle Griffiths.

Hard to see how anyone could have misinterpreted the facts as presented, though. Or was it really a mute Parsee driver looking for his contact lens?

By: Shatterface

Shatterface — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:11:33 +0000

Could be worse if he wasn’t a Muslim.

At least he didn’t get taken up in the Rapture leaving the bus careening out of control.

By: Ophelia Benson

Ophelia Benson — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:59:01 +0000

And on the dear old 24, too – it’s an outrage.

There’s no chance that this is an urban legend like the last one?

By: gsw

gsw — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:26:19 +0000

@CybrgnX:

Actually, it is rather frightening how many people threaten violence, particularly in light of previous occasions when it really would have been sufficient to tell the driver to get on with his job and no one did anything – perhaps for fear of starting a riot?

I fear that there is a lot of unnecessary hate and violence bubbling under the surface. We should start drawing lines before we draw blood.

NOTICE TO ALL PASSENGERS:
LOCKED IN A BUS? DIAL 999 AND GET THOSE NICE FIRE FIGHTERS TO CUT YOU OUT!

By: Mark Richards

Mark Richards — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:37:45 +0000

“The bus company, London General, has had a word with the driver as this is not something that should be happening. TfL apologises to passengers for any inconvenience this may have caused them.”

A word?

Here, in wacko land, we’re still not quite that far over the edge yet to allow this… for this alleged driver would have been fired on the spot… with a phrase, “don’t let the door hit you in the arse on the way out”.

What has happened to the UK that this nonsense passes as legitimate?

By: Alec s thompson

Alec s thompson — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:25:34 +0000

Bit off topic here but, on thursday there is a pro democracy protest outside the iranian embassy between the hours of 4 and 8pm, or 16.00 to 20.00 hun hrs. It is organised by iranians, maryam namzie et al. Address is 16 princes gate, london, sw7. See you there?

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:53:52 +0000

Fire him then deport him.

By: Broga

Broga — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:23:13 +0000

These posts were on target as usual but a couple really pressed the button for me. One was the comment that there was no apology for the customers. They are only the people who pay his salary and keep these pusillanimous managers in their jobs.

The other was the way they ram this crap down our throats as if they expected us to be proud of what he is doing. “Look at me, I am a muslim, and praising Allah, how wonderful.”

Is it any wonder that about half the UK – or was it England? – in a survey reported this morning would choose to live in another country if they could.

Now that the black Met Police Commander, described as a bully strutting his stuff and terrifying everyone, has started four years in the slammer might the religious, ethnic, PC stuff be on the turn?

By: Alec s thompson

Alec s thompson — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:28:03 +0000

As someone who relies on london public transport, if some twat of a driver pulled this shit on me he would recieve one of my steel toecaps straight in the testicles! (and possibly a few more for good luck). Koranimals are always trying to push the limits. Time to push back imho, fuck ‘em