Fire the bastard
- Thread starter gerryh
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Do you have the same liabilities as the pilot that back the decision of the pilot? He used his limited rights backed by liabilities and the rights of many in the air and the rights of thousands on the ground.
When it becomes your decision you can let Sheik Salami in Pajammas onto your aircraft if you want to. That is your right.
When it becomes your decision you can let Sheik Salami in Pajammas onto your aircraft if you want to. That is your right.
Jewish people make up neary 2 percent of the U.S population where Muslims make up less than 1 percent, and it was only recently where hated for Muslims flared up in America, hate crimes are on the rise against Muslims.
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Bouncers don't have autopilot for those times when they want to take a nap.
He will have to be accountable for his decision now. Simply having the authority doesn't mean he can use it willy nilly.
The bottom line in all this is the pilot is being paid for his main duty of being responsible for the delivery of his passengers to their destination safely. He is the only one on that plane who can make decisions regarding that responsibility and if he has ANY doubts, it's up to him to refuse to fly the plane.
So who would you rather be feeling upset and distracted the pilot or the Imam? They got on a different flight anyway and if Delta wants to fire the pilot they probably have cause. But I would still go with making sure the pilot is a happy camper while being responsible for all those people who put their lives in his or her hands.
I'd personally feel more comfortable flying with a pilot who can make clear, rational and logical decisions and not abuse his authority to obscure very thinly veiled racist tendencies.
I also noted how the plane was boarded and pulled away from the gate before he made this decision. Shouldn't pilots have quicker reflexes when making decisions? Maybe he shouldn't be flying at all.
lol actually they're on the decline.
According to your rep by pop theory, Christians should be at the top of the hate crime list. But they aren't. Oh well, chuck another argument.
Maybe that's when what ever it was that bothered him about the two came to his attention. As far as you or I know, it may have been a clear, rational and logical decision. The pilot is a professional and obviously in that position for some time as they don't let rookies pilot commercial aircraft. Why is it that there seems to be no possible way for these two Imams could have started acting suspiciously once they were on board? Why does the pilot have to be racist and all the rest of it when the onus is on the pilot to make judgement calls like that?
Yes while it would be best if pilots and anyone else in a position of authority make all perfect and correct decisions every time, reality says err on the side of safety. If the plane goes down because of two Imams there isn't a do over. If the two Imams get bumped there is always another flight and a little inconvenience for the two.
"...the pilot was refusing to accept them because some other passengers could be uncomfortable."
It doesn't seem to me that it was a safety issue at all. I think,based on the story as written, that this was his attitude and he was hiding behind his authority. That's my inference based on the available information.
oh yeah! Maybe I have a right to go to Saudi Arabia and preach from the Bible on a street corner. But it wouldn't be very smart, would it?
People who put their 'fundamental rights' ahead of consideration for others deserve what they get.
