Sun pays £30,000 damages to Muslim bus driver accused of fanaticism
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That bus driver obviously wanted everyone on the bus to know he was a muslim, and it made him feel superior to do what he did.
People who are religious are one thing, but people who sneer at others with religious pride make me physically sick. If you want to be a nutter who believes in ancient fairytales then do it in your own privacy. Shove it in my face and I'll give you some **** back.
Reminds me of when my mother (who works as a nurse in a hospital) went to work and brought in lots of tasty authentic korean snacks (made from veg). As she was joyously giving out the food to everyone and having a laugh, one of her muslim colleages went up to her and asked if she ever prepared pork in her kitchen, to which she replied "yes, of course". The woman then sneered and said "ah well sorry I can't eat your food then". My mum rolled her eyes and said "cool, more for the rest of us then!"
Later that day my mum spotted the same woman eating some sandwiches from a sandwich tray (some of which contained ham).
Go figure.
People who are religious are one thing, but people who sneer at others with religious pride make me physically sick. If you want to be a nutter who believes in ancient fairytales then do it in your own privacy. Shove it in my face and I'll give you some **** back.
Reminds me of when my mother (who works as a nurse in a hospital) went to work and brought in lots of tasty authentic korean snacks (made from veg). As she was joyously giving out the food to everyone and having a laugh, one of her muslim colleages went up to her and asked if she ever prepared pork in her kitchen, to which she replied "yes, of course". The woman then sneered and said "ah well sorry I can't eat your food then". My mum rolled her eyes and said "cool, more for the rest of us then!"
Later that day my mum spotted the same woman eating some sandwiches from a sandwich tray (some of which contained ham).
Go figure.
the least he could have done was to tell them why he had pulled over and how long it was going to take. he clearly didnt give a **** about inconveniencing anybody or what they thought.
says more about him as an individual than anything else.
says more about him as an individual than anything else.
That bus driver obviously wanted everyone on the bus to know he was a muslim, and it made him feel superior to do what he did.
People who are religious are one thing, but people who sneer at others with religious pride make me physically sick. If you want to be a nutter who believes in ancient fairytales then do it in your own privacy. Shove it in my face and I'll give you some **** back.
I agree. Well said.
Fancied a change maybe.
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Ugh, I'd just be mad that he was making me 5 minutes late more than anything, bus drivers who deliberately delay infuriate me more than anything.
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"A London bus driver today accepted £30,000 in damages from the Sun over a claim that he ordered passengers off his vehicle so that he could pray.
The story in March last year caused Arunas Raulynaitis considerable distress and embarrassment, his solicitor, Stephen Loughrey, told Mr Justice Eady at the high court in London.
Loughrey said the newspaper now accepted that the allegations were entirely false and that Raulynaitis did not order any passengers off, there was no rucksack and no one refused to reboard because they feared he was a fanatic.
"The article suggested that Raulynaitis was so arrogant, unprofessional and contemptuous of the passengers within his care whom he is paid to serve, that he ordered them off his bus so that he could pray," he added.
"The article went on to allege that the passengers later refused to reboard the bus because they spotted a rucksack and feared he may be a fanatic and therefore, it is to be inferred, a terrorist," Loughrey told the court.
"While it is the case that Raulynaitis did pray on the bus, he did so during his statutory rest break, as he is of course entitled to do. Not a single passenger was inconvenienced in any way. It transpires that an individual who noticed Raulynaitis at prayer chose to film this act on a mobile phone and sent the video to the Sun, which then reproduced stills from it alongside the article, as well as the footage itself on the Sun's website."
Loughrey said the article not only created an utterly false impression of Raulynaitis's attitude toward his passengers, but also wrongly cast serious aspersions on his religious faith.
He added that News Group Newspapers, the News International subsidiary that publishes the Sun, had already published an apology and agreed to pay substantial damages plus costs.
The newspaper's solicitor, Patrick Callaghan, apologised for the publication of the false allegations.
Raulynaitis's law firm, Carter-Ruck, said the damages were for libel and breach of privacy. "As well as being highly defamatory of Raulynaitis, the article was also a clear and serious infringement of his privacy," Carter-Ruck added.
"It included photographs of him at prayer, and indeed the website version of the article included deeply intrusive mobile phone footage, which readers of the Sun were encouraged to watch.
"References to the false story quickly found their way on to a number of other often Islamophobic websites and the footage of Raulynaitis at prayer was also posted on YouTube, where it was viewed by thousands more people." "
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dirty,lying scum sun.
hope he has a good time with the £30,000.
The story in March last year caused Arunas Raulynaitis considerable distress and embarrassment, his solicitor, Stephen Loughrey, told Mr Justice Eady at the high court in London.
Loughrey said the newspaper now accepted that the allegations were entirely false and that Raulynaitis did not order any passengers off, there was no rucksack and no one refused to reboard because they feared he was a fanatic.
"The article suggested that Raulynaitis was so arrogant, unprofessional and contemptuous of the passengers within his care whom he is paid to serve, that he ordered them off his bus so that he could pray," he added.
"The article went on to allege that the passengers later refused to reboard the bus because they spotted a rucksack and feared he may be a fanatic and therefore, it is to be inferred, a terrorist," Loughrey told the court.
"While it is the case that Raulynaitis did pray on the bus, he did so during his statutory rest break, as he is of course entitled to do. Not a single passenger was inconvenienced in any way. It transpires that an individual who noticed Raulynaitis at prayer chose to film this act on a mobile phone and sent the video to the Sun, which then reproduced stills from it alongside the article, as well as the footage itself on the Sun's website."
Loughrey said the article not only created an utterly false impression of Raulynaitis's attitude toward his passengers, but also wrongly cast serious aspersions on his religious faith.
He added that News Group Newspapers, the News International subsidiary that publishes the Sun, had already published an apology and agreed to pay substantial damages plus costs.
The newspaper's solicitor, Patrick Callaghan, apologised for the publication of the false allegations.
Raulynaitis's law firm, Carter-Ruck, said the damages were for libel and breach of privacy. "As well as being highly defamatory of Raulynaitis, the article was also a clear and serious infringement of his privacy," Carter-Ruck added.
"It included photographs of him at prayer, and indeed the website version of the article included deeply intrusive mobile phone footage, which readers of the Sun were encouraged to watch.
"References to the false story quickly found their way on to a number of other often Islamophobic websites and the footage of Raulynaitis at prayer was also posted on YouTube, where it was viewed by thousands more people." "
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dirty,lying scum sun.
hope he has a good time with the £30,000.
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There's a thread on here about it.
My first impressions it was a non news worthy article. This proves it I suppose..
My first impressions it was a non news worthy article. This proves it I suppose..
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OP got a link?
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What would you do?
You're on a bus with your family and suddenly out of the blue the bus stops, driver kneels down on the floor and starts praying.
What do you do, sit there and pussy out?
I don't mind admitting at that point I would have poo'd myself but at least I'd be trying to kick a window out and if that wasn't possible I'd be stamping on his head.
(of course the original story may be untrue but let's pretend it happened)
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Not with an attitude like that you won't.