Teenager told byMcDonalds to remove her hijab because it posed a "security threat"A woman has critic

builder22 said:
it's funny that McDonalds gets rowdy! ...was like an epsiode of Skins in a Glasgow branch one night :p
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Having spent quite some time during my student years cooking burgers at maccys, we had to call the police at least twice a night on friday and saturdays almost every friday and saturday nights. We eventually got a security guard for these nights it got so bad.

I personally have been thrown over the counter and been threatened with knifes. one of the managers had his head put through the window on the door and we were regularly involved in mass fights in the lobby. This was between 1987 and 1993 in Burnley mcd's. Dont know what its like these days but we had it fairly rough.
 
MonkeyMan said:
Just looks like he hasn't been trained properly in the video, probably told not to let anyone in covering their face (bike helmets etc) and got mixed up.

That said why does a McDonalds need a security guard? :eek: That's pretty sad
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To protect those precious patties from that dastardly Hamburglar, that's why :eek:
 
doofski said:
Having spent quite some time during my student years cooking burgers at maccys, we had to call the police at least twice a night on friday and saturdays almost every friday and saturday nights. We eventually got a security guard for these nights it got so bad.

I personally have been thrown over the counter and been threatened with knifes. one of the managers had his head put through the window on the door and we were regularly involved in mass fights in the lobby. This was between 1987 and 1993 in Burnley mcd's. Dont know what its like these days but we had it fairly rough.
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That does sound unpleasant. What were the customers like?
 
stockhausen said:
A 19-year-old Muslim woman was approached by a security guard at a London branch of McDonald's and told to remove her hijab because it posed a "security threat". She filmed the incident on her mobile 'phone and the video was allegedly posted on Twitter by a friend [BBC Link].

Two things about this tale puzzle me:
  1. How exactly does a hijab pose a "security threat"? Is it the same as a "hoodie"?
  2. At what point did the woman start videoing the interaction? Is there some "previous" involved?
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Probably zero threat at all, but guessing the security guard was told no one in head gear (meaning helmets/caps/hoodies etc) & he just took it to mean no head gear at all, which makes sense for cameras etc.

As for not getting served...so what? There's probably another half dozen takeaways on the same street. :rolleyes:

Greebo said:
Video here

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...hows-moment-muslim-student-told-cannot-enter/
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"The friend I was with was shocked and scared, and said it was a risky situation. When it was over, I finally realised how these situations can become dangerous. This is not a one-off thing."

Shocked & scared? Over what? Someone said you can't enter to buy junk food unless you take off your head scarf or wtf you had on. From the clip, the only one that sounded threatening/argumentative, was the one recording it all lol. :rolleyes:

MonkeyMan said:
Just looks like he hasn't been trained properly in the video, probably told not to let anyone in covering their face (bike helmets etc) and got mixed up.

That said why does a McDonalds need a security guard? :eek: That's pretty sad
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Yep, seems obvious option.

As for security, I've been all over & even seen Subways (sarnie place, not the transport type :p) with security lol.
 
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It seems like jobsworthism/stupidity from the security guard to me, there's absolutely nothing wrong with head scarves they are quite a nice item of apparel on asian women if I'm honest. I'm completely opposed to anything that covers the face though.
 
One person is clearly incompetent in their place of work, and this will be blown out of all proportion via a social media frenzy that attempts to prove that the entire world is broken.

I could get whipped into a lather about it, or I could head downstairs and tuck into some hearty fayre and think no more of it.

String logging out...
 
Clov!s said:
Strange, a hijab doesn’t even cover the face.

Now a burka I can agree with but not a hijab.
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This basically, with hijab's you usually can see the face clearly and shouldn't be a problem at all.

Burka on the other hand i think the security guard would totally within his rights to ask her to take it off
 
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