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Passengers Left Stunned After Muslim Bus Driver Pulls Over and Begins Praying In The Aisle
Daily Mail (UK) ^ | February 08, 2010
Posted on Monday, February 08, 2010 9:20:42 PM by Steelfish
Passengers Left Stunned After Muslim Bus Driver Pulls Over and Begins Praying In The Aisle By DAILY MAIL REPORTER 08th February 2010
The driver pulled over in his No.24 bus and began to pray in front of bemused passengers. A Muslim bus driver stunned passengers by pulling over mid-route and beginning to pray in the aisle. The driver stopped the bus without warning before removing his shoes and, using a fluorescent jacket as a prayer mat, beginning to chant in Arabic.
Passengers said they feared the driver could be preparing for a terror attack. No one was able to get on or off the vehicle during the five-minute prayer session.
Passenger Gayle Griffiths complained to Transport for London about the bizarre incident on the No.24 bus in Gospel Oak, north London, this week. Mother-of-one Miss Griffiths, 33, of Camden, north-west London, had boarded the bus a few minutes earlier on her way home from work.
She says that she even feared at the time that the driver might be a fanatic planning to blow up the bus. She said: 'I have done the journey a million times before but I was in a hurry to get home to pick my little girl up from school.
'We had just picked up and let off people at a bus stop and moved off again when the driver stopped the bus very suddenly. 'He got out of his cab, leaving the engine running, and walked towards the middle exit door. 'He laid out a fluorescent jacket on the floor and I thought that somebody must have been sick and he was covering it up. 'I didn't really think much of it.
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No wonder 42% want to leave.
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smooth move. ::)
" No one was able to get on or off the vehicle during the five-minute prayer session"
I'd like to think I'd stay calm in a situation like that but I'd more than likely stomp his face into the floor of the bus and jump out the doors. I mean who would really just sit there and wait for some shit to potentially blow up? :D The English are asleep at the wheel.
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WHERE ARE THE ACTIVIST GROUPS THAT WONT SHUT UP ABOUT KEEPING RELIGION AWAY FROM OUR KIDS
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Fucking ridiculous
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Bus drivers in London pray, ...and the ones in Toronto stop for coffee & TimBits while berating passengers.
public transit sucks don't it? :D
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WHERE ARE THE ACTIVIST GROUPS THAT WONT SHUT UP ABOUT KEEPING RELIGION AWAY FROM OUR KIDS
This isn't about religion, ...it's about punctuality. Transit systems have schedules to meet,
...and if for whatever reason he cannot meet this, he needs to be doing something else for a living.
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This isn't about religion, ...it's about punctuality. Transit systems have schedules to meet,
...and if for whatever reason he cannot meet this, he needs to be doing something else for a living.
Unreal.
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This isn't about religion, ...it's about punctuality. Transit systems have schedules to meet,
...and if for whatever reason he cannot meet this, he needs to be doing something else for a living.
LOLLOLOL
You fucking hypocrite! If this guy was a baptist, or an extremely devout Christian of any kind, you would be throwing a shit fit about how bad religion is. Because the bus driver in this case worships the sandy pedophile, now the issue is "punctuality".
Give me a break--- You are so predictable it's a joke.
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A. did you want the activist groups to post here on it?
B. please don't post in all caps, thanks.
Hugo - if you were sitting on the bus and this driver did this, what would be your reaction?
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LOLLOLOL
You fucking hypocrite! If this guy was a baptist, or an extremely devout Christian of any kind, you would be throwing a shit fit about how bad religion is. Because the bus driver in this case worships the sandy pedophile, now the issue is "punctuality".
Give me a break--- You are so predictable it's a joke.
Holy shit.....the sandy pedophile...priceless. I'm using this shit. Jag defends every shitbag known to man, if they're anti West.
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This isn't about religion, ...it's about punctuality. Transit systems have schedules to meet,
...and if for whatever reason he cannot meet this, he needs to be doing something else for a living.
LOLLOLOL
You fucking hypocrite! If this guy was a baptist, or an extremely devout Christian of any kind, you would be throwing a shit fit about how bad religion is. Because the bus driver in this case worships the sandy pedophile, now the issue is "punctuality".
Give me a break--- You are so predictable it's a joke.
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I FVCKING HATE DELUSIONAL EVANGELICALS >:(
You are fvcking certifiable in your delusion & denial.
It's the goddamn evangelicals who make it a political issue. Get real!!!
I will welcome the day that religion is forced underground!
Any evangelical I off, is gonna be one who trys imposing themself on me. There's a big difference.
It's like someone on here once said "I'll shoot the fvckers if I have to."
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OWNED!!!
STFU Jag...you have been owned into the next century.
Have a nice day!
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OWNED!!!
STFU Jag...you have been owned into the next century.
Have a nice day!
Jag wont live this one down for awhile. ;D ;D
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hugo i have a pile of shit laptop at work that has had food, drinks and protrin shakes on it and when i hit shift sometimes it wont stop writing in caps for a day, i am sure you can deal with it cant you?
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Can't say this is surprising. How many other religious folk would stop the bus to start praying in the aisle? I wonder if the insurgents in Afghanistan stop to pray in the middle of a firefight.
And even more surprising that Jag is defending this clown. ::)
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LOLLOLOL
You fucking hypocrite! If this guy was a baptist, or an extremely devout Christian of any kind, you would be throwing a shit fit about how bad religion is. Because the bus driver in this case worships the sandy pedophile, now the issue is "punctuality".
Give me a break--- You are so predictable it's a joke.
Uh... actually we had a situation just like this occur here in Toronto a few days ago.
The driver didn't stop to "pray"... he stopped to have a coffee & Timbits, and it has caused a furor.
I personally don't give a poop if someone wants to pray, ...but if I'm sitting on a bus... the driver had better adhere to the schedule, and not delay me, or prevent me from making my transfers. For me, it's about punctuality, PERIOD!
Now, ...if the driver had insisted that everyone on the bus remove their shoes and join him on his prayer mat praying to Allah, ...you had better believe I would have had a problem with it, ....but that didn't occur did it? but he did delay the other passengers. Whether the delay was due to his prayers, ...or his desire for a coffee break, ... or even a pee break, it was still an unecessary delay, ...and that is what I object to.
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Can't say this is surprising. How many other religious folk would stop the bus to start praying in the aisle? I wonder if the insurgents in Afghanistan stop to pray in the middle of a firefight.
And even more surprising that Jag is defending this clown. ::)
You really have a comprehension problem don't you?
Who is defending this guy? I clearly stated the guy needs to be in a different profession if his religion prevents him from doing the job and meeting the schedules. how is that defending him? Or would you have preferred I say he is not entitled to his religion? Anyone is entitiled to follow whatever religion they choose... whether it is to worship God, Allah, Yahweh, Buddha, Confucious, ...or even the flying spaghetti monster. But when the practice of that religion interferes with their ability to do their job... or treads on the rights of others... there's a problem.
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Holy shit.....the sandy pedophile...priceless. I'm using this shit. Jag defends every shitbag known to man, if they're anti West.
Again I ask... how have I "defended him" when I say he needs to be doing some other job?
And how do you know this guy is "anti-west"? The pavlovian hatred that spews from you is quite shocking.
I never knew it was possible to lose one's ability to think so completely, and still function in society.
The really scary part is... you have access to guns.
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I personally don't give a poop if someone wants to pray, ...but if I'm sitting on a bus... the driver had better adhere to the schedule, and not delay me, or prevent me from making my transfers. For me, it's about punctuality, PERIOD!
This seems to imply that if he's punctual, it's ok for him to stop the bus and pray. Are you saying it's ok as long as he's punctual?
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The pavlovian hatred that spews from you is quite shocking.
I never knew it was possible to lose one's ability to think so completely, and still function in society.
The really scary part is... you have access to guns.
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I FVCKING HATE DELUSIONAL EVANGELICALS >:(
You are fvcking certifiable in your delusion & denial.
It's the goddamn evangelicals who make it a political issue. Get real!!!
I will welcome the day that religion is forced underground!
Any evangelical I off, is gonna be one who trys imposing themself on me. There's a big difference.
It's like someone on here once said "I'll shoot the fvckers if I have to."
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OWNED.
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I wonder if jag would feel the same way if this were a catholic bus driver that just popped in real quick to recieve communion for ten min but still was punctual?
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This seems to imply that if he's punctual, it's ok for him to stop the bus and pray. Are you saying it's ok as long as he's punctual?
I don't know about London UK, but here in Toronto, bus drivers are penalized both for being late, as well as being early. It's not unusual to see buses that arrive at a stop too early, to sit there until the time that they are suppose to arrive and depart from that stop, in order to facilitate transfers etc. We normally witness this in the evening when reduced volume of traffic tends to put some routes slightly ahead of schedule, and service is less frequent. If a bus arrives 5 mins early and leaves, ...and there isn't another bus for 40 - 60 mins, ...people get pissed, ...especially late at night or in the winter if they have to stand out in the cold. I've often seen drivers ahead of schedule, stop the bus to have a cigarette or grab a coffee. If he was early, ...I probably wouldn't have a problem with him using the wait time to pray, read the paper, smoke a cigarette, grab a coffee etc. Not as long as he didn't delay me or veer off the schedule. If he insisted I join him in his prayers, ...I'd have a problem with that.
I don't have a problem witnessing other people praying, ...unless I'm on an airplane and it's the pilot and/or flight attendants. :D
When I was 13, my older sister and I were on a plane back from the USA, and we ran into turbulence. It was kind of scary, ...but what really scared the heck out of me was after we had landed, and we were departing the plane, ...i overheard the pilot admitting to the flight attendant that he thought we were all goners from that last round of turbulence. That made me freak!
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I wonder if jag would feel the same way if this were a catholic bus driver that just popped in real quick to recieve communion for ten min but still was punctual?
I wouldn't care, ...as long as he was on schedule, ...and didn't insist I pop in to receive communion with him.
Same applies if he were Jewish, Buddhist, Confucionist, or a follower of the flying spaghetti monster.
...actually strike that, ...if a follower of the flying spaghetti monster invited me to have pasta with him,
...I might actually like that. I like pasta. :D
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I think the issue here is that everyone is on edge after all the anti-muslim propaganda that has been spewed on the airwaves. Bad form for a guy to decide to pray on a bus - he must have scared the shit out of everybody.
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I think the issue here is that everyone is on edge after all the anti-muslim propaganda that has been spewed on the airwaves. Bad form for a guy to decide to pray on a bus - he must have scared the shit out of everybody.
BINGO!!!!
Helmet head even went so far as to call him "anti-west".
Talk about a brain washed conditioned pavlovian response.
What a moron!!! If he's an example of America's best military minds at work, ...America is in trouble.
This brings up another issue. In a land where people are supposed to be free, ...it would seem as though he is expected to not be himself, but to try to appease the ignorance of those who are seemingly incapable of critical thought? Yikes! He's a muslim... he must be a suicide bomber! Yikes! he's a muslim... he must hate the west!
Yikes! He's a muslim... so let's fault him for the frightful horrors we imagined, because our brains have atrophied from chronic underuse. ::)
Just roll the damn bus on schedule!
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smooth move. ::)
" No one was able to get on or off the vehicle during the five-minute prayer session"
I'd like to think I'd stay calm in a situation like that but I'd more than likely stomp his face into the floor of the bus and jump out the doors. I mean who would really just sit there and wait for some shit to potentially blow up? :D The English are asleep at the wheel.
LOL I agree the moment he started chanting it would have been boot to face time and then im out... :D
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LOL I agree the moment he started chanting it would have been boot to face time and then im out... :D
No shit. Is this really a debate? I think a good face stomp would solve any future potential punctuality problems.
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I think the issue here is that everyone is on edge after all the anti-muslim propaganda that has been spewed on the airwaves. Bad form for a guy to decide to pray on a bus - he must have scared the shit out of everybody.
The issue is that the guy should not take a job if he is going to let his religious prayer observances get in the way.
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The issue is that the guy should not take a job if he is going to let his religious prayer observances get in the way.
Yeah - I think I said that as well if you can read my post.
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pfft...yeesh....i woulda kicked the jackass in the ass as he bent over to pray...
the koran actually condems this idiotic behaviour....
my gawd...whats wrong with Europe for putting up with this shit....IF THAT FUCKER HAD DONE AS SUCH IN KARACHI PAKISTAN...HE WOULD BEEN BEATEN TO DEATH....I KID YOU NOT...HE WOULDN'T HAVE DARED