Comments | ljforchoice: first it was the pharmacists

burgundy in ljforchoice

first it was the pharmacists

Jul 16, 2010 18:42

Bus driver claims abortion views led to his firing.

Woman wants to take bus to Planned Parenthood. Bus driver refuses, on the grounds that OMG BORTIUNZ! Bus driver is fired. Bus driver then claims religious discrimination.

I'm not going to get too upset until this isn't laughed out of court. In the meantime... this is where all those fucking ( Read more... )

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noabsolutes July 16 2010, 23:46:08 UTC

The comments on this news article seem to be overwhelmingly reasonable.

Where the hell am I? Is this still the internet?

burgundy July 17 2010, 00:00:04 UTC

My experience with comments on the Statesman is that if anything can be turned into an attack on Obama and/or illegal immigrants, then it will be. I haven't read through the comments in detail, but I didn't see any of that at all, which is just further proof that it's a bleed-through from some kind of alternate dimension.

the_dying_id July 17 2010, 03:36:57 UTC

This man seems to be doing exactly what you claim he's not. He willfully disobeyed his supervisor, was fired from his job, and is now fighting it in court. He took the consequences of standing up for his beliefs and is trying to use them to change the system. If he wins this court case it would set a president for anybody to refuse to perform a job duty that required them to help someone obtain an abortion. That would be a huge victory for the pro-lifers. Why do you think an evangelist church is paying for his lawyer?

red_girl_42 July 17 2010, 05:40:32 UTC

For all he knew, she could have been going there to picket AGAINST abortion.

Bus drivers are not entitled to know the reasons why their passengers are going where they're going. It's not like anyone was asking him to work the aspiration machine, for God's sake.

virginia_fell July 17 2010, 06:16:49 UTC

WTFery abounds. In a country where unemployment is still somewhere around one in ten people... this guy is STILL willing to lose his job for the chance to oppress women. Thanks, man. Way to be a bro.

finding_helena July 17 2010, 15:41:31 UTC

Hey, maybe a more deserving person will get the job now. He's doing his part for the unemployed!

virginia_fell July 17 2010, 18:49:54 UTC

This is true. There is something noble about stepping aside so that somebody who has empathy for their fellow humans can have a shot at succeeding.

Way to go bus driver. >:P