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Talullahhound
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The Taxi Drivers
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2/15/2011 7:58:00 PM
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I don't know if they work for a company or are independent hacks. If they are independent, then I guess they have the right to refuse passengers. I have no idea how wide spread the problem is and whether this is a coordinated position amongst all Somali cab drivers or just a few rogue drivers. I would think that at the airport, they would have to abide by certain rules regarding taking or not taking fares. This really isn't any different than an independent NYC hack saying that he won't go to Brooklyn after dark.
As far as the Target employees, again we have no idea is this is just one or two employees or a wide spread problem. I agree with you in principle that they are not "handling bacon" but a plastic package. But if the company chooses to accomodate them, well, isn't that the company's decision? Maybe it is company policy to accomodate religious beliefs. Maybe they don't require Jewish employee to handle ham either.
As far as the ghat. I guess that a determination will have to be made if it is a legal or illegal substance. If it is an illegal substance, then the sale of it must be prohibited. I remember a colleague of mine who was the Army section Chief at the Embassy in Yemen for a time. He told me that the Yemenese chewed ghat every afternoon. Men would get together and argue politics while chewing ghat and then eventually they would all just mellow out and doze off. He wasn't sure if it was addictive or not. (he said it tasted awful).
In general, I believe as most everyone here, that if you choose to live in the US, you should adopt both the language and the custom of the country. But if it involves religious practices and beliefs, I'm not sure anything can be done legally. I assume the Target workers are in the country legally and are either citizens or green card holders.
Maybe this isn't as wide spread a problem in MN as the person on Fox news would have you believe.
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