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Old 10-08-2012, 03:56 PM   #1
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Default Men cant be trusted it seems?

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-...810-23y7q.html

Man asked not to sit next to unaccompanied children in the interests of safety apparently.

Outrageous if you ask me.

By this logic no men of a certain religion should be allowed on flights which is absurd as well.

You cannot tar a whole section of people because of the actions of a handful.

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Old 10-08-2012, 04:28 PM   #2
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Default Re: Men cant be trusted it seems?

Big old can of worms that one.

I don't know how I would have handled that myself.
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Old 10-08-2012, 04:39 PM   #3
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You cannot tar a whole section of people because of the actions of a handful.
Its not like they are like P platers who are all hoons or politicians who are all untrustworthy dropkicks, or refugees who are all terrorists, or Holden buyers who are all bogan sheep or Melbourne people who are...well Melbourne people......
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Old 10-08-2012, 04:54 PM   #4
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If the parents of the children were concerned, why did they let them fly unaccompanied?
Are we going to place a similar policy on public transport next?
How about on footpaths?

Taking this to its logical conclusion, we should separate men and have them travel up the front of the bus/train/plane, or have entirely separate modes of transport. That sounds like apartheid to me.....
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Old 10-08-2012, 05:07 PM   #5
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You may as well go one step further and seperate a father from his own children if all men cant be trusted to sit next to one.

Thats really an absurd policy. I can understand the idea behind its origin but.....
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Old 10-08-2012, 05:23 PM   #6
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That poor bloke, everybody looking at him like he was on the sex offenders list.

Disgusting & humiliating.
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Old 10-08-2012, 05:33 PM   #7
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Sadly most pedos are male.... and i can understand why they felt such a policy was in place, but have to sit on the fence with this one.
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I can understand the airlines stance, if something happened they'd be sued.
The parents should be made to sign a waiver.
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Default Re: Men cant be trusted it seems?

Nothing new...15 years ago I worked in childcare, and in my first job I was told that I was not allowed to change the nappy of a girls, instead only do boys nappies..

It's a disgrace, but that's the world we live in.

I would've had a hard time keeping my diplomacy hat on if I was that guy...
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............ or Melbourne people who are...well Melbourne people......
I resemble that comment!

While it is worthwhile discussion of sorts ..... really not for here.



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