Day: October 2, 2016

A California woman is seeking an official apology from United Airlines for discrimination after she was re-seated by the airline due to two Pakistani Muslims refusing to share a row with her because she is a woman.

47 year old Mary Campos was called to the counter before boarding her flight, being told that her seat was reassigned because the two men who would have been sitting with her claimed they couldn’t sit next to a woman for religious reasons.

“I thought I lived in a culture where women were equal to men,” Mary Campos told CBS Los Angeles. “We can’t discriminate against half the population for a belief from another nation.”

She wrote a letter to the CEO of United, part of it saying: “Any belief that prevents individuals from interacting with females should not travel on commercial aircraft.”

Campos said her intention is not to sue United, but she wants the airline to apologize to the female flight crew and the female passengers, and to change their policies.  She said if the doesn’t get that, she’ll do whatever she has to do to protect women’s rights.

Following is a summary of this Breitbart article: 

An 34 year old Ethiopian immigrant who was working as a certified Nursing Assistant in Portland, Oregon has been arrested and charged with the rape of 87 and 94 year old patients, and a half dozen other alleged victims have come forward after his arrest making him likely face many more charges.

Most shocking is the fact that the lawsuit filed on behalf of the 87 year old victim claims that many of the attacks could have been prevented if the hospital acted after the 94 year old told them she had been raped back in June.

The lawsuit alleges:

“       [St. Vincent Medical Center] knew and had reason to know that Adeladilew Mekonen had abused and was likely to again sexually abuse ill and elderly female patients, including plaintiff, if he were allowed to be alone with them in their rooms, and yet defendant Providence directed and allowed Mekonen to continue to attend such female patients, including plaintiff, under such circumstances.”

The 87 year old’s attorney told a Portland TV station: “When you get an accusation as serious as this, you’re really supposed to do something about it.  You’re not supposed to look for the first door out and try to look for a way to say it never happened.”

The hospital issued a statement saying that they are working closely with law enforcement, and that they have a team of people working to review and investigate any patient concerns in all of their hospitals.

A neighbor of the suspect expressed surprise when he was interviewed by a local news station KATU, saying: “I thought he was a very nice guy, family oriented.”

Mekonen had been working at the hospital since May, a month before the first rape was reported.  He immigrated to the United States from Ethiopia in 2011.

Following is a summary of this DailyMail article: 

A 35 year old hairdresser was stabbed to death by her husband inside their apartment in Sydney, Australia because she converted to Christianity, according the the Sydney Herald.  Both are Iranian and have been living in Australia for four years on “bridging visas.”

Amir Darbanou, 42, was charged with the murder of his wife Nasrin Abek after police broke into the apartment at the request of her father who was concerned about her welfare.  Amir had called her father in Iran and told him that he killed his daughter, leading to her father frantically attempting to get the police to investigate the apartment.

One neighbor heard screams come from the apartment in the afternoon, but only silence after.

Following is a summary of this Sydney Morning Herald article: 

An Essential Research poll released on Wednesday found that 49 percent of Australians support a ban on Muslim Immigration, including 60 percent of Coalition voters, 40 percent of Labor Voters, and 34 percent of Green voters.

The most common reasons for wanting a ban were terrorism fears and the belief that Muslims do not share Australian values and do not want to integrate into society.  The poll was conducted in early August and then repeated to ensure that it was not a result on inconsistencies.

“It’s too a big a number to say it’s an unrepresentative rump that should be shunned from polite society,” pollster Peter Lewis told the media.

Following is a summary of this American Family Association article:  

The American Family Association (AFA) has compiled a list of ten cases which showcase why Target’s bathroom policy of allowing men who identify as females to enter women’s bathrooms and dressing rooms is dangerous to woman and children.

Target defends its transgender policies by saying, “We welcome transgender team members and guests to use the restroom or fitting room facility that corresponds with their gender identity. … Everyone deserves to feel like they belong.”

AFA President Tim Wildmon said, “The overwhelming evidence continues to pile up against Target’s policy to allow men into women’s restrooms and dressing rooms in its stores.  Target’s policy is exactly how sexual predators get access to their victims.  And the proof keeps mounting.  Clearly, Target’s dangerous policy poses a threat to wives and daughters.  Over 1.4 million people have pledged to boycott Target stores until protecting women and children is a priority.”

The AFA listed 10 cases this past year of women and girls being preyed upon due to Target’s policies:

— Man wanted for taking photos inside Target changing room

— Transgender woman caught filming in Target changing room

— Man seen reaching under stall with phone in Target dressing room

— ‘Peeping Tom’ reported in Target dressing room

— Teen girl reports dressing room peeper at Target

— Police Looking for Target Peeper

— Target peeping Tom pleads guilty

— Man Arrested for Taking Photos of Woman in Target Bathroom

— Peeping tom caught filming women in Brentwood Target dressing rooms

— ‘Peeping Tom’ took pics of people in Target bathroom