jimbo wrote:
Skull wrote:
JD wrote:
May 10, 2007 Thursday
Ali convicted.
TDO highlighted this incident several months ago and it is no surprise this gentleman was found guilty. Liakath Ali refused to pick up a blind woman claiming he was allergic to dog hair but has been convicted under the DDA.
Ali faces losing his licence after turning down Paula Thomas, 32. She said he failed to tell her about his allergy and had no medical note displayed in his taxi.
Ali was found guilty of refusing to carry out a booking at Westminster Magistrates Court. He will be sentenced on June 8.
Royal National Institute for the Blind employee Paula said afterwards: "I was very upset and hurt."
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Paula Thomas, 32. She said he failed to tell her about his allergy and had no medical note displayed in his taxi.
I hate to point this out but how would she know there was no ‘medical note’ in his taxi?
It seems to me her memory is very good when it comes to remembering things she can’t see but explicit when it comes to things she wasn’t told.
BTW, before anybody goes off on one I am just pointing out the obvious flaw in her story.
And I hate to point out to you Mr Skull, That she said the driver "FAILED TO TELL HER ABOUT HIS ALLERGY" There's a clue in the word TELL you numbskull you. BTW, I have a blind relative who greets everyone with a "nice to see you" it don't mean that he can.
“She said he failed to tell her about his allergy and had no medical note displayed in his taxi”.
Firstly this is not an unambiguous piece of writing and secondly, “to tell” is spoken – “and had no medical note displayed” referrers to what can actually be seen with the naked eye.
Now tell me Jimbo, would your blind relative having witnessed a bank robbery make a statement concerning what she had seen, or what she had heard?
I don’t believe this person did not have any dialogue with the cabby other than being told he did not take dogs. No one would refuse a blind person without some kind of excuse, knowing the potential consequences of their actions.
BTW Jimbo, blind people tell lies too, and so do people from other disabled groups. I know of numerous occasions where this has happened, and like you Jimbo, they attempt to use disability as a weapon to beat people with.
Using your blind relative to score a point makes you just as desperate as they are- pri*k
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