Some cabdrivers at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are refusing to carry airport travelers. The reason is the drivers' religious beliefs. Many of theairport's taxis are driven by Somalis who believe their Muslim religion strictly forbids the transport of alcohol or dogs. This includes people with guide dogs. It says something about a religion that encourages you to discriminate against the blind.
A meeting of the Metropolitan Airports Commission's management and operations committee, officials have arrived at a potential solution. Drivers who refuse fares that are not life-threatening or where the pasenger is not intoxicated would have their airport licenses suspended. The first offense would result in a thirty day suspension and the second offense would be punished by two years. Personally, if it happens twice I think the suspension should be permanent with community service at the animal shelter. Let's hope the Commission sticks to its guns.
Hat tip Pioneer Press.
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