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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Mar 06, 2014 8:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Taxi firm sorry after cabbie kicks two gay men |
Taxi firm sorry after cabbie kicks two gay men out of car for kissing A driver at one of Northern Ireland’s biggest taxi companies faces disciplinary action after he was accused of kicking two gay men out of his cab for kissing in the back seat. FonaCab has apologised for the incident, which saw one of its drivers order the men and their friends out of his vehicle at the side of the road on Tuesday night. Mark McLoughlin (19) has told of his shock at being told to “get the f*** out” after his friend, Stuart McDonald, kissed him on the cheek and neck. The men were travelling to a city centre nightclub at about 11.30pm from their student halls at Queen's University, where they are first year students. Mr McLoughlin said: “We rang for two taxis to take us to the Kremlin from Elms Village. The other taxi arrived at the Kremlin no problem and we got into the second. “My friend Stuart kissed me on the cheek and then on the neck and the taxi driver must have seen us through the glass because he said, ‘Stop that, I'm not having that in my taxi'. “He pulled over on the Malone Road and we said, ‘Are you serious? You can't do that, it's illegal'. He said, ‘Yes, get out now, I don't care'.” The four were so shocked they didn't move until the driver, who was aged in his 50s or 60s, told them to “get the f*** out”. They then called FonaCab to complain while flagging down another taxi. The firm, which operates a 500-strong fleet across Belfast, issued a swift apology to Mr McLoughlin yesterday. Ironically, the company was the official taxi partner for last year's Belfast Pride festival. Speaking to the Belfast Telegraph, FonaCab business development manager Simon Kitchen said: “FonaCab are an equal opportunities employer and have a stringent equality and diversity policy. We take pride in offering services to the entire community and are a sponsor of Belfast Pride. “We are aware of an alleged incident taking place and are conducting an internal investigation. It would be unfair at this time to comment as the investigation is still ongoing. “We certainly would not condone this type of behaviour in any circumstance and would not tolerate this within our organisation.” Mr McLoughlin, who is from Newry and studies Psychology at Queen's, said he had sought advice from the Equality Commission Northern Ireland, but that he was satisfied with the way FonaCab had handled it. “I know FonaCab aren't a bad company, it was just this one driver,” he added. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/ ... 67842.html |
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| Author: | cabby john [ Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi firm sorry after cabbie kicks two gay men |
Okay put the "Gay" situation to one side. What is considered acceptable/permissive behaviour in a cab? "It was a kiss on my cheek and then on my neck"..............oh dear, when are we allowed too say...........STOP? |
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi firm sorry after cabbie kicks two gay men |
They would've got the boot out of my cab to. |
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| Author: | townhalltaxis [ Thu Mar 06, 2014 6:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi firm sorry after cabbie kicks two gay men |
What if it was the other way round and lets say the offended party were heading to a taxi renk and the driver was gay and giving his boyfriend a kiss on the cheek and neck Would that be aceptable behavor. |
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| Author: | Skull [ Thu Mar 06, 2014 6:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi firm sorry after cabbie kicks two gay men |
Get a grip ffs, as long as they are kissing each other then who gives a fu*k? I think it's a case of "whatever floats your boat" and as long as they are not hurting anyone, what's the problem?  Who is anyone to dictate what is acceptable and how another person is supposed to live? This Irish taxi driver is just an old bigot. 
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| Author: | Skull [ Thu Mar 06, 2014 6:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi firm sorry after cabbie kicks two gay men |
Oh and if you take offence at Dykes and Queens strutting their stuff, perhaps taxi driving is not for you. 
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| Author: | gusmac [ Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi firm sorry after cabbie kicks two gay men |
Skull wrote: Oh and if you take offence at Dykes and Queens strutting their stuff, perhaps taxi driving is not for you. Have to agree. It takes all sorts to make a world and everyone of them is a customer.
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| Author: | rambo [ Fri Mar 07, 2014 2:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Taxi firm sorry after cabbie kicks two gay men |
Skull wrote: Oh and if you take offence at Dykes and Queens strutting their stuff, perhaps taxi driving is not for you. Agree. I always found gay men good passengers and good tippers. |
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