... I was absolutely fucking horrified to read about the two Asian men forced off a plane because they were 'talking Arabic and looking at their watches a lot'
Arabic? They were Indians! What the amoebas on the plane meant, and bear in mind it was a return flight from Malaga (yes I'm being stereotypical as well but do the fucking maths), was that they were Asian and not talking the queens own.... Anyway, frequently checking their watches? First off they were about to take off. Most people, awaiting the departure of public transport be it a plane, coach or train, will look at their fucking watches occasionally. Then add to that the fact that, by this time, they were probably aware of the heightened atmosphere being created by their fellow passengers - its no surprise they were feeling a little nervous. I do shit like that all the time. If I'm meeting someone in a pub and they're a little late and I have nothing to read I fidget, check the time, text my mum and/or chainsmoke like a trooper.
The bottom line is that this was a shocking display of paranoia, xenophobia and the end result of an insidious press campaign that lures the gullible into a seige mentality. Monarch, the airline involved, are guilty of employing a pilot who either is a stupid, bigotted little shit or doesn't believe he has the necessary wherewithall to stop a planeful of lagging, sunburnt West Street wankers lynching two of his passengers.
What would happen if, next time I'm on the number 1 bus into town, I insist that the old bloke next to me be removed because I think he might be a nonce because, when we passed a school, he didn't avert his eyes... was that his glasses case in his pocket or is he in fact a slavering child-rapist who could go off like a champagne cork at any moment? Jeez...
So, with this little rant in mind, if anyone reading this actively disagrees with me and believes that the nere'do-wells onboard Flight Fucking Stoopid were in fact a reasonable cross-section of this green and verdant isle, get the fuck off my site. Even if I've known you most of my life, or your dying of cancer - fuck off, delete me from your friends list and forget you ever knew me. Seriously, I'm that fucked off.