Poll: Tesco bans a "Jedi Knight" from their store

[TimeLord]

TESCO has been accused of religious discrimination - after banning a JEDI KNIGHT for wearing a hood.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2642956/Tesco-supermarket-bans-Jedi-Knight-for-wearing-hood.html


I think its amazing that some faiths would not be discriminated for this while others are.

What are your thoughts.


EDIT: I don't care how nerdy it is but I am a "Jedi" according to the UK Census ^^

 

[CompanionCube]

I don't THINK Jedi is a religon

Edit: It's really annoying when you get EIGHT messages saying your grammar sucks.

 

[NeutralMunchHotel]

Stupid. Both The Sun and Tesco - he shouldn't have been thrown out for having a hood, but it was nothing to do with his so called 'religion' (aside from the fact that that was what caused his to wear a hood in the first place) so I don't see why that was even brought up. Well, aside from making a sensationalist news story, that is.

 

[Cargando]

I don't Jedi is a religon

My good Sir, there is a Jedi Temple almost literally down the road from me.

Anyway, the story amused me much so.

 

[j0z]

Ummm.. this is The Sun, which I thought was about as reliable as The Onion. We don't have it over here, so I might be wrong.

 

[Sir Ollie]

Yeah...Jedi....religion, obviously the Emperor is behind this banning.

 

[Random Argument Man]

Jedi religion?!? Sheesh...

Oh well, I guess we do learn something new everyday!

 

[Wadders]

I love the replys to the article on the website:

"I'm surprised he's allowed out alone." Posted by: Ian12334

"(AHEM)
I think this chap is a tree hugger,
I don't know about Darthvader,
But certainly daftbugger.

Haw haw haw(may the sauce be with you) Haw haw haw" Posted by: THICKAS2SHORTMANCS

Pure genius.

 

[bodyklok]

I'll advise worshippers to boycott Tesco if it happens again. They will feel the Force.

That crashing sound that just resonated around the world was the combined force of a thousand people falling out of their seats laughing.

 

[El Poncho]

It's also good to know that there are a fair amount of jedi knights on my local police force(no joke)

 

[Adam]

Religion or no that man was wearing a large hood that concealed his face, which is against store policy because security cameras can't see his face and identify him on cctv should he commit a crime. Being part of a religion dosent excuse you from the law or the laws of a shop. Period.

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

If they ban him for his hood, Muslims should be banned for the whole black cloth over their face thing. Just because a few million people believe the same thing doesn't mean they should get it easy.

Some do, some don't. It depends on where you go.

OT: It's store policy, you might not agree with it, but it's story policy either way.

 

[Xero Scythe]

i actually think that they were right to do this. muslims are whipped, killed, and punished for not wearing veils, and most of them probably can be seen through with a cctv camera. hoods however, especially the leathery kind most likely worn by the jedi, is made of thicker stuff and cannot be seen through.

make of it what you will. this is what i think.

 

[Pimppeter2]

Wow, what a lamo.

 

[Maze1125]

Religion or no that man was wearing a large hood that concealed his face, which is against store policy because security cameras can't see his face and identify him on cctv should he commit a crime. Being part of a religion dosent excuse you from the law or the laws of a shop. Period.

Then how come the Muslim woman was left alone?

 

[GyroCaptain]

Since when did Jedi have to wear hoods all the time in public? The most easily discernible trend in the films is wearing a hood when you're 'being polite'/unobtrusive, and removal of the hood for conversation or fighting.

...I'll go back to my nerdcave.

 

[Maze1125]

and most of them probably can be seen through with a cctv camera.

If they can be seen through then they're not following the rules of their religion correctly.

 

[yaik7a]

If they ban him for his hood, Muslims should be banned for the whole black cloth over their face thing. Just because a few million people believe the same thing doesn't mean they should get it easy.

billion

 

[TimeLord]

Religion or no that man was wearing a large hood that concealed his face, which is against store policy because security cameras can't see his face and identify him on cctv should he commit a crime. Being part of a religion dosent excuse you from the law or the laws of a shop. Period.

Thats all very well but when did you last see a news story about a store banning a Muslim woman for wearing a veil?

i actually think that they were right to do this. muslims are whipped, killed, and punished for not wearing veils

I dont think so in this country. In their own country then thats their laws.