Airlines discriminate against MEN...
 

http://www.tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/633779

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If it helps one kid from being victimized by a perv on a commercial flight it is worth the trouble and effort.

The Human Rights Commission has become involved in a row over airline seating policies in which men aren't allowed to sit next to unaccompanied children on flights.

Now the policy's legality looks set to be tested.

When Mark Worsley checked in for a Qantas flight he was allocated a seat next to a young boy but half an hour later he was moved.

"She told me it was regulations that no male passenger should be sitting next to unaccompanied children," he says.

"I was shocked and really embarrassed being broiled out on a public flight and then later on the flight I just got angry."

A father himself, Worsley is still furious he was seen as a potential danger.

"It was a public flight, what was I going to do or anybody going to do on a public flight and the stewardess was keeping an eye out for this child," Worsley says.

Qantas says its policy just reflects parents' concerns that unaccompanied minors not be seated next to adult males, emergency exits or in some cases window seats.

The Children's Commissioner has commended the policy for trying to keep children safe and doesn't believe it was intended to discriminate against men.

But the Human Rights Commission says there are grounds to investigate.

The policy has annoyed some men so much they're considering a boycott.

Richard Aston runs a mentoring service which helps boys who don't have male role models.

"I'm deeply offended that Qantas or Air New Zealand could see every man that comes onto a plane as a potential child molester," Aston says.

But Qantas isn't alone. Other airlines One News spoke to have similar guidelines. They say it's to protect male passengers from potential allegations as much as the children.

But it does seem the policy is restricted to airlines.

Intercity buses tries to seat children within the first four rows so they can be seen by the driver but it doesn't prevent them sitting next to men.

hehe, Thats great ! I love it ! I don't want to sit next to a child !

"The Children's Commissioner has commended the policy for trying to keep children safe and doesn't believe it was intended to discriminate against men."

Thats a funny quote, because thats literally EXACTLY what the policy IS in tended to do, lmao.

People are such idiots.

I wouldn't have a problem with it if they moved me up to first class or to an exit row seat - short of that - move the kid

i hate sitting next to children anyways :2 cents:

Like I care who I sit next to :1orglaugh

thats good, who the hell wants an unsupervised kid next to them on a flight anyway? I'm not a babysitter get that little fucker away from me

There's obviously nothing wrong with protecting the children, but there should be more tactful ways of handling the situation.

Simply put, the child is the last person to get on the plane, and the flight attendant finds a seat that's appropriate for the child without disturbing other passengers.

If someone HAS to be moved to keep the child "Safe", move them...THEN sit the child down. It's going to be a lot less embarrassing than having someone moved mid-flight because they're a potential molester.

Unfortunately, common sense seems to be a thing of the past these days.

There are lots of women who like to diddle little children as well.

Welll there goes my next flight plan..

The state must declare the child to be the most precious treasure of the people. As long as the government is perceived as working for the benefit of the children, the people will happily endure almost any curtailment of liberty and almost any deprivation.


Adolf Hitler.

Wonderful post

If the Children's Commissioner was so keen on keeping children safe, perhaps he should do something about children being allowed to fly unaccompanied...

While we're at it, how about stopping fat people from sitting next to me when I fly? They might try to steal my food...

its not like parents send their kids to Tokio for three months unaccompanied

the kid is accompanied till on the plane ,there the stewardess looks after the kid , then off the plane , the kid once again is accompanied by someone waiting for them ,