he refused to sit next to a woman, citing Sharia law, and later assaulted a female flight attendant who intervened.
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Authorities identified the suspect only as a Turkish national living in Germany.

That level of disrespect for the values of a democracy should get you expelled IMO.
This is an extreme level of sexist discrimination, that goes against fundamental values of a modern democracy.
This kind of people is not fit to live in a democracy.
Fining him and maybe even sending him to jail for a few months will not teach such a person anything, but will only radicalize him further against the values of democracy.

Officials said the man also insulted federal police officers during questioning. According to authorities, he made the remarks in Turkish without realizing that one of the interviewing officers understood the language.

I mean, even aside from that, I suspect that they're probably wearing bodycams...

Good — now do all the religious zealots — like Christian or Jewish extremists.

You can't just say Sharia law and expect a new seat assignment.

I didn't say it, I invoked it.

Ignoring all the other problems, a turkish man referring to sharia law is like an anarchist referring to the bible.

I'll try to invoke shakira law next time to try to get an upgrade to business class

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_anarchism?wprov=sfla1

Fuck misogynistic twerps and assholes who give flight attendants and other kinds of service workers a hard time, but this story would not be getting signal boosted by rags like the Daily Mail and New York Post if it wasn't a Muslim immigrant being accused

Huh

“Christian extremists” always leaves a bad taste in my mouth. A real Christian extremist would be giving away everything they owned and responding to all violence with pacifism. I think Christofascism usually fits better.

Doesn’t Shakira use a private jet?

Turkey is a secular country, no sharia law there

IIRC, an ultra-orthodox Jewish passenger tried something similar on an El Al flight a few years ago, and made the news.

I’m proud that I guessed Germany from this quote. What an idiot (for multiple reasons)

Any hips caught lying will be put to death

Eh, fascists are a kind of extremist. Every religion has good and bad parts and for some reason when you hear about extremists in the news it's always people who go hard on the bad parts.

searches

It sounds like they have gender-segregated seating on public transport.

https://anjo.pt/travel/2023/11/24/extra-post-navigating-gender-lines-turkeys-quirky-public-transport-rules/

Hey travelers! Ever booked a seat on public transport and had to specify your gender? Well, welcome to Turkey! In this unique travel experience, seating next to someone of the opposite sex is a bit of a no-no, unless you book together.

Trains: Clear as Day

Turkey’s train system doesn’t beat around the bush. Try booking seats next to someone of the opposite sex, and bam! You’re hit with a clear message saying, “Not allowed.” They’re serious about keeping guys and gals in their separate travel lanes.

Buses: No Mix and Match

Now, buses take it up a notch. Most systems won’t even let you book seats next to the opposite sex. No ifs, ands, or buts. It’s a full-on restriction. Talk about keeping things strictly platonic on the road!

Sure, some argue it’s about passenger comfort and safety. But seems not everyone’s on board with this gender-segregated journey. Critics say it’s a buzzkill for personal freedom. Solo travelers, especially those outside traditional gender norms, might find it a tad awkward or downright frustrating.

I wish there were more "extremists" that were like that.

Wasn't that done to prevent public rapes at nights, even during days?

*was

This is an extreme level of sexist discrimination, that goes against fundamental values of a modern democracy.

Well that escalated quickly. More seriously, while the man in the OP is definitely entitled, what he wanted was not inherently sexist. Having strict beliefs about cross-gender contact can lead to sexism, but isn't that in and of itself. Most cultures out there put some limit on what unrelated men and women can do or where they can be together, and those limits can be fairly benign as long as they don't lead people to do things like assault flight attendants.

Eh, it’s more of a guideline than a rule.

Not accepting women as equals is NOT COMPATIBLE with democracy. If your believes rule out rights for 50% of the population, you also don't deserve living in one. Physically attacking the female flight attendant shows this isn't something about "beliefs about cross-gender contact", its about seeing women as inferior.

Same tale as with fascism: total tolerance leads to the extinction of tolerance, which means we must be intolerant of people like this disgusting chud.

There must be a mechanism to remove such people from societies where they only inflict damage. Sadly simple removing his citizenship is not legal, but i'd approve of any measured approach to make him realize that living where people regardless of gender have the same rights might come at a cost that is too high to pay.

This is so far out I'm simply at a loss for words on how to respond!? But I will make an effort to try anyway.
The norm in a modern democracy is to treat each other as equals, and respect the personal sphere of individuals.
Of course there are limits on what people can do towards each other, like assault is not allowed, but that rule is equal for all, and is not a "sexist" rule. It does protect women against sexist assault, but it does the same for men, although the problem for women are several magnitudes bigger.
Are you really comparing sitting next to a woman would be akin to sexual assault, in a society where men and women are treated as equals?

I have to downvote you, because I don't see a way you could have made the above comment in good faith. I reeks of apologism towards religious extremism and sexual discrimination.

I DEMAND to sit next to Shakira!

I INVOKE my right to sit next to Shakira!

I tried to make a respond too, but Yours is probably better.

Physically attacking the female flight attendant shows this isn’t something about “beliefs about cross-gender contact”, its about seeing women as inferior.

Excellent point. 👍

Sadly simple removing his citizenship is not legal

If he has dual citizenship it is. But IMO it sucks that it has to depend on that.

Physically attacking the female flight attendant shows this isn't something about "beliefs about cross-gender contact", its about seeing women as inferior.

Or he could just be an entitled asshole. There's no point in making judgements without enough information, and it's not like being entitled justifies punching a flight attendant in the face.

Even Jesus said to sell your cloak for a sword, a good Christian shouldn't seek to start conflict but is entirely allowed to defend themselves.

You're arguing past my point and not really addressing anything I actually said?

Are you really comparing sitting next to a woman would be akin to sexual assault, in a society where men and women are treated as equals?

No? I'm comparing it to something like hugs, which are acceptable cross-gender greetings in some places but limited to the same gender in others. That doesn't make places where the latter holds anti-democratic. I thought I was clear enough on that, but I'm not justifying what the man in the OP did; I'm just saying jumping from that to "disrespect for democratic values" is reading more into the story than there is to it. Plain entitlement is sufficient to explain everything we see here, and there'd have been no problem had the man been more respectful about what he was trying to do (for example by looking for someone to switch seats with). This is ultimately a problem of how he went about it, not of what he was trying to do.

No? I’m comparing it to something like hugs, which are acceptable cross-gender greetings in some places

No it's not, not among strangers in a random situation like sitting besides each other in a plane.
But sure if both parties are OK with it, why should society be involved with a voluntary legal interaction between 2 people that consent?

Not consenting to sit beside a woman however is CLEARLY discriminatory. As is attacking the flight attendant for doing her job! It is not normal or polite behavior. It is prejudiced religious bigotry.
And anyone behaving like that can fuck right off, and live in a paradise of religious bigotry in some religiously fanatic country.
You are trying to compare crazy with normal. Religious law is based on superstition and delusions. Democracy is based on the pursuit of building a better and fairer society for all.
Democracy is the opposite of being based on religion. If you want to live under laws based on religion, you do not belong or deserve to live in a democracy.

As I recently learned: there were people like that, for example Waldians. There policy of forgiveness, giving to the poor and supporting each other didn't sit right with the clergy and nobleman, so they terrorised them and persecuted them e.g. via the Spanish inquisition.

People actively physically harming others aren't "assholes", they are criminals. The combination with his obvious believe in the inferiority of women makes it a fucking hate crime.

There aren't many non Muslims who would try to use Sharia law..

People actively physically harming others aren't "assholes", they are criminals.

Okay? That has nothing to do with anything I said.

The combination with his obvious believe in the inferiority of women makes it a fucking hate crime.

Well that's certainly your assumption, but you haven't actually backed it up with anything.

"I prefer that men who assault flight attendents not be muslim" -news outlets owned by rich christians who believe 99% of what sharia law muslims believe

They use use regular laws and systemic oppression in the white, western world. There was a time in the white western world where only good looking, single women could be flight attendants. There was a time in the white, western world, that my grandmother remembers, where she wasn't allowed to have a credit card without a husband or father to co-sign.

WAKA WAKA the plane has been diverted to Africa.

So you don't disagree with the ideology of fascism, you only disagree with who is being targeted by it.

Refusing to be seated next to a woman isn't sexist? Ahah you old prankster!

was

Not consenting to sit beside a woman however is CLEARLY discriminatory.

Other behavior aside, how?
Following Merriam Webster:

Discrimination: the act, practice, or an instance of unfairly treating a person or group differently from other people or groups on a class or categorical basis (such as race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation)

Is this even treating someone else like anything other than yourself in the first place?*
Sitting next to someone wouldn't provide anything. In fact, it's quite negative.
* Well, perhaps in this case that means unfairly treating people of your own gender by increasing possibility of someone sitting next to them in certain scenarios, which would fullfil the definition of discrimination.

In this case, if there were no other seats available, simply not taking the flight would have caused no harm. Actually, it would have made one passenger who'd keep more space happy. While it could be argued the passenger got better experience unfairly, based on her gender, I doubt anyone would give that a serious thought.

(My comment concerns someone voluntarily separating themselves)

I wish I knew how to get billions of people to care about anything that actually matters as much as they care about the made-up rules of their imaginary friend club.

Ok, i'm just gonna tag you as a troll and disengage. Have fun baiting other people who don't value their time.

Oh hey, it's the guy who was banned from the women's com.

Misogynistic religions should be cancelled for their misogyny.

Fuck them, fuck the misogynistic dress code, and fuck this asshole for assuming his backwards fucking religion applies to free and more enlightened countries like Germany. They can either adapt their religion to 21st century ideals, or earn all of the criticism they rightfully deserve.