Muslim Costco wont touch pork; sues after getting transferred

[Shami-Amourae]

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Bear in mind that Costco was completely reasonable. The Muslim cashier refused to check out people with alcohol and pork, and so they transferred him to another position. That should have been sufficient. But he is suing. Apparently he wants Costco to have to check-out lines, one for Muslims and one for kaffirs.

A Muslim former employee has filed a lawsuit against Costco accusing the the wholesale giant of discriminating against him because he refused to handle pork or alcohol products.

The man, Jean Camara, told ABC 7 New York that he was moved from cashier’s assistant to gathering carts outside when he informed his employers that he couldn’t work with pork or alcohol due to his religious beliefs.

According to Camara, his superiors at the Brooklyn Costco never told him why he was reassigned — although it’s strange that he couldn’t figure that out on his own after complaining he couldn’t handle certain products.

Camara filed a human rights complaint against the company and was fired 16 days later for “insubordinate conduct,” according to ABC 7.
http://pamelageller.com/2015/03/muslim-costco-employee-refuses-to-touch-pork-sues-after-getting-transferred-to-different-department.html/

[madfranks]

Why would you apply to work at a grocery store that sells pork and alcohol, if your religion forbids you to work with these products? It'd be like an amish dude applying at an electronics store then complaining that his religion prohibits him from handling electronics. Duh!!

[ximmy]

Costco should embrace multiculturalism and have separate stores for muslims and infidel kafirs (the rest of us).
Or at least a substantial portion of the store sectioned off for sharia law abiders.
Camara would like to work in that section, away from the unclean cultures that defile him.

[madfranks]

Costco should embrace multiculturalism and have separate stores for muslims and infidel kafirs (the rest of us).
Or at least a substantial portion of the store sectioned off for sharia law abiders.
Camara would like to work in that section, away from the unclean cultures that defile him.

Separate but equal? Sounds like a nice solution to me.

[palani]

The guy's religious belief apparently does not extend to restrictions on being paid in fiat money.

I worked with a Muslim once who told me of his experience at the convenience store. He walked in to pay for his gas and the cashier asked him if he wanted to purchase a lottery ticket. He said he spent the next 5 minutes lecturing her that his religion would require him to give the money away if he won so he saw no benefit in playing.

[steyr_m]

Why would you apply to work at a grocery store that sells pork and alcohol, if your religion forbids you to work with these products? It'd be like an amish dude applying at an electronics store then complaining that his religion prohibits him from handling electronics. Duh!!

Agreed, I was thinking that it's the same as building a house past the end of a runway and then calling the city complaining of excessive airplane noise. Your analogy is better though.

[Neuro]

His requests are perfectly reasonable. He shouldn't have to live in a country where pork and alcohol exists as commercial products. Deport him. He would fit right in in Saudi Arabia or Islamic State!