Bus Driver Says Co-Workers Called Him "Bin Laden"

A federal judge is allowing a NYC bus driver to sue the New York City Transit over harassment he received at the hands of fellow workers. Mathen George, a bus driver since 1987 and was born in India, claims that after September 11, 2001, colleagues called him "Bin Laden," "Saddam Hussein," "caveman" and "camel jockey." And all this allegedly took place at a depot in Queens.

Judge Raymond Dearie wrote that George had shown "he was the victim of a persistent barrage of ethnically offensive comments that spiked following the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center as well as one serious physical assault." However, the Daily News reports that Dearie dismissed George's claim that the NYC Transit agency "retaliated against him for reporting the alleged abuse."

Now a jury will decided whether George was subject to a hostile work environment.

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By Jen Chung in News on July 20, 2007 8:06 AM

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guest

Lol . Take it easy #11 . Posted by; "Still Not Amused"

guest

For some reason, some nutcases apparently felt it was necessary for them to comment on this story.

guest

that's because Ice cube don't want that term used.

camel jockey is OK, towelhead is OK

sand nigger, a big no no.

"caveman"? wtf?

Of course, someone gotta ruin the fun by making it physical. I wanna be the jury on this case.

money money for hussein in the membrane to the hizzeee.

guest

Hey, at least they didn't call him a sand nigger! LOL

guest

Some people are so stupid.

guest

Hahahahahahahahaha! "Camel Jockey, Cave man, Billy beard, Goat f*cker, Towel head," etc. The list goes on and on . Seriously, It's not cool to pick fun at someone . Regardless of what you think of them . Posted by; "Still Not Amused"

guest

Instead of calling him names, they should report the bus driver to Homeland Security and the FBI, like I did to all the foreign co-workers.

I felt patriotic pride when the FBI showed up asking questions in the office.

One guy stopped showing up to work one day, the rest learned to mind their manners.

guest

I'm recording anyway and leaking it to the press.

can't stop me, my main man.

I'm a recording fool. the nanny cam, the ugly george.

ed_Extinct

*there's no law against recording if one party consents, and that party is the person recording. Just audio, no video, one or the other but not both.*

not true.

guest

this is why one should have a flash based recorder on themselves. You never know when you might need it.

and, there's no law against recording if one party consents, and that party is the person recording.

Just audio, no video, one or the other but not both.

guest

he should shut up and drive a cab like the rest of the haji's!

jobyjacob

Obviously such harrasment is always unacceptable.

But based on this persons name i can tell he's from Kerala in India, and in all likelihood his family converted to Christianity (c. 52AD) before most Europeans did. Which is kind of ironic i guess.