Specifically, complaints about Muslim taxi drivers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport refusing to carry passengers who have alcohol, apparently in their luggage, or are using a service dog, in their taxi cab.
Public hearings are now underway to help solve the growing problem in the Twin Cities area, with a possible outcome being the suspension of licenses of drivers who refuse any customer for anything other than for personal safety reasons.
Presumably the drivers are asking prospective customers before being engaged if they are in possession of alcohol; it's not like they'll be cracking open a fifth in the back seat and passing the bottle back and forth, cause the luggage will be in the trunk, so the absolute denial of service on this issue is a bit puzzling to me.
The refusal of service dogs is also baffling, I should imagine helping a person in need would transcend religious boundaries, a basic tenet of all religions regardless of one's belief. This denial of service obviously has a negative impact, especially if one is eager to show the good side of Islam toward a skeptical American public.
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