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The article mentions a previous altercation but so what? Was the forces member involved on that occasion the cause of the incident? Either way should it affect the way hospital staff deal with forces personnel? Would the staff ask a black man, a veiled muslim woman or breastfeeding mum to move had there been a previous altercation with someone or other or would they deal with those who have the big issue?

I think this incident has probably been blown out of proportion and there may well have been good intent at the heart of it but we cannot allow people who're 'offended' to determine decision making in this way. On this occasion there was no incident, just staff who felt, for one reason or another, that doing this might prevent an something happening. Maybe that says something about them and their perceptions, maybe not...