From time to time I have declined to accept an aircraft inspite of the MEL.
Sorry, I don't work at an airline that operates like that, if the aircraft is legal, why would you turn down the flight?
You say that the aircraft is more unsafe, maybe you are smarter than the aircraft manufacturer?
Not trying to make a joke here,
clunckdriver, no I haven't operated in that area for years, but it's been busy for many years, by the way this story is as old as the hills, several years old.