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Airline passenger told to conceal T-shirt
MrBrian
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Human rights activist was briefly barred from JetBlue flight in Oakland
NEW YORK - An Arab human rights activist was prevented from boarding a plane at Kennedy Airport while wearing a T-shirt that read, “We will not be silent,” in English and Arabic.
Raed Jarrar was at the gate to board a JetBlue Airways flight to Oakland, Calif., on Aug. 12 when four officials from the airline or a government agency stopped him and told him he could not board with the shirt on, he said Wednesday.
One official told him, “Going to an airport with a T-shirt in Arabic script is like going to a bank and wearing a T-shirt that says, ‘I’m a robber,”’ he said.
The thing is, after they searched his records, searched his bags, body and saw that he was not a threat, they let him fly but made him take the shirt off, now where is this freedom of press/speech we hear of?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14591252/
NEW YORK - An Arab human rights activist was prevented from boarding a plane at Kennedy Airport while wearing a T-shirt that read, “We will not be silent,” in English and Arabic.
Raed Jarrar was at the gate to board a JetBlue Airways flight to Oakland, Calif., on Aug. 12 when four officials from the airline or a government agency stopped him and told him he could not board with the shirt on, he said Wednesday.
One official told him, “Going to an airport with a T-shirt in Arabic script is like going to a bank and wearing a T-shirt that says, ‘I’m a robber,”’ he said.
The thing is, after they searched his records, searched his bags, body and saw that he was not a threat, they let him fly but made him take the shirt off, now where is this freedom of press/speech we hear of?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14591252/
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They'd probably make me take it off If I was in the airport with it.
i don't think anybody gets scared of your PJ t-shirt, do you have other behaviors that others would find strange?
also, not sure what this has to do with freedom of the press.
other behaviors? yeah I walk with my fucking balls hanging out and scream for no reason.
I've had people comment on my shirt, in very negative ways, also I was reffering to people being scared of the guy in the airports t shirt. I mean they did make him take it off.
people should not have to take down or not say things because others take offense to it, freedom of speech yeah. sure a limit does exist but people being scared because of a t shirt is just stupid. It's not like it even said anything offensive
do you agree with them asking for him to remove the shirt even after they cleared him and noted that he was not a threat?
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personally, i would not care if he wore the shirt. even though i would have no idea what it said. BUT, the flight crew has the final say on what is permitted on their flight. in this case, it is unknown who told him he couldn't wear it. "four officials from the airline or a government agency" could be anybody. i used to be in management with Delta Airlines, and i can assure you that there have been far more innocent shirts that have not been allowed.
it was written in both english and arabic, so it had the translation.
I mean I understand who has the final say, I just find it sad that something as small as a few words in another language is such a big issue. That's my problem.
as you say, "far more innocent shirts that have not been allowed". Just very stupid and a waste of time, that's all,
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the "pilots license" shirt would be total jokes, very funny, but it would get her a visit from homeland security or just beat up. depending on what state shes in.
I have this shirt. This is unbelievable, but unfortunately, not surprising. Just as Bush is calling others fascists we have people being forced to change their clothing. I just had a horrible time at a major US airport and they are profiling those of Mid-eastern descent. I keep watching news stories, they have polls, "do you think US airports should start profiling?" I was held with about 40 other people for questioning, all Arabs, not a white person or non-arab among us...Then I just saw this pbs program on McCarthyism and I just have a feeling that Americans will look back at this time in disgust, but there is no one else to blame but ourselves.
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sorry for your delay, but people that apparently look like you have sworn to kill us and love to blow up themselves on airplanes..deal with it. if a bunch of fat white guys start blowing shit up, i would expect to be delayed a little myself.
I guess that is why not too many Yanks fly to middle eastern destinations feeling safe if they go at all. Nothing like being a representative of your government!
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The rest of this thread is hilarious.
Apparently, Arabs/Muslims are just like every other group of human beings on the planet- they don't like being done to them, what they have been doing to others, for thousands of years.
Wonder what group of human beings will learn their lesson, first?
My money is on............none of them.
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you greatly misrepresented the published report. according to other passengers, they were acting suspicious. not saying its right by any means, but its certainly understandable.
there you are.
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This is what happens when everyone practices intolorence and hate.
Muslims are intolerant of non-believers and attempt to force-feed their Islamic-driven agenda, where ever they go.
America does the same with their Christian/Capitalist/" Democracy " agenda.
Everyone else is doing the same with their own respective agendas.
Then people wonder why the world is a freakin' trainwreck of humanity.
Shocking, is it not?
follow up reports say that actually the guys did nothing wrong and nothing "suspiciouse".
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Business, don't fly them, don't buy their stock, but get over it. They're running the business, not you. Sure, discrimination laws and what not, but the good ol' right to refuse service should also probably apply....
As for the "got it comin to theme" meme, oh ya, chicken and the egg.
They'll be less intolerant if we are tolerant of them? Promise?
Heck, if I worked at the airline, I'd put you in first class.
Shall we bomb them?
Oh, shit. I'm not supposed to talk about Project Mayhem. I broke the first rule!
Classic ...