Muslims are kicked off AA flight by pilot, uncomfortable passengers.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/10/new.york.muslim.travelers/index.html?npt=NP1

Your thoughts?

It's an absolute disgraces that this happened. I thought we were past racial profiling but I guess not. Like the article said, they passed the screening by TSA so I absolutely have no idea why they weren't allowed to fly that day.

I hate stories like this. The actions of a few shouldn't define an entire group of people. I don't understand how people can think like this.

I would like to hear the pilots side of the story, as I would hope there is more that isn't being told in the article. But this is just me hoping.

"Should profiling be permissable when lives are at stake?"

Your poll is amusing.

do you think this would've happened before Osama's death? I think people are pretty fearful now of a retaliation.

Muslims aren't terrorists, terrorists are terrorists...ModeDude

This is so dumb.

A terrorist first priority would be not to draw attention to himself, dress in western clothes and be clean shaven.

This is so dumb.

A terrorist first priority would be not to draw attention to himself, dress in western clothes and be clean shaven.

m25105

Wouldn't US customs inspect them along with every person who boards/arrives from an airplane?

We should not trust anyone. Let us all fly solo.

Just wrong.

Not the greatest decision by American Airlines...

We should not trust anyone. Let us all fly solo.

KungfuKitten

This is so dumb.

A terrorist first priority would be not to draw attention to himself, dress in western clothes and be clean shaven.

m25105

This is what I was thinking too.

I think the pilot may have made a mistake, but considering this story that happened the very same day and with the recent killing of bin Laden as a back-drop, I can't say I blame him at all, nor do I think he should be reprimanded. Apparently, as the guy was pounding on the door he was screaming our favorite terrorist slogan, "Allahu Akbar."

If I walked onto a plane and saw guys that looked like this:

...in all honesty, I would be very edgy and put off from flying. I'm sure a lot of other people would be exactly the same.

I'm not saying what happened is right or wrong, I'm just throwing that out there.

That was terrible, and clearly doesn't belong in today's world. People not agreeing, how would you react if the situation was, e.g. A black man being denied access to a store, because the owner of the store was afraid that the black man would shoplift, or perhaps rob the store a gunpoint?

It's the excact same thing, and it's disgusting.

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We should not trust anyone. Let us all fly solo.

mrmusicman247

This is a clearly cut case of discrimination based on religion.

I find it ironic this occurred when they were on their way to a conference on Islamophobia ...

This is a clearly cut case of discrimination based on religion.daqua_99

Our constitutional rights are deemed bendable by the government anyway so eh, why not?

[QUOTE="daqua_99"]This is a clearly cut case of discrimination based on religion.HNNNGH

Saying that every Muslim is a terrorist is like saying every Christian is a pedophile. It isn't true. They passed security in the airport, they were not deemed a security threat, so why be treated differently to everyone else?

Guilty by association comes to mind here ...

Our constitutional rights are deemed bendable by the government anyway so eh, why not?

Mystic-G

[QUOTE="HNNNGH"][QUOTE="daqua_99"]This is a clearly cut case of discrimination based on religion.daqua_99

Saying that every Muslim is a terrorist is like saying every Christian is a pedophile. It isn't true. They passed security in the airport, they were not deemed a security threat, so why be treated differently to everyone else?

Guilty by association comes to mind here ...

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[QUOTE="HNNNGH"]Is that necessarily bad? If so, why?YellowOneKinobi

Saying that every Muslim is a terrorist is like saying every Christian is a pedophile. It isn't true. They passed security in the airport, they were not deemed a security threat, so why be treated differently to everyone else?

Guilty by association comes to mind here ...

So you'd be okay with the pilot saying "I won't fly with any black people because they are all drunks and drunk people are dangerous"?

I'm not saying all natives are alcoholics, but at least that assumption is based on somestatistical knowledge (17% of Aborigines binge drink compared to 8% for the rest of the population, according to studies)

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Our constitutional rights are deemed bendable by the government anyway so eh, why not?

YellowOneKinobi

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[QUOTE="daqua_99"]

Saying that every Muslim is a terrorist is like saying every Christian is a pedophile. It isn't true. They passed security in the airport, they were not deemed a security threat, so why be treated differently to everyone else?

Guilty by association comes to mind here ...

daqua_99

So you'd be okay with the pilot saying "I won't fly with any black people because they are all drunks and drunk people are dangerous"?

I'm not saying all natives are alcoholics, but at least that assumption is based on somestatistical knowledge (17% of Aborigines binge drink compared to 8% for the rest of the population, according to studies)

ironic much?

"Al Amin Abdul Latif and his son, Abu Bakar, were heading on Friday to an annual conference on Islamophobia. "

do not fear people i am currently looking into ending this kind of thing forever.

look for my flying mosque at an airport near you soon.

I think your poll is a little biased. There were no lives at stake in the story you quoted.

It was pure discrimination.

[QUOTE="daqua_99"]This is a clearly cut case of discrimination based on religion.HNNNGH

It's the same situation here. There is absolutely no reason to say these 2 passengers had any ill intent, and they were denied their flight simple because of how they looked. There is nothing good or reasonable about that.

[QUOTE="HNNNGH"][QUOTE="daqua_99"]This is a clearly cut case of discrimination based on religion.BuryMe

It's the same situation here. There is absolutely no reason to say these 2 passengers had any ill intent, and they were denied their flight simple because of how they looked. There is nothing good or reasonable about that.

When people complain about some of the nonsense the TSA is doing, we are told it's just an inconvenience. Same here.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42989847 uhuh...8 month old baby patted down after an explosives alarm went off on the stroller...really?...you couldn't just tell that the 8 month old wasn't packing C4?... :| Omni-Slash

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42989847 uhuh...8 month old baby patted down after an explosives alarm went off on the stroller...really?...you couldn't just tell that the 8 month old wasn't packing C4?... :| Omni-Slash

What's a "hand search"?

an utter disgrace that seems to only prove that we are not better than THEY are. fortunately i'm sure the victims will have access to legal actions against the airline company.

an utter disgrace that seems to only prove that we are not better than THEY are. fortunately i'm sure the victims will have access to legal actions against the airline company.

Jinroh_basic

What's a "hand search"?

Victorious_Fize

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What's a "hand search"?

Omni-Slash