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05-08-2011 | 06:49 AM

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As an aside, a non-reving employee at our company recently refused to get on an airplane due to the presence of some suspicious looking individuals of middle eastern origin. She alerted the authorities, the individuals were pulled from the airplane. Without going into detail suffice it to say these individuals were found by the government to be persona non grata. Didn't see that story in the news though did you? People like this ARE still out there folks, and they want to kill YOU and YOUR families. Taking the necessary precautions is NOT negligent as this ridiculous lawsuit alleges.

05-08-2011 | 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by olympic

I am a New Yorker and when I see a muslim on a plane I never think "OH GOD IT'S A TERRORIST" that is too ignorant, thank god New Yorkers aren't like that, we live in a city that has a lot of diversity. Is everyone in Tennessee KKK ?

No, and I'm sure you have plenty of friends who don't have your skin color as well which proves how diverse you are. Your stereotyping of others shows how ignorant you are. New Yorkers are as clean as the wind-driven snow, right?

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05-08-2011 | 07:01 AM

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Some of the posts here are way off base. You people would seriously risk letting a potential terrorist on your plane in order to avoid being labeled a 'racist'?!

It's ignorant of YOU to assume that the sole reason these people were kicked off is because they were muslim. I'd wager that in the course of this captain's career he's carried more than one muslim in the past, therefore there was clearly something that set the people in question apart which we are not privy to.

Kudos to the ASA crew. I'll be damned if I ever push back from the gate with a doubt in my mind as to whether or not someone on my airplane is a terrorist, regardless of the reason. If they want to be offended they can do it while being questioned by some TSA goon. If you want to call me a racist for that then feel free, it doesn't hurt my feelings. I may have some choice words for you as well though.

Your going off on a tangent, as I said I want to hear the captains side, but just reading the article it seemed very ignorant at first. I just can't hear that 99,9% of the public was scared of muslims after 9/11 that is outrageous.

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05-08-2011 | 07:08 AM

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Nowhere have I seen where the pax were ejected for simply being Muslim.

05-08-2011 | 07:14 AM

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Counterpoint. Racism is not limited to white folk. In New York, no less

YouTube - a 18-year old white man was beaten with a concrete brick by 10 black men for dating a black girl

Maybe your selective choice of links indicates a kernel of racism in your own makeup, eh?

05-08-2011 | 07:20 AM

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Your going off in a tangent, as I said I want to hear the captains side, but just reading the article it seemed very ignorant at first. I just can't hear that 99,9% of the public was scared of muslims after 9/11 that is outrageous.

There are no tangents or geometry of any form involved here.

05-08-2011 | 07:45 AM

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No, I don't believe it is limited to any particular race. But the examples I gave were to point out the hypocrisy of a NY trying to preach to those in TN (no, I'm not a resident, past or present).

05-08-2011 | 07:56 AM

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Same could be said for putting bombs on cargo planes with a crew of two. By definition terrorism defies logic.

It wasn't the number of passengers on board on 9/11 that created the biggest damage.

05-08-2011 | 08:08 AM

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And the shoe bomber wasn't looking to hijack the plane, he was looking to blow it up. Part of their plan is to instill fear into the public and they don't need to hijack a 757 and fly it into something to accomplish this. All pilots need to be extra vigilant right now as our country is expecting a counter attack of some sort.