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Originally posted by sequel_1913
I am very sorry but I would not have wanted to fly with them either. Now I know what you all will say, "How can an AA person say something like that?" Well I am saying what most are feeling but afraid to say. If I am on a plane and someone of Arabian descent(sp) is on the plane I will remove myself and find other means of transportation, if they are not removed. Now I agree with the airline, it is better to be safe than sorry. There were other box cutters and knives found on other planes that were grounded, so we have no way of knowing who is a threat and who is not. So my opinion is, it is better to risk a lawsuit and save many innocent(sp) lives than to be afraid of giving out a little money.
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I can really empathize with what you're saying. I am not afraid to say that I will feel trepidation when flying, taking the subway, attending a large public event, etc. I do not; however, place that fear with a person of Arab American descent. On 9.11.01, my innocence was taken away from me. My trust in the freedoms that I was born with has been significantly reduced. This horrendous act was carried out by members of one race. The people that share this race will now,unfortunately, understand the racial profiling that is a way of life for us.
If institutions, authority figures, security personnel, law enforcement agents are given permission to legally racially profile Arab Americans, where will it stop? Will we be excluded? I think not. Why? Because people who have racial hatred in their hearts will take advantage and use this as an excuse to victimize
ALL ethnic groups.
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