240,000 dollars awarded to man forced to cover Arab T-shirt

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

Loved this comment here and it speaks volumes:

Not only did security at JFK assume that Jarrar was potentially dangerous because of his shirt, they also assumed that making him remove the shirt would do away with the danger.

Which is why I asked this...

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Question: Was this guy arrested? Was he not allowed to fly? Or was he simply asked to change his shirt? Keep in mind, this doesn’t change my opinion about this matter any, but if he was only asked to change and/or cover his shirt, what’s the point? The guy could have put on a sweatshirt, but still hijacked the plane just as easily as if he was only wearing the original shirt.

If you're going to remove someone from the plane because they could potentially be dangerous, that's one thing. To be afraid of a saying on a shirt, and to ask the man to remove it, while still allowing him to fly, is ridiculous... and pointless.

[moe.ron]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Which is why I asked this...



If you're going to remove someone from the plane because they could potentially be dangerous, that's one thing. To be afraid of a saying on a shirt, and to ask the man to remove it, while still allowing him to fly, is ridiculous... and pointless.

You have to wonder then, was the offending person just blatantly a bigot?