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British Man Removed From Flight:prayer
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Was this fear irrational and was his treatment justified?
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With the benefit of cool hindsight, and the background information, it is very easy to judge the reactions of everyone as OTT but ...
If you were there, and you thought it was a potential terrorism attack - remember devices can be detonated with mobile phones - then who is to say you would not err on the side of caution, as the passenger and the airline did?
If you were there, and you thought it was a potential terrorism attack - remember devices can be detonated with mobile phones - then who is to say you would not err on the side of caution, as the passenger and the airline did?
mikey - //I wouldn't mind betting that there is at least one Muslim, on most flights leaving Britain on any given day. On the evidence of this case, we might as well ban Muslims from flying altogether.
People should examine their prejudices, and act rationally. //
I am not sure of your point here.
The man was not seen as a threat because of his faith - Christian - but because he appeared to be acting suspiciously with a mobile phone as a plane is getting ready to take off.
I see it less as an action motivated by religious prejudice, than simple caution in a perceived dangerous situation.
People should examine their prejudices, and act rationally. //
I am not sure of your point here.
The man was not seen as a threat because of his faith - Christian - but because he appeared to be acting suspiciously with a mobile phone as a plane is getting ready to take off.
I see it less as an action motivated by religious prejudice, than simple caution in a perceived dangerous situation.
http:// www.msn .com/en -gb/new s/uknew s/man-r emoved- from-uk -flight -over-p rayer-m essage- on-phon e/ar-BB qiac5?l i=BBoPW jQ& ocid=ed gsp
“That guy doesn’t know me and within two minutes he’s judging me,” he told the Guardian. “Even if I was a Muslim, it was pretty unfair the way I was treated. I don’t think anyone, irrespective of their religion should be treated in such a way.
“If we keep on giving into this kind of bigotry and irrational fear, I dare say that the terrorists will have achieved their aim.”
The above is an excerpt from the link provided. It would appear that he was not as cruelly tagged 'a nut job'. He sounds fairly rational in comparison to some 'travellers'.
“That guy doesn’t know me and within two minutes he’s judging me,” he told the Guardian. “Even if I was a Muslim, it was pretty unfair the way I was treated. I don’t think anyone, irrespective of their religion should be treated in such a way.
“If we keep on giving into this kind of bigotry and irrational fear, I dare say that the terrorists will have achieved their aim.”
The above is an excerpt from the link provided. It would appear that he was not as cruelly tagged 'a nut job'. He sounds fairly rational in comparison to some 'travellers'.
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