This is absolute bullshit. How long before the same thing happens here?
Perhaps you would be interested in being an islamic fundamentalist?
eh, you can do that here, we're pretty isolated. Just turn the media off, move to the country and sell your car.Move to Scandanavia and you can almost forget that there is an outside world!
I don't think in this instance the media are making something out of nothing, if what they reported is true then it's just a factual account of PEOPLE making something out of nothing. I agree the public is way too scared. And the media play a big part in that. I also agree they should have run a security check and then just the guys on the plane no matter what other people said. Although that could pose a secondary issue of causing a disturbance or conflict during the flight because the people would still feel threatened and might initiate something against the (omgwtf) asians. This would be the fault of the people on the plane, not the asians, and so they should be the ones refused boarding if they looked like they were gonna cause a disturbance.
I'm surprised it hasn't happened sooner.
What're you gonna do? Ban 1/5th of the world from flying? Sounds like you need a slight reality check, just because people are different from you, doesn't mean they're "out of the ordinary". (trust me that was a blue flame)Ok, i don't want to sound like a complete prick here, but if i where in that position i would be pritty worried to.
We have all heard the bad press about Arabs havn't we? We get the informaton shoved into our heads that they're ones orginising most/all of this terrorism and whatnot, and after what has happened in the past 6 odd years and the recent scare with those 23 or something planes it's definantly enough to cause suspision towards someone that does appear to be, well, 'out of the ordinary'.
By no means am i saying that we should suspect all Arabs as terrorists, but you can't blame anyone for taking precautions about who is boarding flights, i mean, they could have stopped a potential terrorist attack...?
Just my view, by no means is it correct, if you feel the need to burn me for it, try to turn the incineration down a notch....
There's nothing wrong with keeping an eye on other passengers it they are acting out of the ordinary. But checking your watch and wearing warm clothes? I wear warm clothes on planes 'cause they're usually too cold and I certainly get impatient while waiting and look at the time. What it really came down was that they weren't white and they spoke another language. When people were getting all shitty the airline should have just said: "They've been checked. They cleared security. They're flying. If you don't want to fly with them then don't fly".
No, i never said i wanted to take action against Arabs flying aboard planes, there's nothing i can do about it, we're just going to have to live with these fears, and to these people obviously they where out of the ordinary, they wouldn't have acted otherwise, would they?!; Just think about the situation these passengers might have been in, i'd say a fair few of them would be boarding the plane with a bit of fear about flying due to the recent terrorist scares, then to have someone who to these people, looks like the steriotype 'terrorist' they're shown on the TV would further increase this fear, and when it comes down to what you're head tells you could be a threat, you will re-act to it right? Now, this may not apply to you, but it obviously did to these people.
Yeah actually, I agree with that. I am also surprised it hasn't happened sooner. If it was a canadian that was speaking fast arabic, wearing bulky clothing and checking their watches, (as stated in the article) I wonder if the outcome would have been the same?
I bet the travellers would have a better idea of what they call "passenger profiles", than a newspaper report. When ones own mortality is at stake, people tend to not take chances.article said:
