This would be annoying enough:
A Winnipeg doctor is demanding an official apology and compensation from United Airlines after being kicked off a flight in the U.S. this week, an incident he has characterized as "institutionalized discrimination." Dr. Ahmed Farooq, a Muslim, was escorted off an airplane in Denver on Tuesday. According to Farooq, reciting his evening prayers was interpreted by one passenger as an activity that was suspicious...
Farooq said the allegation came from a passenger who appeared drunk and had previously threatened him during the trip.
When flight personnel were alerted, the 27-year-old radiology resident and two colleagues — a man and a woman — were taken off their flight. They had been returning from a conference in San Francisco.
Farooq said that even officials from the Transportation Security Administration soon realized the flight crew had overreacted, but by the time that conclusion had been reached the trio were forced to stay in Denver for the night and catch a flight the next day — at their own expense.
But it's not just that one-time inconvenience that would concern me. Because I'm betting that Farooq's name is now on a no-fly, extra-security, treat-with-caution list off of which it will never, ever, ever be removed, regardless of how much United Airlines apologizes.
At this point, "sorry" doesn't even begin to make up for this kind of idiocy.
3 comments:
What idiocy? You don't even know if you're right "that Farooq's name is now on a no-fly, extra-security, treat-with-caution list off of which it will never, ever, ever be removed". How do you become so self righteous about about a future, possibly non-existant event? Maybe you should find out if his name actually is on such a list, and THEN get pissed off about it.
"olaf" expectorated:
"You don't even know if you're right "that Farooq's name is now on a no-fly, extra-security, treat-with-caution list off of which it will never, ever, ever be removed"."
Um, you're right, I don't "know" this, which is why I wrote, "I'm betting," so why don't you read what I wrote and stop being such an incorrigible dumbass in my comments section for a change?
Besides, only a total imbecile would write what you did and not be even vaguely aware of the difficulty people have had getting themselves off of the U.S. no-fly list once they're on it.
Now, olaf, why don't you be a good boy and go yell derogatory things at gays or something, and let the grownups talk?
Haha,
I came across this posting trying to find something else in a google search. Ahhhhh the good old days, eh? I'd be remiss to not respond, even belatedly.
Um, you're right, I don't "know" this, which is why I wrote, "I'm betting," so why don't you read what I wrote and stop being such an incorrigible dumbass in my comments section for a change?
And it's because you wrote "I'm betting" that I knew you didn't know this, which is the ignorance from which my comment sprang. I was just pointing out that there's little use getting ones panties in a twist, so to speak, before even knowing if what one is speculating on is true. My original comment stands, methinks.
Besides, only a total imbecile would write what you did and not be even vaguely aware of the difficulty people have had getting themselves off of the U.S. no-fly list once they're on it.
I don't think everyone that isn't familiar with the ins and outs of the US no-fly list is necessarily a total imbecile (one could possibly just be uninterested).
Even so, this comment would make more sense if you actually knew that he was added to the no-fly list in the first place, right? Whether or not someone will have difficulty getting off a no-fly list is, one would assume, only relevant if one is, in fact, added to the list in the first place. But that's just me.
Now, olaf, why don't you be a good boy and go yell derogatory things at gays or something, and let the grownups talk?
Here, you reveal your prejudice regarding all who characterize themselves as conservatives. If you had put a little effort into finding out what exactly I think about homosexuality, gay marriage, gay adoption, and the like, before spouting off, you might not be so quick with this particular suggestion.
In any case, I must say that you're second to none in your use of the English language as a weapon against those with an opinion which dissents even slightly from your wisdom.
Both "____ expectorated"; and ______ is an "incorrigible dumbass", are instant classics. I didn't even know what expectorated meant until today. Thanks!
By the way, what ever happened to the CCP challenge?
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