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"They went through security, even went through secondary security, and got on the plane, were taxiing out," he said.
But then, they were taxied back, Hooper said.
"TSA came on and pulled them off and said the pilot was refusing to fly with them because passengers were uncomfortable with them," Hooper said, referring to the Transportation Security Administration.
The airlines did not say why the two men were taken off the flight, but said they were given the opportunity to fly on a different flight.
Originally posted by truthseekerlady77
reply to post by fordrew
I can't say that I blame them for being scared with all the reports of retaliation attacks. Look if muslims don't like this, the door is open for them to leave.
Originally posted by poet1b
reply to post by dragonseeker
Obviously you didn't bother to read the original article on which the thread is based.
www.cnn.com...
"They went through security, even went through secondary security, and got on the plane, were taxiing out," he said.
But then, they were taxied back, Hooper said.
"TSA came on and pulled them off and said the pilot was refusing to fly with them because passengers were uncomfortable with them," Hooper said, referring to the Transportation Security Administration.
If it was fear, then they wouldn't have let them on the plane, and started to taxi for take off. Turning around at that point is a big deal. Being uncomfortable with them is probably a major understatement. The pilot wouldn't have taxied back if it was just the way they were dressed. The pilot would have refused to board them. Most likely these guys acted like a couple of jerks, and the pilot kicked them off the flight.
If the pilot was afraid of anything, most likely it was for the safety of the two Muslims, who had pissed off the wrong crowd of people.
Originally posted by Kali74
Absolutely ridiculous that this happened. I couldn't even read the whole thread because some of the responses on the 1st page pissed me off so much. All these americans (I'm american too fyi) crying about loss of freedom etc, I suppose that freedom only applies to non-muslims now. Talk about going backwards in time. So who is the next general group we are supposed to hate on and feel uncomfortable around? I hope those men sue the sht out of that airline.
Um, I think typically, they allege that the person was drunk. This obviously was a sensitive issue, so it seems they concentrated on being diplomatic.
The Pilots typically greet everyone, so it was fear of the way they were dressed, why taxi and then turn around.
Chances are these guys said or did something that really PO'd everyone off.
And there won't be any lawsuit.
Originally posted by truthseekerlady77
reply to post by StevenDye
You are right about what makes discrimination, discrimination.Thank you for clearing that up.
Here is another one for you... I was born with cleft palette and lip. When I was just 6 years old one kid started calling me deformed face girl. Then all the rest joined in. I would dread going to school. Crying and feeling like an alien. Not one person did anything for me. At one point I wasn't allowed to go on the playground because the teachers thought it would be easier to remove me from the situation and not them (cause there was more of them?) Basically for several years in elementary school I was forced to go to school and be subjected to this. And not one person did anything to help me. I was made to believe it's just the way it is.