Muslim group: two imams pulled from plane bound for North Carolina
Atlantic Southeast Airlines removed
two imams from a flight headed to North Carolina, ostensibly because passengers felt uncomfortable with their presence of the pair -- both clad in Islamic attire according
to CNN news. Facts:
- Ostensibly the men made passengers "uncomfortable" according to the pilot.
- The men were screened twice prior to boarding
- After the men boarded and the flight left the gate, it returned and the pilot requested TSA to remove the men. TSA did so.
- The men were screened again by TSA.
- Officials tried to get the men back on the plane but the pilot absolutely refused to fly with them aboard.
- Initial news reports said the TSA boarded the plane and asked the passengers if anyone was concerned. No one responded.
Would this have happened to a rabi, orthodox jew, or Catholic priest? Common Sense thinks not. These men were singled out not because they posed any threat. They clearly did not. But because they were dressed differently, dressed as Muslim clerics.
Common Sense is proud to be an American. There are many many reasons for this pride, not the least is America's committment to human and civil rights. Common Sense is disgusted by the behavior of the pilot and Atlantic Southeast Airlines. Both should be ashamed and charged with civil rights abuses and held financially liable for what is clearly an abridgment of these men's civil rights. The pilot ought to be fired. America is better than this. We need to start acting like it.
- Tudor Bosman: Muslim group: two imams pulled from plane bound for North Carolina - CNN.com
- Muslim group: two imams pulled from plane bound for North Carolina - CNN International
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