Indian is detained because of his brown skin
Seeker
particular group: Muslims that is, they should realize that they are not
immune to being singled out for mistreatment:
Dr. Bob Rajcoomar, a U.S. citizen and former military physician from Lake
Worth, Fla., found himself handcuffed and taken into custody last month in
one of the many episodes of hysteria to erupt on board airliners in the U.S.
since the Sept. 11 attacks.
Dr. Rajcoomar was seated in first class on a Delta Airlines flight from
Atlanta to Philadelphia on Aug. 31 when a passenger in the coach section
began behaving erratically. The passenger, Steven Feuer, had nothing to do
with Dr. Rajcoomar.
Two U.S. air marshals got up from their seats in first class and moved back
to coach to confront Mr. Feuer, who was described by witnesses as a slight
man who seemed disoriented. What ensued was terrifying. When Mr. Feuer
refused to remain in his seat, the marshals reacted as if they were trying
out for the lead roles in Hollywood's latest action extravaganza.
They handcuffed Mr. Feuer, hustled him into first class and restrained him
in a seat next to Dr. Rajcoomar. The 180 or so passengers were now quite
jittery. Dr. Rajcoomar asked to have his seat changed and a flight attendant
obliged, finding him another seat in first class. The incident, already
scary, could - and should - have ended there. But the marshals were not
ready to let things quiet down.
One of the marshals pulled a gun and brandished it at the passengers. The
marshals loudly demanded that all passengers remain in their seats, and
remain still. They barked a series of orders. No one should stand for any
reason. Arms and legs should not extend into the aisles. No one should try
to visit the restroom. The message could not have been clearer: anyone who
disobeyed the marshals was in danger of being shot.
The passengers were petrified, with most believing that there were
terrorists on the plane.
"I was afraid there was going to be a gun battle in that pressurized cabin,"
said Senior Judge James A. Lineberger of the Philadelphia Court of Common
Pleas, a veteran of 20 years in the military, who was sitting in an aisle
seat in coach. "I was afraid that I was going to die from the gunfire in a
shootout."
Dr. Rajcoomar's wife, Dorothy, who was seated quite a distance from her
husband, said, "It was really like Rambo in the air." She worried that there
might be people on the plane who did not speak English, and therefore did
not understand the marshals' orders. If someone got up to go to the
bathroom, he or she might be shot.
There were no terrorists on board. There was no threat of any kind. When the
plane landed about half an hour later, Mr. Feuer was taken into custody. And
then, shockingly, so was Dr. Rajcoomar. The air marshals grabbed the doctor
from behind, handcuffed him and, for no good reason that anyone has been
able to give, hauled him to an airport police station where he was thrown
into a filthy cell.
This was airline security gone berserk. No one ever suggested that Dr.
Rajcoomar, a straight-arrow retired Army major, had done anything wrong.
Dr. Rajcoomar, who is of Indian descent, said he believes he was taken into
custody solely because of his brown skin. He was held for three frightening
hours and then released without being charged. Mr. Feuer was also released.
Officials tried to conceal the names of the marshals, but they were
eventually identified by a Philadelphia Inquirer reporter as Shawn B.
McCullers and Samuel Mumma of the Transportation Security Administration,
which is part of the U.S. Transportation Department.
The Transportation Security Administration has declined to discuss the
incident in detail. A spokesman offered the absurd explanation that Dr.
Rajcoomar was detained because he had watched the unfolding incident "too
closely."
If that becomes a criterion for arrest in the U.S., a lot of us reporters
are headed for jail.
Dr. Rajcoomar told me yesterday that he remains shaken by the episode. "I
had never been treated like that in my life," he said. "I was afraid that I
was about to be beaten up or killed."
Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union have taken up his case and he
has filed notice that he may sue the federal government for unlawful
detention.
"We have to take a look at what we're doing in the name of security," said
Dr. Rajcoomar. "So many men and women have fought and died for freedom in
this great country, and now we are in danger of ruining that in the name of
security."
AN Kumar
Obviously you have nothing new to say.
Hence repetition.
The problem with Muslims is that like Islam they have absolutely no
crdibility whatsoever.
In the rare instances that they try and back up their anti-human (i.e.
anti anyone but Muslim) tirade, they end up quoting some obsucre partisan
and fringe source whom (or sites) a lot of people have never heard of and
most do not believe anyway.
Islam is a more immediate threat to mankind than AIDS or cancer.
Islam never creates anything good. Islam only destroys.
Destroy Islam before it destroys your brain.
Arv
Seeker (4not_listed_due_t...@dont.reply) wrote:
: Before Indians (particularly Hindus) openly preach hatred against one
Seeker
"AN Kumar" <jag...@city.ac.uk> wrote in message
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Neil Ozman
Muslims are not just brown skinned but are white, black, yellow, etc...
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Prudence
> Before Indians (particularly Hindus) openly preach hatred against one
> particular group: Muslims that is, they should realize that they are not
> immune to being singled out for mistreatment:
And what is the root cause of this mistreatment?
Seeker
"Prudence" <newsgrou...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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In this particular case, it is "looking" like a terrorist. The point is most
people in America think that anyone with brown skin is possibly a middle
eastern terrorist. So when Hindus promote hatred against Muslim, realize
that to some Hindus look just like Muslims.
Subir
> Damn! What a Fundi this guy is. This guy is worse than any Taliban,
Q: What could be worse than a Talibum who protected and trained those
WTC martyrs who killed so many innocent people ?
A: A Hindooo. (as per completely non-biased Talibum sympathizer)
Prudence
> In this particular case, it is "looking" like a terrorist. The point is most
> people in America think that anyone with brown skin is possibly a middle
> eastern terrorist.
So the core issue is 'terrorists' and 'terrorism'. Will there be a
mistreatment if there are no terrorists in the middle east?
> So when Hindus promote hatred against Muslim, realize
> that to some Hindus look just like Muslims.
You can't change your genes. But you sure can change your terrorist
habits.
Sauron M
"Seeker" <4not_listed_due_t...@dont.reply> wrote in message
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Sauron M
"Seeker" <4not_listed_due_t...@dont.reply> wrote in message
Actually Indian Muslims look like Indian Hindus. Advice to you: People
don't like history and creative writing mixed together such as postings you
present.
>
>
Gulshan Khan
wrote:
>Go and have a wank with your mum. Who cares people will soon realise that
>Muslims are not just brown skinned but are white, black, yellow, etc...
But a burqa wearing chakka like you will always be a kallo a product
of habshis rape...
Chodya sulla roay sita :))
Sauron M
"Gulshan Khan" <Gulshan...@deja.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 25 Sep 2002 15:48:59 +1000, "Neil Ozman" <neil...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Go and have a wank with your mum. Who cares people will soon realise that
> >Muslims are not just brown skinned but are white, black, yellow, etc...
>
> But a burqa wearing chakka like you will always be a kallo a product
> of habshis rape...
Oh yah that will teach him a lesson not too tango with you.