I'm all for religious freedom and cultural diversity...

[Hugh 0ne]

But, dude, this is the United States, where airplanes were flown into buildings, is this type of behavior really aproppriate on an airplane?

 

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/15/a...r-scare/?hpt=T2

 

The men prayed aloud together in a language unfamiliar to the crew while wearing what appeared to be black tape and wires strapped to their forearms and foreheads and wires on their chests.

 

Later in the flight, two of the three passengers visited the lavatories together while the third waited in the aisle and continually looked around the cabin and toward the flight deck door.

 

I mean, really?

[Hugh 0ne]

And the airline had to apologize for their behavior? Really?

 

"Alaska Airlines embraces the cultural and religious diversity of our passengers and employees. We apologize for the experience these three passengers went through after landing in Los Angeles as well as for any inconvenience to our other customers onboard,"

 

:shakeshead:

[Ursa Majoris]

Read that one yesterday. I mean, how many Mexican Jews can there be? And all three of them on one plane? Heck of a coincidence.

[detlef]

Well, at least the Anti-Defamation-League is taking a reasonable stance:

 

“The safety of passengers is paramount, and in this age of heightened security people are on edge. I think it’s understandable why people would have this reaction. There has to be a give and take too with the passengers. If they weren’t cooperating, that’s a different problem than religious sensitivity,” she said.

 

Regardless, nobody is saying you can't practice your precious religion. But is it too much to ask for you to let us know what's going on?

[BeeR]

Yes. Racist. Or religiosist. Whatever.

 

21st century baby. Nuthin more powerful than PC stupidity

Edited March 16, 2011 by BeeR