After reading this article I was shocked and disappointed to read that people would even get scared just by hearing someone speak a different language. This makes me see how ignorant and naïve people of the United States and even other countries can be. It also shocks me to read how the airlines handled the situation. I understand that there are certain precautions that we now have to take since 9/11 but I also feel that in this situation they were taken a little too far. I don’t understand why they would land the entire flight, making all the other passengers delay their flight just because someone heard a group of Iraqi men speak Arabic. I feel that the airlines could have done it in a more timely and professional manor.
“These are some of the most pro-American people around,” Garcia said. “There’s no reason to suspect that these people were a threat on this airline….This is the face of prejudice and racism that happens today.” This article shows you how far racism has come today. People are scared of just a language from a race that only a small group of people did terrorists acts. These men that were accused of doing nothing wrong are good people who are helping our country fight the real enemy.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110ap_iraqi_passengers_lawsuit.html
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I agree with you that the airlines should have handled this situation very different. I wonder what the whole situation entailed. I wonder why our security didn’t take the measures to make sure these men were safe to board the plane. I know that our country is still very paranoid about terrorist attacks and probably will be for a while. I just don’t understand why it had to take a person to speak in an Arabic tongue to make everyone alarmed. I think that is very sad. On the other hand, I don’t think it’s hearing another language that makes people scared. I think hearing this certain language alarms people. It’s natural for people to get uncomfortable because what has happened in our country and with the war. It’s really sad that innocent people from that culture are still being mistreated here. I just don’t see this problem resolving itself until the war stops and our countries can be civil with each other. But the bottom line is that the airline security didn’t handle this situation properly and the ripple effect can be big.
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I totally agree with you. It is very disturbing to read that people would be suspicious of you just because you were speaking a different language. I mean, I understand that people would be worried because they aren’t able to understand you and if you were up to no good. However, I do feel that there are ways to go about this without assuming things that could lead to conflicts. I think that the airlines went way over board with the situation and could have done a better job. Wouldn’t you think that they were trained to handle situations like this without jumping to conclusions and taking such drastic measures?
I think that what the airlines did in this case was wrong. They did not take care of it in the right manner. But I do not think that upping the security in the airlines is a bad thing. We do need to do whatever we can to protect ourselves. There could be white terrorist out there that we don't ever know about. We should not stereotype people. I hope that the airlines did whatever they could to apologize to these people. Saying sorry is not just enough. They should have received free airtime and something else to make things better. Not that bribing would help the situation much it would at least show that they are sorry and that they were wrong. (123)
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