ACLU: Arab nets $240G in suit vs. JetBlue, TSA
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009 -
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 -
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ShareNEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union says New York-based JetBlue Airways Corp. and the Transportation Security Administration paid $240,000 to settle a complaint by an Arab and U.S. resident who claimed he was discriminated against based on his ethnicity and Arabic writing on his T-shirt.
Raed Jarrar, an Iraqi, alleged the TSA and JetBlue officials prevented him from boarding a flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in August 2006 until he agreed to cover his shirt.
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It is awards like this that will make the TSA and the airlines very nervous about doing a correct job protecting us. The government should somehow make these entities immune to this kind of legal attack. The ACLU is not concerned about the possibility of your plane being blown up or hijacked. One wonders exactly who is the ACLU. They seem to hate America.
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Report AbusePeople from other countries must think the people in the U.S. are retarded. Their countries have NO rights. But when their family or friends come to the U.S., they get money for being insulted.
the aclu are a bunch of a#$#4holes with an extreme leftist agenda. The TSA needs to be granted immunity by way of Federal law to insulate them from crap like this. All judges are insulated from lawsuit, the TSA should be as well, lest they fear doing their job properly.
where was the aclu when we couldn't sing xmas songs this year? oh, they only represent the left...i keep forgetting.
The ACLU is a blight on society...it's as simple as that. The muslims kill over 2,000 American people in the WTC and we award this ******* a quarter million dollars.
Whatever happened to \"we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone\"? What if his shirt said \"help me hyjack and blow-up this plane\" in Arabic? Would THAT have been ok?
The ACLU is one of the worst things that's ever happened to our country.
Their goal is to defend the wrong.
They want recognition at hurting the innocent any way possible. They are not at all appreciated except by evil doers.
Their goal is to defend the wrong.
They want recognition at hurting the innocent any way possible. They are not at all appreciated except by evil doers.
In this country, you can't deny someone service based on religion, race, etc. It's that simple. A correct verdict.
While crossing with the light, on a crosswalk, my friend was struck by a car, tossed in the air and landed in the gutter. She was awarded $10K for pain and suffering. $240K over a t-shirt? Whomever chose that amount is a complete idiot. Did this go to court? or did Jet Blue just hand over the money? Maybe she should have hired the ACLU as her lawyer.
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