Don't Fly During Ramadan (2013)

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Post by atomroflbomber » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 2:13 PM UTC

Don't Fly During Ramadan (2013)
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Re: Don't Fly During Ramadan (2013)

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Post by merpnderp » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 3:09 PM UTC

Have people really asked for a place to pray while flying on a plane? Why would JetBlue ask such a weird question?

Re: Don't Fly During Ramadan (2013)

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Post by jacquesm » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 3:09 PM UTC

What a horrific story. JetBlue doesn't deserve any high marks for their actions here either.

Re: Don't Fly During Ramadan (2013)

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Post by ajmurmann » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 3:10 PM UTC

Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6258422

Re: Don't Fly During Ramadan (2013)

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Post by jordigh » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 3:10 PM UTC

I have to fly today, from Canada to Europe. I probably shouldn't be reading stories like these before a flight, but I did, top to bottom, transfixed by the details. I hope I manage to make it through airport "security" without any problem. I'll smile, I'll cooperate. Hell, maybe I'll even step into the radiation machine for the first time in my life if I have to (I also always have opted out).

I hate how scary this whole thing is. I fear it's going to keep getting worse.

Re: Don't Fly During Ramadan (2013)

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Post by tpolm » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 3:12 PM UTC

Opting out of multimeter scans: not even once

Re: Don't Fly During Ramadan (2013)

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Post by epmaybe » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 3:14 PM UTC

jordigh wrote: post #5

I have to fly today, from Canada to Europe. I probably shouldn't be reading stories like these before a flight, but I did, top to bottom, transfixed by the details. I hope I manage to make it through airport "security" without any problem. I'll smile, I'll cooperate. Hell, maybe I'll even step into the radiation machine for the first time in my life if I have to (I also always have opted out). I hate how scary this w…

Sorry you have to go through that. Also, what radiation machine are you referring to? The millimeter wave scanner?

Re: Don't Fly During Ramadan (2013)

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Post by Cyph0n » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 3:18 PM UTC

tpolm wrote: post #6

Opting out of multimeter scans: not even once

Exactly, all it does is dial up the suspicion level.

Re: Don't Fly During Ramadan (2013)

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Post by jacquesm » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 3:20 PM UTC

Cyph0n wrote: post #8

tpolm wrote: post #6

Opting out of multimeter scans: not even once

Exactly, all it does is dial up the suspicion level.

Then why offer the option to opt out?

Re: Don't Fly During Ramadan (2013)

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Post by tuna-piano » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 3:21 PM UTC

Do you believe the government entered his apartment? It seems at least somewhat likely. They see the sparse apartment and picture of some religious thing on the wall, and it freaks them out. They take the picture back to their office to figure out what the hell it is.

I'm not knowledgeable about this stuff, but it seems like they could have used a "sneak and peek" warrant, as authorized in the patriot act.

https://www.aclu.org/other/how-usa-patriot-act-expands-law-e...

I kind of think this guy should look into a civil lawsuit against those agencies. Did they violate any of his constitutional rights? Not letting him get food / drink, threatening to hold his bag if he walked away? Was a search warrant attained and he was never given notice, even after the fact?