Muslim woman barred from boarding after she refuses body scan at airport

[jundp 191]

Yes it is her right to not get scanned and not board the flight. In a days time, she isnt the only one to get pulled to the side to get scanned so I dont think this would be just targeting any group. Im thinking theres alot of muslim men and women that fly in a days time & majority do not get pulled to the side. I think security needs to be handled in a different way though. I dont really agree with a full body scan at this time myself, however I'm thinking its alot less than what doctors and nurses have to see.

Difference being that you choose to go to the doctor and understand when going there they may have to see you naked, or partially naked.

[Pooky 3,786]

Difference being that you choose to go to the doctor and understand when going there they may have to see you naked, or partially naked.

And you don't choose to fly?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

And you don't choose to fly?

If you have business to attend to in Toronto today, in Charlotte tomorrow and in Boston the day after, there aren't many options but getting on a plane.

[Pooky 3,786]

If you have business to attend to in Toronto today, in Charlotte tomorrow and in Boston the day after, there aren't many options but getting on a plane.

The choice is still there, however.

Knowing that travel is part of a business position may be sufficient reason to seek another job. It comes down to personal choice.

The woman in the original article made hers when she chose not to go through screening. I remember flying to the USA for a two-week holiday in October 2001, when they seemed to be double-checking everyone in US airports. I'm happy letting the TSA do their stuff and if I'm called aside for additional screening, that's fine by me. They're just doing their job. They don't need me complaining about being singled out, or that I'm inconvenienced, or offended. I made the choice to fly, rather than stay at home.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

The choice is still there, however.

Knowing that travel is part of a business position may be sufficient reason to seek another job. It comes down to personal choice.

Of course. Now that I come to think of it, there are dangers on the road. More so than in the air even without the feel-good show put on by the TSA. Seeing that I need to get to the office which requires traveling on them dangerous roads, I think I should just quit my job altogether. Or move into my cubicle to avoid the commute and keep working. Brilliant!

[Pooky 3,786]

Of course. Now that I come to think of it, there are dangers on the road. More so than in the air even without the feel-good show put on by the TSA. Seeing that I need to get to the office which requires traveling on them dangerous roads, I think I should just quit my job altogether. Or move into my cubicle to avoid the commute and keep working. Brilliant!

You might laugh, but how many people out there appreciate how much safer than a car ride air travel actually is?

And don't tell me that you don't freely choose to drive to work?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

You might laugh, but how many people out there appreciate how much safer than a car ride air travel actually is?

And don't tell me that you don't freely choose to drive to work?

Well, I could always walk the 11 miles to the office if that's what you mean. That would severely cut into my family and rest time, though.

As for the first point, I don't give a flying ** about the ignorance of people in regards to air travel safety. I always say, once you arrive at the airport, the most dangerous part of your trip is behind you. Well, until you leave the airport on the other end of the flight. Can't figure out how people are lulled so easily into the fundamentally false sense of added security with all the bullshite that one has to go through at the airport now.

[christeen 966]

Flying is a privilege NOT a right... She was not being forced on the plane but chose freely to purchase a ticket (which by the mere purchase of the ticket she consented to the right to be searched) and had the choice to submit to the screening or refuse... It is perfectly within her rights to exercise her right to refuse (for religious or personal reasons it does not matter) and it was within the rights of the airline (and by agreement that the TSA will conduct all screening on behalf of the airlines) to refuse her to fly... End of story...

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Flying is a privilege NOT a right... She was not being forced on the plane but chose freely to purchase a ticket (which by the mere purchase of the ticket she consented to the right to be searched) and had the choice to submit to the screening or refuse... It is perfectly within her rights to exercise her right to refuse (for religious or personal reasons it does not matter) and it was within the rights of the airline (and by agreement that the TSA will conduct all screening on behalf of the airlines) to refuse her to fly... End of story...

[christeen 966]

[spookyturtle 9,466]

How would they know? Americans are not exactly worldly when it comes to identifying folks of different ethnicity. My guess is that the majority of folks here probably could not even point out Pakistan on map without labels.

Rest assure, I'm constantly sent to secondary screening myself.

Can you point to your citizenship certificate hanging on your wall?

[christeen 966]

Carmen San Diego, Chased by TSA agents after refusing a full body scan...

Edited March 6, 2010 by christeen

[Tanya and Barry 59]

"Pope claims full body scans violate personal integrity"

So does being blown apart by a bomb.

[Fandango 1,439]

Yup, racial profiling is real. But it's tempered with other things. I get "randomly" picked out very frequently when I travel alone. Not just in the US but in India, too. However, when I travel with my wife or mom they don't even look at me.

So how is that racial? Unless you change your race when you travel with your wife or mom.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Flying is a privilege NOT a right... She was not being forced on the plane but chose freely to purchase a ticket (which by the mere purchase of the ticket she consented to the right to be searched) and had the choice to submit to the screening or refuse... It is perfectly within her rights to exercise her right to refuse (for religious or personal reasons it does not matter) and it was within the rights of the airline (and by agreement that the TSA will conduct all screening on behalf of the airlines) to refuse her to fly... End of story...

Concur. I don't understand all this "against their rights" bull when it's the airlines that allow us to fly, they don't force us.

In Australia you enter a clothing store for example, you give the business the right to search your bag before leaving. Apparently here in TX that's illegal. You can walk out the door in full view of people with stuff you're stealing, and they're not allowed to block you or search you. If the place has security guards that's a different story but come on! Seriously?

I had my bag tested with that bomb testing thingy once at an airport. It was a random test and I didn't feel singled out or like a criminal. I was once (here in America) asked to remove my "bulky hoody". The hoody wasn't bulky at all, I'm just a girl so it made it SEEM bulky. He looked a little miffed and I thought it was funny, again I wasn't offended.

I have nothing to feel guilty about so I just don't care. I'd care about them seeing "my private parts" except there's nothing to prove who's who because it blocks out your face with a weird smiley face thing.