More Bad News for Flyers
After going to see “Up in the Air” last night (a great movie by the way) I had the misfortune of reading today about another incident on a Delta Airlines flight flying into Detroit International Airport. At this point, it doesn’t seem that the incident is as bad as the one on Christmas Day where a Nigerian man was trying to blow up the plane, but this story still surrounds a Nigerian man with al-Qaeda connections.
All passengers were removed safely and no bombs were detected on board or in the luggage, but there is still speculation whether or not an explosive chemicals were brought on the plane by the suspect. Having taken the flight from Amsterdam to Detroit before, I know that the passengers are quite eclectic — ranging from European business men, African missionaries, Saudi sheiks and tourists like myself. Amsterdam and Detroit are both major hubs for air travel, and as such as logical targets for terrorists either trying to make it into the country or make a statement against a country.
Is there still anyone arguing against racial profiling?
December 28th, 2009 at 3:58 am
Unfortunately it will probably take another horrific attack before racial profiling will be allowable again. And even so, it only takes about four or five years without a terrorist attack before people start getting outraged about it.
December 28th, 2009 at 4:00 am
Haha so true.