Comments on: Man Detained by TSA for Arabic Writing on T-Shirt http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/ Specialization is for Insects. Fri, 25 May 2012 16:19:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John P. http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-38379 John P. Fri, 02 May 2008 21:51:40 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/#comment-38379 John, I could not disagree with you more. Really. There is nothing you could say which I would be more opposed to. Your attitude seems to that people should not wear a shirt that says "We will not be quite" for the greater good? This is not a guy who was trying to earn a buck. It's just a guy who was wearing a freaking T-shirt! His shirt could have been written in English, Spanish, or any other language and the TSA would not have stopped him. Underlying what happened here is a classic violation of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" rel="nofollow">First Amendment of the United States Constitution</a>. Freedom of speech is the single most important freedom a person can have. As I've said before, from it all other freedoms flow. How would you like it if I were to delete your response to this article? And every time you try to respond I'll just keep deleting it? Or better yet, how about if I edit it to make you look really bad? You aren't going to like that. If you want to wear a T-shirt that says "Vote for McCain" or "Vote for Obama" it would be a political statement also. So your comment about public safety on the airline being threatened by any T-shirt is almost criminally stupid. And if I had been standing beside this guy and <em>any</em> passenger started giving him a hard time because he was wearing a T-shirt written in a foreign language, they'd have been dealing with me first. John P. John,

I could not disagree with you more. Really. There is nothing you could say which I would be more opposed to.

Your attitude seems to that people should not wear a shirt that says “We will not be quite” for the greater good? This is not a guy who was trying to earn a buck. It’s just a guy who was wearing a freaking T-shirt! His shirt could have been written in English, Spanish, or any other language and the TSA would not have stopped him.

Underlying what happened here is a classic violation of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Freedom of speech is the single most important freedom a person can have. As I’ve said before, from it all other freedoms flow.

How would you like it if I were to delete your response to this article? And every time you try to respond I’ll just keep deleting it? Or better yet, how about if I edit it to make you look really bad? You aren’t going to like that.

If you want to wear a T-shirt that says “Vote for McCain” or “Vote for Obama” it would be a political statement also. So your comment about public safety on the airline being threatened by any T-shirt is almost criminally stupid. And if I had been standing beside this guy and any passenger started giving him a hard time because he was wearing a T-shirt written in a foreign language, they’d have been dealing with me first.

John P.

]]> By: JOhn http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-38374 JOhn Fri, 02 May 2008 20:59:30 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/#comment-38374 You people are out of your mind. If you are stupid enough to wear a shirt like that to the airport you should not even be aloud on the plane. Yes it is discrimination, but there is a point where the rights of passengers safety are more important than some idiot trying to make some money and bad publicity off the airlines. I totaly agree with the airlines. If they didnt do something I am sure a passenger would have. It is very rude of a guest in this country to take advantage of us. He deserves a good american ass kicking. You people are out of your mind. If you are stupid enough to wear a shirt like that to the airport you should not even be aloud on the plane. Yes it is discrimination, but there is a point where the rights of passengers safety are more important than some idiot trying to make some money and bad publicity off the airlines. I totaly agree with the airlines. If they didnt do something I am sure a passenger would have. It is very rude of a guest in this country to take advantage of us. He deserves a good american ass kicking.

]]> By: dngloz http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-11247 dngloz Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:24:09 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/#comment-11247 This happens all the time, unfortunately, very few people know their legal rights and never follow up on the issue fearing they'll get humiliated. It's good to see this guy had the courage to take actions. This happens all the time, unfortunately, very few people know their legal rights and never follow up on the issue fearing they’ll get humiliated. It’s good to see this guy had the courage to take actions.

]]> By: Trevor McNotDonald http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-11225 Trevor McNotDonald Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:07:53 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/#comment-11225 Feel sorry for the guy, it's a shame that this kind of thing happens. Feel sorry for the guy, it’s a shame that this kind of thing happens.

]]> By: Brandon http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-10763 Brandon Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:51:23 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/#comment-10763 yes it does, I had posted on here b4 but I don't remember what I said.. Either way it's a shame it's came to this. yes it does, I had posted on here b4 but I don’t remember what I said.. Either way it’s a shame it’s came to this.

]]> By: SEM Inc. http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-10759 SEM Inc. Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:40:18 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/#comment-10759 I see the necessities, but it sucks that we've come to this. I see the necessities, but it sucks that we’ve come to this.

]]> By: ruby on rails guy http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-10605 ruby on rails guy Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:26:03 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/#comment-10605 I really understand JetBlue concerns. We have always to remember 9/11 disaster. We have to know that people may get scared from these words on his T-Shirt. However, i am sorry for what happened to him also. I really understand JetBlue concerns. We have always to remember 9/11 disaster. We have to know that people may get scared from these words on his T-Shirt. However, i am sorry for what happened to him also.

]]> By: Jim Karter http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-10598 Jim Karter Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:54:00 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/#comment-10598 Any update John on what happened to that TSA agent? Any update John on what happened to that TSA agent?

]]> By: منتديات http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-10467 منتديات Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:31:24 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/08/13/man-detained-by-tsa-for-arabic-writing-on-t-shirt/#comment-10467 for those don’t know what mean of this is mean " we don’t shut up " for those don’t know what mean of this
is mean ” we don’t shut up ”

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