Posted on 03/21/2014 9:41:26 AM PDT by massmike
The Empire State Building owners, Malkin Properties, just learned they are being sued for $5 million. The lawsuit stems from an incident in which the Muslim plaintiffs claim they were unjustifiably denied their civil rights to pray on someone else’s private property.
Fahad and Amina Tirmizi of Farmingville, NY claim they were “assaulted, battered and forcibly removed” from the observatory in July of 2013. They also assert that it was somehow related to their wardrobe choices of traditional Muslim attire.
Fahad Tirmizi said, “We weren’t doing anything wrong, we just wanted to enjoy the view like everyone else.” He doesn’t state how he was able to admire the view from a head down kneeling position on the floor, or why he forced the security officers to resort to “menacingly” poking him while being told in a loud voice that he was not allowed to pray on the deck.
Sometimes people raise their voices if they are being ignored. This could be particularly true of a security officer trying to instruct someone to move along.
The suit describes the plaintiffs as being “forcibly escorted” down to the lobby and out of the building. That would be consistent with someone refusing to voluntarily comply with their instructions. It is a private building and the deck is for observation, not praying. It is not the Empire State Mosque.
As is common, the intolerance card is being played. Since Muslim is not a race, a different card had to be found. Phil Hines, the Tirmizis’ lawyer, described the hurt feelings and mental anguish of the plaintiffs said the family outing became an experience of intolerance.
Hines said, “To most, the Empire State Building is one of the great landmarks of this city, but for my client and his family, it is a building of ignorance and injustice. A family trip to enjoy the cityscape was cut short after security officials threw them out of the building for exercising their religious beliefs.”
Are they sure that $5 million will make everything okay? While that is a lot of money, how does one decide just how much of a lesson those intolerant bigots need to be taught? Why not just rename the deck after the Tirmizis and then close it in recognition of them for all future visitors to New York?
As minorities go, the Muslims certainly are one of the most demanding of accommodation, preferred status and special considerations. You know the word, “tolerance.”
After this lawsuit, will the next incident be from Muslims who feel that moving to the corner is also an injustice and ignorant? Why not just drop to their knees in front of the elevator door or blocking a fire escape. The security officers would have no choice but to make them move for safety reasons and bingo, it’s payday all over again.
Can I sue also?...
That they weren't beat enough.
Lawfare...
“The Empire State Building celebrates many cultures and causes in the world community with iconic lightings, and has a tradition of lightings for the religious holidays of Easter, Eid al Fitr (marking the end of Ramadan), Hanukkah, and Christmas,” owner Anthony E. Malkin said in a statement Wednesday.
But the real estate mogul said the privately owned building “has a specific policy against any other lighting for religious figures or requests by religions and religious organizations.”
They cannot ‘PRAY’ on MY private property, either!!!
No Festivus?
Case dismissed. What rights to do whatever one pleases does one have on someone else's private property?
time to counter sue the mohammadummies!!
On the observation deck they should have a corner set aside for moslems to pray on a nice prayer rug.
Only catch is, once the moslem steps onto the rug, he suddenly notices that it’s suspended taut by thread, over a missing floor panel.
As he plummets 100 stories toward a roped-off ‘madrassah’ on the sidewalk, my voice is amplified as I deliver MY morning prayer at full volume, wagging my finger, declaring: Taqqiya!!!!
Wait till John Roberts gets ahold of this case and deliberates whether he wants his Hussein sex tape to go viral.
Memo to the muzzies:
PLEASE, just KEEP PUSHING YOUR ERSATZ “RELIGION” IN OUR FACES UNTIL YOU PISS OFF EVERY NON-MUZZIE IN AMERICA!!
Thank you!!!
Sometimes people raise their voices if they are being ignored. This could be particularly true of a security officer trying to instruct someone to move along.
The suit describes the plaintiffs as being “forcibly escorted” down to the lobby and out of the building. That would be consistent with someone refusing to voluntarily comply with their instructions.
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It could also be consistent with closing time and someone refusing to voluntarily leave the premises...
Tort reform is needed. But as long as there is a breath of life in the democrat party, there will never be tort reform.
I assume that the problem wasn’t the praying per se, but the manner in which it is done - with prostrations and so forth - which would interfere with the ability of other tourists to move about freely. This very much sounds like a staged event, intended to provoke a response.
Memo to the muzzies:
PLEASE, just KEEP PUSHING YOUR ERSATZ “RELIGION” IN OUR FACES UNTIL YOU PISS OFF EVERY NON-MUZZIE IN AMERICA!!
Thank you!!!
Can’t these idiot moozlums pray while standing up so no one notices? In you face-ism only make others want them crusader-ized.
Yes, they would be blocking the observation deck, which is narrow. This is how they get prayer rooms for muslims only in public places. By lawsuits.
Matthew 6:5
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