And what's with comparing this to Richard Reid? Last time I checked he actually HAD A BOMB IN HIS SHOE. If these 14 guys were actually found to be doing something illegal then I'd agree with the comparison.
This "musical group" (quotes because it seems mandatory here) was never found to have anything or done anything illegal by:
Air marshals
Airport security
Flight attendants
FBI
Debunker who found that they actually were a musical group scheduled to play.
Now, taken individually these things might not be enough evidence for you. But all together? Two of the groups (Air marshals and Flight attendants) lives were also in danger if, in fact, these Arabs were terrorists. Does their word just not matter here?
This conspiracy theory is getting a little far fetched. If these guys are terrorists your going to have put up a little more evidence than a freaked out reporter. If you accuse someone of something as serious as this then your going to have to have better evidence than the Synchronized Arab P*ssing Team. How about ties to Al Queda? Or maybe even a good ole, "DEATH TO AMERICA, ALLAHU AKBAR!".
All these guys were found guilty of was expired visas. Apparently the visas had been expired for three weeks? Great, deport them. 14 more Arabs people wont have to freak out about.
I guess until a plane actually goes down, for example had Reid had a better match - people like you won't start taking this seriously.
watch COPS any night of the week - more force, even deadly, is used on suspects in $100 drug buys or even traffic offenses. Yes, the air marshalls should have handcuffed a few of these guys who were acting suspiciously - and if any of the other 14 had challenged them while they were doing it, shoot one of them. until something like that happens, the terrorists will know that they have a wide berth regarding their behavior on planes, all in the name of tolerance for Muslims, and when the real attacks comes, they will know they can beat the system.
Actuallity is a matter of timing. That "nothing happened" wasn't determinable during the course of a flight that did NOT have to be so fearful.
Say. Did you know that if a punch occurs at just the wrong time -- even the most well trained person may receive a mortal punch? Houdini died.
Even though he was fully prepared.
The scariest nothing that happened was the inaction by the crew and marshalls during the flight. No one had to be hurt or "shot" -- just told to sit down in this seat over here.
That minimal level of REAL precaution was absent.