[ericthecurdog]

I don't think it went down as he described, and I DEFINITELY think there's more to this story... but if it DID happen exactly this way, this is compete BS. Unless that shirt said 'I am carrying a bomb' or contained profanity, he shouldn't have been asked to change shirts. Since when does it really matter THIS much if people are offended by what THEY perceive to be the meaning of a shirt?

I am offended that this happened. Go back and read my previous posts if you must to ensure that I'm not a Lib or a Troll, but I think this guy got unnecessarily pissed on.

[alicewonders]

I don't think it was the meaning of the shirt that got him in trouble - it was the arabic writing that no one knew what it meant. He was daring us to stop him - daring people on the flight to be scared of him. This is their new plan - keep us on edge & freaked out - so that WE look like paranoid idiots.

It's a media war.

[VRWCmember]

Unless that shirt said 'I am carrying a bomb' or contained profanity, he shouldn't have been asked to change shirts.

The message is one of defiance, and it is presented in both English and Arabic. Wear the tshirt to an anti-American flag-burning rally, but don't wear it when you are traveling on an airplane.

[Tokra]

Unless that shirt said 'I am carrying a bomb' or contained profanity, he shouldn't have been asked to change shirts.

It all depends on WHO asked him to remove the shirt. If it was the airline - they have every right to ask their passengers to do whatever they want. The airline is a private company - not the United States government. If the airline insists that all their passengers have to wear orange tutus - so be it. The customers have the right to fly on another airline if they don't like it.