Arab Men Laughing at World Trade Center Photos in Montclair, NJ - Live Report

Self | 10/21/01 | Atticus

[Hemlock]

First of all, I didn't admit that Atticus shouldn't have yelled at the men. I said he probably shouldn't have yelled at them. I don't know for sure because I wasn't there, and normally, yelling isn't appropriate. However, I can't fault Atticus, and neither can you. You're the one enaging in speculation.

I don't think anyone should be pointing at a picture of the World Trade Center, turning to their comrades, speaking in a foreign language and bursting out in laughter. That's pretty damned insensitive and demands an investigation, and the FBI agrees with me.

PS -- Besa mi culo. Viva en Los Estados Unidos no es por liberal traitors.

[al-andalus]

I would be extremely upset if anyone cursed at me or my family for something I had nothing to do with. I don't need to inform you that there are many 'evil-doers' in the world who seize upon any excuse to revile and harm others.

[Hemlock]

First of all, I didn't admit that Atticus shouldn't have yelled at the men. I said he probably shouldn't have yelled at them. I don't know for sure because I wasn't there, and normally, yelling isn't appropriate. However, I can't fault Atticus, and neither can you. You're the one engaging in speculation.

I don't think anyone should be pointing at a picture of the World Trade Center, turning to their comrades, speaking in a foreign language and bursting out in laughter. That's pretty damned insensitive and demands an investigation, and the FBI agrees with me.

PS -- Besa mi culo. Viva en Los Estados Unidos no es por liberal traitors.

[AM2000]

Unless you resist or act like a butthole Law enforcement usually will not yell and curse at you.

You misunderstood my admittedly poorly-written sentence. I meant, law enforcement can do their job just fine without private individuals yelling and cursing at them.

[AM2000]

Ok, it's late. Let me rephrase that AGAIN. Law enforcement officials can do their job just fine without private individuals cursing and yelling at Arab looking men. Hope that helps. I don't object to profiling, as long as it's done by the appropriate law enforcement officials and not by people on the street who take it upon themselves to intimidate and harrass people they don't know a thing about.

[Great Dane]

Bastids.

[FR_addict]

Looking at pictures of the disaster and laughing are an unacceptable mix, no matter what language. Some things transcend language; their obvious contempt is one of them.

You said it well.

[WVNan]

I'm wondering if the same thing is happening during the final death gasps of liberalism. As the body dies, disjoint vocal sounds gasp out: McCarthyism!!!.

How weird! Just night before last my college professor daughter (very liberal) made that very last gasping sound. Her biggest fear these days is not anthrax or Arab men. Her biggest fear is McCARTHYISM! Sigh...where did I go wrong?

[musicman]

To Thomas Jefferson (reply to post #133)

I would like to see an "adopt" a "mudlum" movement.

As the patriots(like Thomas Jefferson) who formed this country wanted us to continue their guardianship of this great country by making us part of the "militia",I think it would be a good idea at the present time in our history with all that is going on,to start tailing these people EVERYWHERE!!!!! Take a camera,notepad, and what ever other record keeping device needed,and start trailing them from the time they leave their driveway,till they return.Get addresses,tag #'s,where they work,pray and eat and sleep,and the same for anyone they meet or see while enjoying their Americanized "Mudlum" lifestyle.

If enough people started tailing these folks around (24-7 if possible)it might let them know that their incognito livestyle here no longer works like it did before 9-11-2001.

If they are not "misbehaving"it wouldn't take long to see if they are not worth "watching",but if they are "misbehaving"...the information would be invaluable to the proper people,saving them a lot of leg work and time.It would also spread the word to the other"evil-dooers"that our nation has it's eyes and ears on..... I wouldn't tail all of them,but I would damn sure start with the ones laughing while looking at a WTC display......and the ones that can't or WON'T speak English when you try to talk to them......

[BraveMan]

El rodar en el suelo el reír mi culo de!

[RWG]

One more reason racial profiling is legitimate.

[L.N. Smithee]

One of the terrorists who was recently convicted of the first WTC bombing IS an American citizen who lived in Arlington, Texas, home of the Texas Rangers and about 30 mi. from my house. If you fit the profile, and you are an American patriot, it might be frustrating, but PERFECTLY understandable if you are profiled.

You don't have to tell me about being profiled -- I am a black man. But I don't blame anyone for doing so because black men commit violent crime in proportion greater than their percentage of the population. Black pop culture in great measure celebrates crime, and as long as that image continues to sell, nothing will change.

If you were not talking about interning American citizens, you should have specified that in your first response to me, because I was responding to WileyCoyote22, who was -- and still is -- talking about Americans. For that matter, so is HKUSP9mm, who posted to Baltimore-born Hamza01 the following message: "You're on enemy ground, pal. Know it."

[Hemlock]

Glad you liked it.

Here's another one for him:

Escupo en usted! Las calles fluirán con la sangre del pagano! Mayo un vómito infestado del cerdo en su cadáver!

[L.N. Smithee]

He may claim to have been born American but he talks like he is a foriegner.

Really? Do me a favor -- cut and paste everything he's posted that led you to say he "talks like he is a foreigner."

[L.N. Smithee]

In answer to your FReepmail request -- the answer is no. You brought this on yourself.

Hamza was being cordial with you and you replied with tacit threats based on your prejudices, not what he actually said. That's the reason I asked you to detail his statements that made you say he talked "like a terrorist" and "a foreigner" -- because you couldn't do it with any degree of credibility.