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To: Ol' Dan Tucker
What was suspicious? That three muslims stopped in a diner and ate some food?

Her son was with her and the fact that everything that she told LE checked out. I suppose you think that she just decided one day to pick on ME men because of how they looked? Well, she also is a nurse and she said that she worked for a Pakinstani family who would support that she is not a racist.

Why should I believe the three men who seem to be more than a little arrogant(even to law enforcement) because they could have cleared it all up the first hour after they were detained by telling LE where they were headed. Instead they decided to NOT give out any information that could have cleared up the whole situation in the first place. That seems a little strange to me.

I would have spilled my guts by giving them every telephone number and contact that I had had to prove that I was telling the truth. Their story STINKS to high heaven, IMO. Now they're claiming (as are their family members that we are all racists) Yes, that's exactly what one of the guy's sister told CNN. So in that logic I suppose they are all terrorist. See, they want it both ways.

280 posted on 09/14/2002 12:58:55 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: kcvl
"What was suspicious? That three muslims stopped in a diner and ate some food?"

I'm still waiting for an explanation for the DETOUR THROUGH TAMPA. Why not take the most direct route to Miami via the Florida Turnpike? THey drove several miles/hours out of their way by taking I-75 down the west coast of FL ...

I agree with you - this story stinks!
282 posted on 09/14/2002 1:32:01 AM PDT by EnquiringMind
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To: kcvl
Why should I believe the three men who seem to be more than a little arrogant(even to law enforcement) because they could have cleared it all up the first hour after they were detained by telling LE where they were headed. Instead they decided to NOT give out any information that could have cleared up the whole situation in the first place. That seems a little strange to me.

Do you have a cite for your assertion that they men were arrogant? In this article one said that he refused the request to search his car, as is his right as a citizen. Nothing wrong with that.

Do you have a cite or reference that they did NOT give out "any" information or what information would have been required so they would have been released in the first hour?

It seems they were cleared and released and the authorities seem to be backing away from the joke/hoax aspect of her story:


"In the end, authorities said there was no threat, the cars were cleared, Interstate 75 reopened and the men were released. The three men climbed in their vehicles around 6 p.m. and drove away, 17 hours after they were pulled over.

"At the time of their release, authorities called the incident a prank by the men, but officials were backing off that theory a few hours later.

"I think it's premature at this point in time to call it a prank or a hoax," said Carlos Alvarez, the director of the Miami-Dade Police Department."


No offense intended, but so far, several FReepers have written that these guys said they were playing a joke, but I've been unable to locate even a single quote attributed to them where they said that. The only person who is quoted as saying that they were playing a joke is the woman. We haven't even heard from her son, only what she says her son said at the time.

I would have spilled my guts by giving them every telephone number and contact that I had had to prove that I was telling the truth. Their story STINKS to high heaven, IMO. Now they're claiming (as are their family members that we are all racists) Yes, that's exactly what one of the guy's sister told CNN. So in that logic I suppose they are all terrorist. See, they want it both ways.

Their stories must have satisfied someone because they were released to go on their way. Naturally, you're entitled to your opinion as are the men and their family.

I don't know the Stone woman on a personal level so I have no way to assess whether she is telling the truth or what are her opinions toward muslims regardless of what she says to the media.

I was only looking for a reference to the them saying that they were joking. So far, I still haven't found it.

dan

291 posted on 09/14/2002 1:56:09 AM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker
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