...Anything Can Make You A Terror Suspect These Days

[Frank Giaramita]

Your music choice can make you a terror suspect (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=382039&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=).

Submitted by: aminorthreat55

[fromwithin]

thats ridiculous, pathetic, and disgusting.

[wiReZ]

teror? edit: you fixed it :)

[SevenOhThree]

Laaaaaame.

[x_Thrice_x]

thats ridiculous, pathetic, and disgusting.

Ridiculous is definitely the word to describe it.

[Johnny_G]

Hahahaha. Out of hand.... if they ever did that to me I'd sue the balls off them.

And probably lose.

[thekinison]

this dudes rockin some good tunes though - London calling...

[Cottage Cheese]

lousy british conservatives and their constant fear and paranoia shoving down people's throats.

[cahrishurr]

OMG.......its finally happened

we're doing musical profiling in airports now

[underthetalking]

That is quite amusing.

[girlsroxboys]

It wont let me post on the website it was printed on...so I will post on here...

It was probably because the of the word "Valhalla" in the Led Zeppelin song. That may have seemed similar or was mistaken for "Allah" by the taxi driver.
That coupled with the guys probable background (his name was Haddaj Mann),
and I can understand where the taxi driver got his reasoning for calling the police.
However, its unfortunate we live in a society that has to police the citizens like that.
We really need to step up and make change.

[mat1419]

i'd be willing to bet his ethnicity had a little something to do with it as well...

[Frank Giaramita]

Haha, now I know why they always make me put my iPod through the xray things at airports...

[shadowsstatues]

The sad part is about 5 miles away I was taking a taxi to the same airport and listening to ALLLAHU AKBAR ALLLAH ALLAH JIHAD MOHAMMED! and I reached my destination fine.

[jawkneephighv]

I don't even wanna look at the article but remember the first episode of season 2 of Robot Chicken?

TERRORISM!!

[Jared Kaufman]

I'm sure there was no "profiling" going on with a name like Harraj.

[A picasso blue]

I would hate to be lhave been listening to "killing an arab" at the time

[thejetstolehome]

:shake:

[Frank Giaramita]

Note to REAL terrorists: Remember to listen to Matisyahu when approaching an airport or boarding an airplane.

[xTJx]

Uh oh...a browm man listening to an electric guitar?! He must be a terrorist.

[basketcase_006]

lousy british conservatives and their constant fear and paranoia shoving down people's throats.


Have you ever been to England? Lousy British conservatives? Sorry, what party is Tony Blair the leader of again? We don't get fear and paranoia shoved down our throats, particularly not by the Tories.

As for this story, its sickening and I blame Bush and Blair's butt-buddyness (plus one greatly bigoted taxi driver). Seriously, vote next time and get rid of that asshole of a president of yours, he'll kill us all.

Your friend across the pond.

PS In case you don't know, a Tory is a member of the Conservative Party

[Tay.]

What a fkn' joke.

[WeDreamOfDays]

Read the book 1984 by George Orwell, it's scary how close our government is to becoming that type of society.

[Adeniz19]

Have you ever been to England? Lousy British conservatives? Sorry, what party is Tony Blair the leader of again? We don't get fear and paranoia shoved down our throats, particularly not by the Tories.

As for this story, its sickening and I blame Bush and Blair's butt-buddyness (plus one greatly bigoted taxi driver). Seriously, vote next time and get rid of that asshole of a president of yours, he'll kill us all.

Your friend across the pond.

PS In case you don't know, a Tory is a member of the Conservative Partythis is his last term

[Salomonbz90]

well id be fucked.

[Doodman34]

im moving to Holland, weed is decriminalized there and you get free education and health care and no one arrests you for doing nothing, voilating like half of the bill of rights, there's a lot more sex in Holland, America is full of conservative prudes haha

[andrewlterry]

Didn't you know that everyone that listens to Zepplin and the Clash are terrorists? I thought that was common info.

[exthuse]

I like how in the taxi you can plug your music players in. I'm sure the drivers would love some of our tunes.

[Ambulance X]

Better safe than sorry.

[catscradle]

i'd be willing to bet his ethnicity had a little something to do with it as well...
that's the first thing that came to my mind, and was confirmed once i saw his name.

[IcedOpethBlind]

how rock n' roll is that!
\m/

[bigfoot316]

wow people are increadibly paranoid now.

[we are cured]

Have you ever been to England? Lousy British conservatives? Sorry, what party is Tony Blair the leader of again? We don't get fear and paranoia shoved down our throats, particularly not by the Tories.

As for this story, its sickening and I blame Bush and Blair's butt-buddyness (plus one greatly bigoted taxi driver). Seriously, vote next time and get rid of that asshole of a president of yours, he'll kill us all.


sounds like the taxi driver was fairly conservative to me. and we don't get 'fear and paranoia' shoved down our throats either, as long as we don't appear to be arabic.

as for the voting thing, we tried, but there are just too many ignorant people in middle america. they love their dubya. got to admit though, for someone who's approval rating was falling due to recession, it was a brilliant political move (towards reelection) to get involved in a bullshit war; more than half of america thought to themselves, 'gee, it's not all that good to change presidents during wartime.'

[Frank Giaramita]

wow people are increadibly paranoid now.
...and with this, the terrorists have succeeded.

Contrary to popular belief, when terrorists attack our country (U.S.), killing people isn't their main objective; draining us of our freedoms and liberties is. People are becoming more paranoid, our government is becoming more intrusive (out of fear) and our liberties are slowly disintegrating. In my mind, we've already conceded defeat and the terrorists have already accomplished their goal(s). Personally, being that I'm a stubborn prick, I'd much rather die a free man than concede defeat and live in a government that terrorists instilled.

[supadupa003]

Better safe than sorry.


Yeah, you're right. I mean we should just arrest any middle eastern man listening to classic rock before getting on a plane. It makes total sense. I'm so glad we have people like you in our country so things can stay this way.

PS: I don't know you, but I think I hate you.

Hugs and kisses,
Mark

[N8IVIin0rity]

sounds like the taxi driver was fairly conservative to me. and we don't get 'fear and paranoia' shoved down our throats either, as long as we don't appear to be arabic.

as for the voting thing, we tried, but there are just too many ignorant people in middle america. they love their dubya. got to admit though, for someone who's approval rating was falling due to recession, it was a brilliant political move (towards reelection) to get involved in a bullshit war; more than half of america thought to themselves, 'gee, it's not all that good to change presidents during wartime.'
i love me some dubYa.

[Frank Giaramita]

Better safe than sorry.
Your argument translates to: "Better safe than FREE" and I can't allow myself to agree with that. If freedom results in me getting blown to pieces by a suicide bomber in my local deli, so be it.

Note: I am in no way implying that the government should do NOTHING to prevent terrorist attacks from occuring, I'm just implying that they should do whatever they can without sacrificing civil liberties and freedom.

[we are cured]

i love me some dubYa.

well you're not necessarily ignorant, you're from texas and he's your guy.

i love that gubernatorial debate they show, with his response to casinos in texas...priceless.

[we are cured]

Your argument translates to: "Better safe than FREE" and I can't allow myself to agree with that. If freedom results in me getting blown to pieces by a suicide bomber in my local deli, so be it.

Note: I am in no way implying that the government should do NOTHING to prevent terrorist attacks from occuring, I'm just implying that they should do whatever they can without sacrificing civil liberties and freedom.

i completely agree, but if you got 1000 faxes/emails a day telling you about possible terror attacks and terror suspects, wouldn't your definition of freedom become slightly altered? all i'm saying is the government has access to so much information that we never see because it would make us all paranoid. that being said, detaining people because they resemble a terror suspect is irresponsible.

[Frank Giaramita]

i completely agree, but if you got 1000 faxes/emails a day telling you about possible terror attacks and terror suspects, wouldn't your definition of freedom become slightly altered? all i'm saying is the government has access to so much information that we never see because it would make us all paranoid. that being said, detaining people because they resemble a terror suspect is irresponsible.
If they have access to "all kinds of information" then why does Mr. Bush feel that domestic spying is a necessity?...

All I'm saying is, spare my liberties. Sure, the government should collect information and follow leads, but the second our country's political leaders sacrifice freedom out of fear and paranoia is the second our country becomes indirectly run by terrorist organizations.

[projectmayhem16]

...and with this, the terrorists have succeeded.

Contrary to popular belief, when terrorists attack our country (U.S.), killing people isn't their main objective; draining us of our freedoms and liberties is. People are becoming more paranoid, our government is becoming more intrusive (out of fear) and our liberties are slowly disintegrating. In my mind, we've already conceded defeat and the terrorists have already accomplished their goal(s). Personally, being that I'm a stubborn prick, I'd much rather die a free man than concede defeat and live in a government that terrorists instilled.watch out Frank, you dont want government officials to kick in your door now do you? those seem like the words of a true terrorist in action;)

[ParanoiAttack]

wow, my country rules.

like, when i went to LA, and was wearing a fall out boy shirt, with a gun on the front, and i got stopped at every possible point on my journey to be patted down. cool stuff.

[sell the sunris]

I just hope that, in time, all Pepsi drinkers will become terror suspects. Then the healing can begin.

[GAD_guy]

Your argument translates to: "Better safe than FREE" and I can't allow myself to agree with that. If freedom results in me getting blown to pieces by a suicide bomber in my local deli, so be it.

Note: I am in no way implying that the government should do NOTHING to prevent terrorist attacks from occuring, I'm just implying that they should do whatever they can without sacrificing civil liberties and freedom.

damn right. i'd rather die free than live in society where i can't listen to the music i like, wear the clothes i like, be free of racial profiling, etc.

[yutsmcgee]

ahahaha. well then i'm a terrorist, cuz i rocked the clash yesterday.

[Java Nick]

A kid in my wing listens to the clash...

::gasp::

terrorist?!?!?

what bullshit. honestly, i want to kick that taxi driver in the balls. stupid rascist prick.

[ForeverInADay]

OH MY GOD!

I hope I get stopped in the airport, I'll be sure to play Every Time I Die's "Hit Of The Search Party" and turn the volume way up so such lyrics can be heard:

We'll have that criminal's head marched through the streets on a stick. Someone will pay for this. We'll squeeze his goddamn brains out!

[we are cured]

If they have access to "all kinds of information" then why does Mr. Bush feel that domestic spying is a necessity?...


simple, to get more information. intelligence relies on a the snowball effect..even if the snow you're building is bullshit. see WMDs.

none of us know .1% of what is going on in the world of intelligence and governmental affairs. i'm a liberal and i hate bush, but i really don't think we can critique all of his moves until a lot of this information comes out in a book 20 years down the line. obviously nobody wants to be spied upon, but if domestic spying leads to the foiling of a briefcase nuclear attack on los angeles, san francisco, or new york, and you found out about it, would your opinion change?

[aminorthreat55]

...and with this, the terrorists have succeeded.

Contrary to popular belief, when terrorists attack our country (U.S.), killing people isn't their main objective; draining us of our freedoms and liberties is. People are becoming more paranoid, our government is becoming more intrusive (out of fear) and our liberties are slowly disintegrating. In my mind, we've already conceded defeat and the terrorists have already accomplished their goal(s). Personally, being that I'm a stubborn prick, I'd much rather die a free man than concede defeat and live in a government that terrorists instilled.
Bingo.

[1000shadesofred]

that story cant be true.... anyway the cab driver was probably the freakin terrorist anyway haha

[Ruggiero2oo8]

wow

[actionandaction]

on a similar subject, my friend's myspace was deleted because his music selection "promoted anarchy", or something to that extent.

[Kyner]

What a fucking joke. The Patriot Act is worse....I'm not even aware of England's Terror Act

[zizou1790]

haha

[gobblox is...]

i hate to sound like a prick... but did anyone watch 'crash'? or know anything about the writer and how his experiences growing up in life influenced the script?

it's ridiculous, yes, but somewhat nescessary. it's just a circumstance; the guy playing those two songs with those lyrics, his ethnicity prolly had something to do with it too.

i work at an airport, and if I would have been in that situation i prolly would have done the same thing. i've been in a situation and didn't say anything because i didn't realize it until like 20 mins later, and you can't imagine what runs through your head after the event. but that is the world we live in. it sucks.



just for the record im a liberal and have middle eastern family members. so take that into account before you say something dumb.

[bikescene]

It wont let me post on the website it was printed on...so I will post on here...

It was probably because the of the word "Valhalla" in the Led Zeppelin song. That may have seemed similar or was mistaken for "Allah" by the taxi driver.

Yeah that must be it, Muslims are well known for soaring blues-inflected hard rock.
What?

[screamoutmyname]

hahahahaha

[atticusfinch]

The cause of this debacle is ignorance.

[RandomHero1230]

sounds like an excuse to kick an arab off the plane...

[gobblox is...]

sounds like an excuse to kick an arab off the plane...

<--- insert 'snakes' joke here --->

[fearthesloths]

It wont let me post on the website it was printed on...so I will post on here...

It was probably because the of the word "Valhalla" in the Led Zeppelin song. That may have seemed similar or was mistaken for "Allah" by the taxi driver.
That coupled with the guys probable background (his name was Haddaj Mann),
and I can understand where the taxi driver got his reasoning for calling the police.
However, its unfortunate we live in a society that has to police the citizens like that.
We really need to step up and make change.

wow
i hope that you never make it to government.

so you're saying because the taxi driver may have mistaken a word in a song, and the person in question was brown, arresting an innocent man is justified.

christ, i have listened to anal cunt.. and pig destroyer before... that doesn't mean i can be arrested on the suspicion of killing babies.

[XpunkXroutineX]

some of my favorite bads are Leftover Crack, The Coup, Anti-Flag, Millions of Dead Cops, and Propagandhi...hmm...yeah. Color me terrorist.

[girlsroxboys]

wow
i hope that you never make it to government.

so you're saying because the taxi driver may have mistaken a word in a song, and the person in question was brown, arresting an innocent man is justified.

christ, i have listened to anal cunt.. and pig destroyer before... that doesn't mean i can be arrested on the suspicion of killing babies.
I was only proposing that it made sense on a shallow, yet logical, level.
This impulse may have be fueled by the constant flow of propaganda/media seen in today's entertainment and news.
I was in no way justifying the taxi driver's decision. I was just saying it somewhat made sense on an analytical level.
You almost hit the nail on its head with your statement "...taxi driver may have mistaken a word in a song...". You are correct, the taxi driver made a mistake.

[CyberInferno]

OMG.......its finally happened

we're doing musical profiling in airports now
When articles are cited, read them. It was not done by officials at the airport. The taxi driver made the call.

[Neal_OConnor]

Isn't it kind of misleading that the graphic for this article was a little picture of Bush? This was clearly a flight within the nation of Britain and has nothing to do with the United States' anti-terror policies.

[CyberInferno]

Isn't it kind of misleading that the graphic for this article was a little picture of Bush? This was clearly a flight within the nation of Britain and has nothing to do with the United States' anti-terror policies.
Good point. I didn't realize that Durham Trees Valley Airport was in England. I stupidly assumed it was the other Durham in North Carolina.