ACLU Client Raed Jarrar Sues JetBlue and TSA

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From aclu.org/jarrar: Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi-born architect and human rights activist who was barred from boarding a JetBlue flight at John F. Kennedy Airport for wearing a t-shirt that read "We Will Not Be Silent" in English and Arabic. On August 9, 2007, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against JetBlue and a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official charging that they illegally discriminated against Raed based solely on the message on his t-shirt and his ethnicity. Learn more about Raed's case, free speech and racial profiling at www.aclu.org/jarrar.

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Uploaded: August 10, 2007 at 11:01 am
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novusAera (Sunday 26th of October 2008 04:28:44 PM)
I guess putting TSA on the headline was a way to get more viewers. TSA don't care what you wear. hell, they would probably laugh when they read a shirt like that. Quit blaming TSA for everything..
rickrocker (Sunday 5th of October 2008 12:08:11 AM)
Will the ACLU defend my right to where a shirt that says "The USA will not be silent" in the Middle East? Oh, yeah, the military does that so they can bitch and moan here.
Darkwatari101 (Friday 12th of September 2008 05:19:28 PM)
I dont undersatand why ppl are complainging resturants are able to refuse services almost all busnesses are able to do that dont get mad when u cant fly just cuz ur an ass
Darkwatari101 (Friday 12th of September 2008 05:17:46 PM)
i find it funny that ppl blame TSA for this even though it was jet blue for the start of the problem. Just because they say goverment officer doesnt mean that it was tsa. and it prob was just some white lady who talked to a jet blue angent and complaned about how jarrar looked so how most ppl are byest he had to go through that. TSA does not care what ppl wear ive seen ppl come in the air port wearing fu TSA and they dont care... well that is in LAX then best air port in the US
younglee87 (Tuesday 21st of October 2008 06:25:55 PM)
Yes TSA do look at what ppl wear i work for both company and for your airport LAX SUCKS TRY JFK also don't try to knock on Jetblue Bigs airline hub in NY Biggest security Check point in the nation I don't think you should talking or trying to stand up for anything. Also terrorist comes in all color and shapes everyone is a treat.
NHPguy702 (Tuesday 26th of August 2008 08:54:02 PM)
Thanks Raed!Thanks for pointing out that TSA shouldn't be the fashion police!
R4V4N4 (Friday 8th of August 2008 04:43:41 AM)
Thank you Raed Jarrar!
indrajitsen01 (Monday 4th of August 2008 11:38:01 AM)
i'm never flying on jetBlue
antiTyph0n06 (Wednesday 30th of July 2008 09:39:51 AM)
fuck the ACLU!
ChemicalAlarm (Saturday 26th of July 2008 07:38:05 PM)
You are of course aware, that Raed is a human rights activist and the t-shirt bore the slogan of the Anti-fascist German group, The White Rose, that had its leading members beheaded by the Gestapo?