T-Shirt with Arabic Script = Terrorist?!?

by Chris Christensen Add comments
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I think this is one of those stories that illustrates that the reason that people don’t become brain surgeons is not simply the high cost of medical school:

While traveling through JFK airport, Arabic blogger Raed was told he must change his t-shirt. Raed asked “Isn’t this my constitutional right to wear it?” with which Inspector Harris responded “you can’t wear a t-shirt with Arabic script and come to an airport. It is like wearing a t-shirt that reads “I am a robber” and going to a bank”.

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by Chris Christensen

I am the Director of Engineering for TripAdvisor.com/Flights. I am also the host of the Amateur Traveler. The Amateur Traveler is an online travel show that focuses primarily on travel destinations and what are the best places to travel to. It includes both a weekly audio podcast, a video podcast, and a blog.

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