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Originally Posted by tomwed
Before the terrorist attack in Paris I flew to NY. I was one of the first people to board. I got confused because my assigned seat was in the back of the plane. When I sat down I noticed a briefcase under the empty seat next to me. I quickly got the stewardess because that's what you're supposed to do if you see something not right. She saw the bag and told me the owner was in the back bathroom and thanked me.
It's peculiar to me why I first thought bomb instead of bathroom. And before 9/11 I probably would not have said anything.
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Bravo for you. We all should speak up. This is one example of why people fear doing so. If this were said today, the U.S. Attorney General would already be prosecuting him for saying an honest, harmless personal observation that speaks for many across the nation....and everyone knows and can see his openness every day on television.
"[Liberal commentator Juan] Williams responded: "Look, Bill, I'm not a bigot. You know the kind of books I've written about the civil rights movement in this country.
But when I get on the plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous."
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