Originally Posted by
ralfp
It doesn't change the fact that the TSA thought that the exposure of an Arabic phrase made a person dangerous. It doesn't change the fact that those entrusted with our protection believed that a dangerous person could be made safe by forcing him to wear a different article of clothing.
Exactly. The sheer idiocy employed here is simply mind-boggling.
If the man were really a danger to his fellow passengers, would he be so stupid as to wear a t-shirt with Arabic script? Would covering up the Arabic script actually neutralise the danger?
And these people are supposed to protect us.