Interesting Newsweek article
Aug 31, 2006, 8:46 am
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Interesting Newsweek article
relating airline travel to what prison inmates suffer and trying to add a little reason to what we all go through.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14569998/sit...week/?GT1=8404
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14569998/sit...week/?GT1=8404
Aug 31, 2006, 9:57 am
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Originally Posted by Rampo
Oops. I didn't see this post before I posted the same link in the Newstand forum. It's a good column, though. 
Aug 31, 2006, 10:40 am
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Very interesting. Though as someone of Indian descent, I was horrified by both sides of the KLM incident. The blatant profiling of the individuals (would the same thing had happened if they were not "a suspicious looking race?" and by the passengers' behavior in not turning off cell phones, throwing them around and taunting staff..
Aug 31, 2006, 1:30 pm
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Originally Posted by Jamoldo
Very interesting. Though as someone of Indian descent, I was horrified by both sides of the KLM incident. The blatant profiling of the individuals (would the same thing had happened if they were not "a suspicious looking race?" and by the passengers' behavior in not turning off cell phones, throwing them around and taunting staff..
Aug 31, 2006, 6:34 pm
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Interesting article; I can see parallels with Marion, IL. I too would love to see this particular thought disseminated widely.
Sep 1, 2006, 7:44 am
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Originally Posted by ContinentalFan
Interesting article; I can see parallels with Marion, IL. I too would love to see this particular thought disseminated widely.
Sep 1, 2006, 8:03 am
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Originally Posted by Bruiser
I doubt the airlines would pay much attention - they don't seem too concerned about how their passengers feel about things.