Payout for Arabic shirt passenger

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7814250.stm

Payout for Arabic shirt passenger
By Rajini Vaidyanathan
BBC News, Washington

A Jetblue plane
Jetblue settled with Mr Jarrar out of court

An air passenger forced to cover his T-shirt because it displayed
Arabic script has been awarded a payout of $240,000 (£163,000), his
lawyers say.

Two Transportation Security Authority officials and JetBlue Airways
will be forced to make the payout.

Raed Jarrar, a US resident, had accused them of illegally
discriminating against him based on his ethnicity and the Arabic
writing on his T-shirt.

The payout is the largest of its kind since the 9/11 terror attacks.

Lawyers representing Mr Jarrar say the settlement is a victory for
free speech and a blow to the practice of racial profiling.

Uncomfortable

Back in 2006, Mr Jarrar was waiting to board a flight at New York's
JFK airport wearing a T-shirt that read "We Will Not Be Silent" in
English and Arabic.

His lawyers say he was ordered to remove the item of clothing by staff
who said other passengers felt uncomfortable with the Arabic slogan.

He eventually agreed to cover the shirt and boarded the plane, but
says he was made to sit at the back of the plane.

The Transport Security Authority and JetBlue airlines agreed to settle
the case, paying out a total of $240,000 in compensation.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which represented Mr
Jarrar, argues this case is not an isolated one.

Last week, a Muslim family was ordered off a domestic US flight
operated by AirTran airlines after passengers claimed they were making
suspicious remarks about security.

The family members were later cleared by the FBI, but were not
permitted to fly with the airline to continue their journey.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7814250.stm

Payout for Arabic shirt passenger
By Rajini Vaidyanathan
BBC News, Washington

A Jetblue plane
Jetblue settled with Mr Jarrar out of court

An air passenger forced to cover his T-shirt because it displayed
Arabic script has been awarded a payout of $240,000 (£163,000), his
lawyers say.

Two Transportation Security Authority officials and JetBlue Airways
will be forced to make the payout.

Raed Jarrar, a US resident, had accused them of illegally
discriminating against him based on his ethnicity and the Arabic
writing on his T-shirt.

The payout is the largest of its kind since the 9/11 terror attacks.

Lawyers representing Mr Jarrar say the settlement is a victory for
free speech and a blow to the practice of racial profiling.

Uncomfortable

Back in 2006, Mr Jarrar was waiting to board a flight at New York's
JFK airport wearing a T-shirt that read "We Will Not Be Silent" in
English and Arabic.

His lawyers say he was ordered to remove the item of clothing by staff
who said other passengers felt uncomfortable with the Arabic slogan.

He eventually agreed to cover the shirt and boarded the plane, but
says he was made to sit at the back of the plane.

The Transport Security Authority and JetBlue airlines agreed to settle
the case, paying out a total of $240,000 in compensation.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which represented Mr
Jarrar, argues this case is not an isolated one.

Last week, a Muslim family was ordered off a domestic US flight
operated by AirTran airlines after passengers claimed they were making
suspicious remarks about security.

The family members were later cleared by the FBI, but were not
permitted to fly with the airline to continue their journey.

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On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 22:45:07 +0100, Runge13 wrote:

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On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 22:45:07 +0100, Runge13 wrote:

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