OT: CAIR Plans to Continue Suing 'John Doe' Passengers
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:03 amIn case you haven't been following this story, six Muslim Imams were removed from a flight from Minneapolis last year after several passengers reported suspicious behavior. This behavior consisted of the six Imams seemingly engaged in angry conversations, switching seats on the airplane, and asking for seatbelt extensions even though none of them were overweight enough to come close to requiring one. It was reported that they were seated in the following fashion on the airplane: 2 in front, 2 in the middle, and 2 in the back. Also, it was reported that the men were chanting loudly while praying.
In my opinion, these guys were purposely trying to draw attention to themselves in order to claim that they were being discriminated against, in the hopes of deterring U.S. citizens from reporting suspicious behavior in the future.
Also, CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) is attempting to sue the "John Does" who anonymously reported their suspicious behavior. Admittedly by some, the lawsuits have little chance, if any, of succeeding because they would need to be able to prove that these "John Does" did not make a report in "good faith". In other words, they would need to prove that they were reported simply for being Arabic or Muslim.
The problem lies in that the "John Does" who report the behavior and get sued would have to come up with the legal fees for hiring an attorney, which could cost them roughly $10,000 apiece. In my opinion, CAIR knows that these lawsuits would not be successful in a court of law and are only wanting to go ahead with the lawsuits in an attempt to discourage future "John Does" from coming forward with reports of suspicious behavior. The average American would hesitate to come forward because of the fear of being sued. I know I would be extremely hesitant because I could not afford to pay $10,000 or even anywhere close to that much to retain an attorney.
Here's a link to an interview with CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper. http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/ ... ngers&only
In my opinion, these guys were purposely trying to draw attention to themselves in order to claim that they were being discriminated against, in the hopes of deterring U.S. citizens from reporting suspicious behavior in the future.
Also, CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) is attempting to sue the "John Does" who anonymously reported their suspicious behavior. Admittedly by some, the lawsuits have little chance, if any, of succeeding because they would need to be able to prove that these "John Does" did not make a report in "good faith". In other words, they would need to prove that they were reported simply for being Arabic or Muslim.
The problem lies in that the "John Does" who report the behavior and get sued would have to come up with the legal fees for hiring an attorney, which could cost them roughly $10,000 apiece. In my opinion, CAIR knows that these lawsuits would not be successful in a court of law and are only wanting to go ahead with the lawsuits in an attempt to discourage future "John Does" from coming forward with reports of suspicious behavior. The average American would hesitate to come forward because of the fear of being sued. I know I would be extremely hesitant because I could not afford to pay $10,000 or even anywhere close to that much to retain an attorney.
Here's a link to an interview with CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper. http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/ ... ngers&only