Have things got out of hand?

dannyjo22 said:
You would and should be asked to remove it, the same as outside coats, gloves etc. If he had a scarf around his head 100% he would have been asked to remove it, the same as if it had been round his neck.

Try it next time you fly.
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Should? Any evidence for that?

Jackets I always thought were because a large number have lots of metal in and I've seen plenty of women walk through security with neck scarfs on...

Dimple said:
This is what stood out for me funnily enough.

ANYWAY, the other week I was walking round the hospital and saw a Burqa wearing lady approaching me pushing a pushchair and nodded when she went past me.
I turned around and noticed she had 5" stilleto heels on which made me wonder what else she was wearing underneath :eek:
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Probably what your wife wears... Just because she wears a burqa outside doesn't mean she doesn't want to feel sexy. From my half Iranian (female) friend who spent a significant time in Iran over the years swirls over there are similar to over here, love talking about men and wearing sexy underwear.

So to answer your question, probably a bra, lacy pants, t-shirt and jeans...:p
 
C.R.A.Z.Y said:
Ohhhh do shut up and stop making foolish assumptions.
You know nothing about this woman, she could have very easily chosen with free-will to wear the burka like many of them do.

Your post makes you sound like a pathetic little bigot full of hate and misinformation.

Cheets64 (day release)
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Reported this thread but its still here :cry:
 
While he shouldn't have said something like that to a person he doesn't know and works for the airport it's still a fair point. If you wore a scarf or a ski mask through security they'd ask you to take it off 9.9999 times out of 10.
 
Moothead2 said:
While he shouldn't have said something like that to a person he doesn't know and works for the airport it's still a fair point. If you wore a scarf or a ski mask through security they'd ask you to take it off 9.9999 times out of 10.
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She almost definitely did show her face to passport control security, when she was going through the x-ray machine it doesn't matter if she what she wears around her head unless it is a lead lined face face mask or something.
 
I don't think he should have been detained, and I think it was totally inappropriate and illegal that they did that to him. I hope he uses some of his Fireman Sam fund to spank them in court.

As to the racism argument, I think it's a non-issue, and I think that any person of any religion should be subjected to the same security/search procedures, so in that respect I would have a similar view to Mr Jones in that she should have had to remove the full face attire IF that is standard procedure for EVERYONE. I'm not an expert in what airport procedures are and I'm sure Mr Jones isn't either which is why I think he has done no wrong. They should have dealt with it by simply explaining their procedures to set him at ease.
 
D.P. said:
She almost definitely did show her face to passport control security, when she was going through the x-ray machine it doesn't matter if she what she wears around her head unless it is a lead lined face face mask or something.
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I know mask/scarf or no mask/scarf makes little to no difference at the x-ray/metal detector part of security but I'd be willing to bet that they'd ask you to remove a ski mask covering your hair if you wore one through the metal detector.
 
Jay794 said:
Hijabs cover shoulders too so it's hardly going to be strapped to her face is it.
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Ahahahahah. :D

Have you ever worn a top or been outside? 99% of people have their shoulders covered.

You're clear attempts to asperse something you have absolutely no knowledge of by using utterly ridiculous statements is becoming more and more obvious.
 
So now it's racist to make quips about the clothes someone wears, when said clothes are more tied to religious belief than actual race.

Wow just, I hate this planet :(
I also dislike people with power who are illogical, irrational, stupid.
 
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asim18 said:
Ahahahahah. :D

Have you ever worn a top or been outside? 99% of people have their shoulders covered.

You're clear attempts to asperse something you have absolutely no knowledge of by using utterly ridiculous statements is becoming more and more obvious.
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Hardly ridiculous is it mate, people (no race or religion specific) import and export stuff all the time, the face that you even mention that she'd have an explosive strapped to her face is ridiculous, point is, regardless of what clothes people wear, you cannot stop every single person from bringing prohibited items on bored a plane, whether its deoderant or a bottle of water, better to collar everyone on the grounds of public security than worry about offending people because of their religion
 
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Welcome to GB 2012. Law abiding 67 year old ex Household Cavalry officer?
The perfect target for the politically correct brigade.
 
Amp34 said:
Should? Any evidence for that?

Jackets I always thought were because a large number have lots of metal in and I've seen plenty of women walk through security with neck scarfs on...
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Only that I go through airport security between 4 and 8 times per day. They will ask you to remove and should ask you to remove scarfs. As I say try it yourself next time you fly. It's not just about metal, it's what else you can smuggle in underneath them.

Without doubt the airport security I got through will make you take the scarf off.
 
Story made me lol.

My step-grandad would have been arrested 15 times over in that airport if it were him! Yes he's the cliché racist old fella living in the 50's still!!
 
Man in story is very intelligent and he was correct, because it's one rule for some and a different rule for others, it's a very straight forward story to understand so I don't get all the discussion going on.
 
If it wasn't racist why should he apologise?

The chap is just concerned about his safety, especially when laws are flaunted for people of certain religions... certain religions which come from certain countries where higher than average numbers of people aren't developed enough to act in an empathetic, civilised manner.

Maybe i'll wear a balaclava next time and see how far i get, the recognised attire of the IRA. If i get asked to take it off i'll accuse them of stereotyping.
 
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It's just another case of people getting far too touchy about religion.

Eventually I hope this will all be a thing of the past and what people believe in is merely a minor personal attribute rather than an excuse for harsh, divided rules and an uncompromising attitude.
 
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I'm more interested in if he continued to be stubborn on his view that his comment was not offensive in any way and they detained him long enough to miss his flight, who is at fault? Does security have a right to detain a person based completely on a comment that has almost no basis of racism or offensive material, assuming that his side of the story is factual and he didn't say anything stupid.

In my opinion i would request that the staff that detained him for no reason be subjected to atleast some form of disciplinary action if they would not be liable for the costs incurred from the missed flight (Had he subsequently been detained long enough to miss the flight).
 
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