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2009-10-22 Fifth Column

Six Muslim clerics who were forced off a flight in Minneapolis amid terrorist concerns from passengers have settled their lawsuit against the airline and law enforcement agencies.
defendants were hurt by a preliminary finding by a MN judge who thought no reasonable officer could find the imans were dangerous even though 15 officers did
The imams called the settlement, which must be approved by a federal judge to take effect, a victory. The airport said it has not changed any policies as a result of the settlement, which it said it agreed to in order to save the expense of a trial.

"It is not an admission of guilt," said Patrick Hogan, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Airports Commission, which runs Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
law enforcement officials will have to -at the least- do more cya next time

Posted by lord garth 2009-10-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Maybe no literal threat, but a procedural one.

Stupid effing judges. Who need them any more? Too few of them display any common sense whatsoever. Passing decrees from the bench as if they are playing with chess pieces and not lives. Thinking that every law is perfect and was written with every situation in mind.

Any more, if a judge makes a decision that makes sense, I'm shocked. More than half of the time they head exactly the wrong way unless the guy shows up in court with the bloody knife in his teeth, and then the lawyer just refers it up until he finds a judge who will agree with him. Which never takes long.

Posted by gorb 2009-10-22 02:57|| 2009-10-22 02:57|| Front Page Top

#2 You should read Annie Jacobson's articles on this. The most charitable interpretation of the iman's actions was they were trying to provoke an incident. A less charitable interpretation was it was a dry run for a hijacking.

womenswallstreet.com which published the articles seems to be down. so no link

Posted by phil_b 2009-10-22 07:48|| 2009-10-22 07:48|| Front Page Top

#3 I would hope the TSA has these idiots on their no-fly list, for life.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-10-22 12:13|| 2009-10-22 12:13|| Front Page Top

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