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This is where I draw the line (serious post for once)
So as some of you may or may not know my girlfriend had been out the country recently. she came back yesterday and I had gone to the airport to pick her up. I recently had been to the barbers and a few people had pointed out I was looking very much like a Muslim.
It seemed airport security agreed with this. When waiting for my girlfriend I got accosted by two security staff, who proper interrogated me asking me why I was at the airport, I told them they had to proper ID me Ask for my address they asked for my girlfriends flight details which I gave them The flight number and all, they asked for the itenery I said the flight number and when it was scheduled to land what the **** else do they need. They asked to see evidence of my coach ticket up there. They asked to see evidence of the coach ticket back to which I replied had not bought as flights can be delayed and waiting to book that when my girlfriend comes out.
They demanded to see my texts on my phone, now I am no lawyer but I am fairly confident I could have refused that request but I kind of felt I had no choice but to comply because the alternative would likely be shot or best case scenario in handcuffs and locked up.
They mentioned as a point of intimidation I assume, exactly where I had been and what I had been doing at all times. Making it clear that they had me clocked from the moment I got there.
I had done such outrageous unforgiveable things like having a coffee, going to the toilet and browsing one or two shops to see what food items they had, that I could potentially buy for snacks on the way back.
This was clearly ethnic profiling and there was no need for this to continue once they had verified why I was there other then to make me feel uneasy and have a power trip.
If this is what Muslims are subjected to at the airport every time it is kind of unacceptable.
It seemed airport security agreed with this. When waiting for my girlfriend I got accosted by two security staff, who proper interrogated me asking me why I was at the airport, I told them they had to proper ID me Ask for my address they asked for my girlfriends flight details which I gave them The flight number and all, they asked for the itenery I said the flight number and when it was scheduled to land what the **** else do they need. They asked to see evidence of my coach ticket up there. They asked to see evidence of the coach ticket back to which I replied had not bought as flights can be delayed and waiting to book that when my girlfriend comes out.
They demanded to see my texts on my phone, now I am no lawyer but I am fairly confident I could have refused that request but I kind of felt I had no choice but to comply because the alternative would likely be shot or best case scenario in handcuffs and locked up.
They mentioned as a point of intimidation I assume, exactly where I had been and what I had been doing at all times. Making it clear that they had me clocked from the moment I got there.
I had done such outrageous unforgiveable things like having a coffee, going to the toilet and browsing one or two shops to see what food items they had, that I could potentially buy for snacks on the way back.
This was clearly ethnic profiling and there was no need for this to continue once they had verified why I was there other then to make me feel uneasy and have a power trip.
If this is what Muslims are subjected to at the airport every time it is kind of unacceptable.
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I hope you shook their hands and thanked them when it was all over.