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| CAIR looking to sue passengers who reported imams |
| 2007-03-15 |
| HT LGF But the most alarming aspect of the imams’ suit is buried in paragraph 21 of their complaint. It describes “John Doe” defendants whose identity the imams’ attorneys are still investigating. It reads: “Defendants ‘John Does’ were passengers ... who contacted U.S. Airways to report the alleged ‘suspicious’ behavior of Plaintiffs’ performing their prayer at the airport terminal.” Paragraph 22 adds: “Plaintiffs will seek leave to amend this Complaint to allege true names, capacities, and circumstances supporting [these defendants’] liability ... at such time as Plaintiffs ascertain the same.” In plain English, the imams plan to sue the “John Does,” too. Who are these unnamed culprits? The complaint describes them as “an older couple who was sitting [near the imams] and purposely turn[ed] around to watch” as they prayed. “The gentleman (’John Doe’) in the couple ... picked up his cellular phone and made a phone call while watching the Plaintiffs pray,” then “moved to a corner” and “kept talking into his cellular phone.” In retribution for this action, the unnamed couple probably will be dragged into court soon and face the prospect of hiring a lawyer, enduring hostile questioning and paying huge legal bills. The same fate could await other as-yet-unnamed passengers on the US Airways flight who came forward as witnesses. The imams’ attempt to bully ordinary passengers marks an alarming new front in the war on airline security. More arguments for the direct shooting of assholes that try to disrupt flight. |
| Posted by:DarthVader |
| #19 Time to remember that the constitution is a living, evolving thing. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-03-15 23:19 |
| #18 How about a pre-emptive strike on Clinton appointed judges ? |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-03-15 20:25 |
| #17 Some Clinton-appointed judge will wreck the lives of the John Does and meanwhile the vast left-wing conspiracy whose initials are MSM will give it page 39 treatment. But that's preferable to page 1, because page 1 will scare so many travelers that no one will even report a burning shoe fuse. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2007-03-15 20:17 |
| #16 As for me, in a SHTF situation I'll probably run out of Fixodent long before I run out of ammo, whether I hand-load or not... |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2007-03-15 19:56 |
| #15 Arm yourselves. If you don't, very likely in a few years you'll wish you had. Someone once said that, "Cynicism is a word optimists created to describe realists." As an optimist who is earnestly grappling with the dire portents of our current reality, permit me to add something to David D.'s salient observation. It has been said elsewhere that once society breaks down, the streets will be littered with guns. Guns that are no longer of any use because their owners ran out of ammunition. Anyone who is genuinely serious about protecting their loved ones during the ever-more-likely onslaught to come had best learn how to reload and build fresh ammunition as well. Just sayin'. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-03-15 18:27 |
| #14 The counter suit should be a RICO suit against CAIR, as it can clearly be demonstrated that they act on behalf of criminal and designated terrorist organizations. RICO allows for triple damages. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-03-15 18:02 |
| #13 Arm yourselves. If you don't, very likely in a few years you'll wish you had. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2007-03-15 17:49 |
| #12 c.f. Fed. Rule Civ. Pro. rule 11 sanctions. |
| Posted by: Mark E. 2007-03-15 17:22 |
| #11 I grow frustrated. Its nearing time to just string them up! There is a way to deal with this Lawfare crap. Run the scumbag Lawyers to ground and gut them like catfish. The tipping point is approaching, I for one, and a number of my acquaintances have just about had it. I know a number of folks that used to identify with a more liberal stance that have just about completed the transformation to conservativism, and they're livid too. This getting to be way to much. It is also true that this is part of the process and game plan the muzzies employ where ever they go. We need to give it to them and their supporters hard, right between the ribs. |
| Posted by: Chiper Threreger8956 2007-03-15 16:53 |
| #10 This is a probe, just like all the other ways the jihadis probe our defenses. These are attacks just like IEDs and insurgants, and should be treated the same by the US Government. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-03-15 16:39 |
| #9 I grow frustrated. Its nearing time to just string them up! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-03-15 15:44 |
| #8 I for one await the discovery process. Let us not forget the Local news did a segment on these Imams. One was caught on tape saying they did not change seats. They did not ask for seatbelt extenders. Most importantly that they had just come from a conference on "how to minipulate the media" |
| Posted by: xyz 2007-03-15 15:28 |
| #7 They are trying to use the American justice system to promote their jihad agendas, and also to gain some control of the system after testing it, as in this case--"What will the American people tolerate so far a lawsuits go?" and "What can we gain?" and "How can we use this for our propganda to promote Islam?" Bascially they're wanting to be treated specially as a class of people. The trend has worked for others and serves to place them within the taboo of unquestioned acceptance because they've been so "unfairly" treated. This status allows them more maneuvering room. |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2007-03-15 15:20 |
| #6 It's not just you, Zenster, this has smelt fishy from the very first. We are in the first stages of an attack on our Constitution and therefore our freedoms via the legal system. Look for more. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2007-03-15 15:14 |
| #5 Why do we never hear anything about how the woman who speaks Arabic overhead these treacherous bastids making anti-American comments? While it is a common ploy to restrict all caustic rhetoric to a lesser known language, these maggots were nailed dead-on for making comments that should alarm any other Arabic speaking passenger. Well, at least the non-Muslim ones, that is. As to the lawsuit, we can only hope that CAIR is slapped down hard and fast with this blatant piece of legal intimidation. "John Doe" was most certainly excercising the right to free speech when he notified security of his own concerns. The airline should steadfastly refuse to reveal any passenger names from the flight list for fear that violent reprisals might occur against them. Goodness knows when some otherwise sweetness and light-filled Muslim will randomly decide to develop a case of Sudden Jihad Syndrome in close proximity these "John Does". Is it just me or does all of this downstream froth simply reek of complete and total orchestration from day one? CAIR has been proven to be complicit in terrorist activities. Isn't it long past tea for banning their organization from the United States? |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-03-15 15:01 |
| #4 Typical. Muslim terrorist suing their victims. We can only hope the "John Does" counter sue their towels off. These are the scum that funding cop killing supporter Congressmen Keith Ellison. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-03-15 14:40 |
| #3 It wasn't CAIR that filed the lawsuit. It was a licensed attorney in NYC who happens to be: 1. President of the NY State chapter of CAIR 2. An appointee of the current mayor of NYC |
| Posted by: mhw 2007-03-15 14:26 |
| #2 This is a double post. Be sure to see this Rantburg post. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-03-15 13:22 |
| #1 Every Clinton appointed federal judge in the country is just burning to get this case in front of themself. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2007-03-15 12:42 |