Should Muslim's be Exempt from Enhanced Security Checks at our Airports?

[Intense]

Muslim Group Advises Women Wearing Hijabs to Allow TSA ‘Enhanced Pat Downs’ Only on Head and Neck Area
Friday, November 12, 2010
By Penny Starr

(CNSNews.com) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has issued a travel warning to Muslim airline passengers on U.S. aircraft in response to the Transportation Safety Administration’s "enhanced pat down" policy that went into effect in late October.

CAIR said Muslims who object to full-body scans for religious reasons should know their rights if they are required to undergo a pat-down, including asking for the procedure to be done in a private place. In addition, CAIR offered a “special recommendation” for Muslim women who wear a hijab, telling them they should tell the TSA officer that they may be searched only around the head and neck.

In the “special recommendations for Muslim women who wear hijab,” it states: “Before you are patted down, you should remind the TSA officer that they are only supposed to pat down the area in question, in this scenario, your head and neck. They SHOULD NOT subject you to a full-body or partial-body pat-down.”

It also states: “Instead of the pat-down, you can always request to pat down your own scarf, including head and neck area, and have the officers perform a chemical swipe of your hands.”

The new TSA pat-downs involving “head-to-toe” screening techniques follow recent airliner bombing attempts. Passengers who reject a full-body scan or who are selected for secondary screening may be searched using the enhanced pat-down.

“Pat downs are one important tool to help TSA detect hidden and dangerous items such as explosives,” a TSA statement issued on Oct. 28 stated. “Passengers should continue to expect an unpredictable mix of security layers that include explosives trace detection, advanced imaging technology, canine teams, among others.”

Muslim Group Advises Women Wearing Hijabs to Allow TSA ?Enhanced Pat Downs? Only on Head and Neck Area | CNSnews.com



I wonder who they learn this line of reasoning from.........?????

 

[Revere]

Ah, CAIR up to their old tricks.

Another effort to show Americans that Muslims want to be just like everyone else in America.

What other religions demand exemption from enforcement of US police powers?

 

[The Infidel]

I know I will be asking to go to a back room for my "pat down"

 

[Ravi]

Should Muslim's be Exempt from Enhanced Security Checks at our Airports?

No.

 

[jillian]

doesn't matter what they "advise" their people. there is a protocol. if they don't follow protocol, they don't go on plane.

real simple.

 

[Intense]

In the “special recommendations for Muslim women who wear hijab,” it states: “Before you are patted down, you should remind the TSA officer that they are only supposed to pat down the area in question, in this scenario, your head and neck. They SHOULD NOT subject you to a full-body or partial-body pat-down.”

Where does this come from? Is there any legal claim here, or is this just fuel for argument?

 

[Sallow]

No

 

[ConHog]

If I were Southwest Airlines or one of the other carriers, I would simply mandate that NO ONE was getting on one of my planes unless they went through the scanners like everyone else, if you have a condition , including your religion, which prevents you from doing so, then you can't fly with me. I would then wish CAIR good luck in fighting it in court.

 

[Intense]

Washington — Renewed threats of airborne terror have once again drawn attention to Israel’s track record of preventing terror attacks on airplanes.

American commentators and politicians, riled by the recent failure to stop terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmuttalab from boarding a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit, have raised calls for “Israelification” of American airports and the adoption of the security model used at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport.

But while Israel does maintain an excellent track record for preventing airplane terrorism, its unique system of security, which leans heavily on personal interaction and on group profiling, cannot easily be emulated by the United States.

“The way things work in the United States is 180 degrees opposite to the way things work in Israel,” said Yuval Bezherano, an executive at an Israeli consulting firm that designs airport security systems. “Adopting the full Israeli system won’t work, because of costs, time and legal differences.”

Abdulmuttalab’s attempt to set off an explosive device strapped to his underwear December 25, minutes before the plane landed in Detroit, revealed a series of gaps in airport security practices, beginning with authorities ignoring alerts about his possible ties with terror groups and ending with security screeners failing to detect the explosive.

While American and European security procedures rely mainly on technological solutions for screening luggage and passengers, Israel’s security philosophy is based on a mix of advanced detection devices and personal interaction with the passengers.

The multi-layer system begins outside Israel’s biggest port of entry — Ben Gurion airport. Cars approaching the terminal are stopped by guards and asked one or two questions, usually about where they are coming from or what is the purpose of their visit. A nervous response, or one revealing an Arab accent, could trigger further scrutiny even before entering the airport.

When walking into the terminal, visitors pass by another set of security agents searching for passengers behaving suspiciously. The next stop for human evaluation is before the check-in counter, where passengers are required to show their travel documents and answer a series of seemingly standard questions from trained security personnel. (Did you pack your bags by yourself? How long did you spend in Israel? What was the purpose of your visit?) Screeners are interested more in the tone and body language than in the content of passengers’ replies.

This is also the point where profiling takes place: While most Jewish Israeli citizens will be waved through after the brief conversation, others, mainly Israeli Arabs and non-Jewish visitors, will be taken aside for lengthy questioning and a thorough luggage and physical check.

An Israeli official aware of the security practices said that profiling is not based solely on ethnic, religious or national affiliation, but rather on a combination of factors that also include behavioral patterns, travel information and previous intelligence.

Adding to the personal screening process, passengers at Ben-Gurion also go through a metal detector, and an X-ray machine checks their luggage.

“We could all do a lot worse than to learn from the Israeli model,” wrote David Harris, executive director of the American Jewish Committee on The Huffington Post. To critics of the Israeli profiling system, Harris replied that it is more sophisticated than simple classification according to groups and that “Israel’s procedures have worked, with a minimum of inconvenience for the vast majority of travelers, who spend no more time at the airport than their American counterparts.”



Read more: Israel?s Airport Security, Object Of Envy, Is Hard To Emulate Here ? Forward.com

 

[manu1959]

if you don't like being virtualy strip searched and molested don't fly....

 

[ConHog]

if you don't like being virtualy strip searched and molested don't fly....

BUt but but, we have a right to fly goddammit.

 

[Intense]

if you don't like being virtualy strip searched and molested don't fly....

BUt but but, we have a right to fly goddammit.

They really know how to play and run circles around the Left.

 

[RoadVirus]

If Muslims don't like the patdowns, then tough cheese. If they don't like it, then they don't fly. CAIR knows what it can do with it's complaint.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

No...as in hell no.

 

[Sunni Man]

I am Thankful that CAIR looks out for the rights of Muslims.

As we are an oppressed people in America.

And need all of the help we can get.

 

[Big Black Dog]

Two words... Hell, no.

 

[Mad Scientist]

Simple solution: Only allow their head and neck on the plane.

 

[DiveCon]

I am Thankful that CAIR looks out for the rights of Muslims.

As we are an oppressed people in America.

And need all of the help we can get.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o76WQzVJ434[/ame]

 

[DiveCon]

if they are exempt, then there is no sense having the security

 

[WillowTree]

I am Thankful that CAIR looks out for the rights of Muslims.

As we are an oppressed people in America.

And need all of the help we can get.

then if I were you I'd get the hell out, and stop being oppressed.