Ms. Spam Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Ivy League economist ethnically profiled, interrogated for doing math on American Airlines flight https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/rampage/wp/2016/05/07/ivy-league-economist-interrogated-for-doing-math-on-american-airlines-flight/ On Thursday evening, a 40-year-old man — with dark, curly hair, olive skin and an exotic foreign accent — boarded a plane. It was a regional jet making a short, uneventful hop from Philadelphia to nearby Syracuse. Or so dozens of unsuspecting passengers thought.This is why you should take upper level maths. So you do not accuse people of being islam terrorists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 *facepalm* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Maybe the lesson is to not take upper level maths. So you do not become a terrorist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 This is why you should take upper level maths. So you do not accuse people of being islam terrorists. I am awful at maths. Terrible. But maybe I am smarter than your average bear regardless because I could very, very easily distinguish between an equation and Arabic. But I prefer to think that this lady is painfully stupid, because can't anyone see the bright, glaring differences between a mathematical equation and Arabic? Bueller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerina Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 The real terrorists are people who insist on trying to have a conversation with strangers on a plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pong Messiah Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 The real terrorists are people who insist on trying to have a conversation with strangers on a plane.Nevar forget! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavonis Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Just to be different- if he were using one of the more compact mathematical notation systems, and had even slightly sloppy handwriting, I could see how someone might mistake the writing for Arabic, especially if they're not familiar with Arabic in the first place. Combined with being tanned and bearded with writing in funny symbols, he was suspicious. The problem is that successful terrorists are not so obvious. Mohammed Atta was clean-shaven, had short hair, and was light skinned. He probably looked more stereotypically American than most Americans. Apparently people really do want 100% security, and no suspicious sign is too small to ignore. Such vigilance isn't going to have positive consequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I miss Pong's headlines. HERO FLIGHT CREW STOPS BROWN-PERSON FROM DOING MATHS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Oakley Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Maybe the lesson is to not take upper level maths. So you do not become a terrorist.Actually, the correct lesson to draw from this is "Don't sit next to idiots when you're on a plane." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justus Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Combined with being tanned and bearded with writing in funny symbols, he was suspicious. The problem is that successful terrorists are not so obvious. Mohammed Atta was clean-shaven, had short hair, and was light skinned. He probably looked more stereotypically American than most Americans. Apparently people really do want 100% security, and no suspicious sign is too small to ignore. Such vigilance isn't going to have positive consequences....and I bet the same idiot who profiled this innocent person would not blink an eye if the man looked like Tom Brady, and was reading a copy of The Turner Diaries. Would not raise a single eyebrow, but you might hear him defend the "a free man's right to read and sell what you want." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Maybe the lesson is to not take upper level maths. So you do not become a terrorist.Actually, the correct lesson to draw from this is "Don't sit next to idiots when you're on a plane."Nit everyone can afford a private plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Dark, curly hair and doing advanced mathematics on a plane? ... That part doesn't describe me at all. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 well it ain't snakes... HAHA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kurgan Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Can't say I blame them. That Al-Gebra is one nasty terrorist organization! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Mathison Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Jesus Christ people. It's math not maths. Stop pretending like you're British or something, because you're not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 I wrote maths in caps so it was intentionally super humorous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justus Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Can't say I blame them. That Al-Gebra is one nasty terrorist organization!I would LOVE to see if there's some politician stupid enough to read a fake report titled "The growing threat of Al-Gebra" and totally buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANA-kin Skywalker Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 My uncle is a gay, Italian-American, tan skinned flight attendant married to a tan-skinned Chilean man, and thus they both travel constantly. They know this type of situation all too well.p, I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANA-kin Skywalker Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Jesus Christ people. It's math not maths. Stop pretending like you're British or something, because you're not.But that's like, how all the cool kids are saying it these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted May 13, 2016 Author Share Posted May 13, 2016 Or, it could be I just gave zero fucks and didn't go back and fix it before posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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