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48. Omg. That is sad

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My cab ride home, was the saddest moment I've experienced as apart of the human race. [View all] kpete Nov 2015 OP

So sad, so many refuse to understand... AuntPatsy Nov 2015 #1

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #18

Even sadder, and yes your right, laws are needed to ensure this bigoted targeting racist AuntPatsy Nov 2015 #22

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #26

So what do you do with someone christx30 Nov 2015 #29

Perhaps regulate the honesty, and integrity of our national media by allowing them to AuntPatsy Nov 2015 #30

I guess you haven't heard of the First amendmnt former9thward Nov 2015 #46

the first amendment really only covers political speech demigoddess Nov 2015 #70

Um, no skepticscott Nov 2015 #72

Then why aren't you allowed to tell lies about people in public demigoddess Nov 2015 #110

The First Amendment does apply to others kinds of speech skepticscott Nov 2015 #111

It's not just political speech. christx30 Nov 2015 #108

Seems I've heard of such whispered about, depends on where you wish to freely express AuntPatsy Nov 2015 #85

The real estate surrounding the scotus... MMTampa Nov 2015 #97

Yeah, like that really happens in NYC. smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #105

So are we going to make it illegal to refuse to get in a cab totodeinhere Nov 2015 #64

I don't have all the answers nor obviously do you but somewhere someone who does AuntPatsy Nov 2015 #84

Your missing the point.Forget the cab.It's the fear mongering bjobotts Nov 2015 #90

The point I was making is that you can't solve everything by passing a law. totodeinhere Nov 2015 #91

r/thathappened AngryAmish Nov 2015 #2

It could very well be made up but to pretend such has not happened and will again surely AuntPatsy Nov 2015 #31

Yep. Looks like something directly out of r/tumblrinaction. Ikonoklast Nov 2015 #73

In NYC? Doubtful. Uber is a bigger issue for NYC drivers. bettyellen Nov 2015 #86

How dreadful for him... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2015 #3

Yeah Munificence Nov 2015 #33

Well, "godless" is considered an acceptable slur on the DU Fumesucker Nov 2015 #45

Actually, "godless" seems more a term of pride on DU whathehell Nov 2015 #54

It's kind of like the "n" word, it can be used in more than one way Fumesucker Nov 2015 #56

Yes, but one instance whathehell Nov 2015 #58

The Beirut bombings of civilians the day before Paris...36 Muslims killed by ISIS: Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #4

Excellent point, Fred. I hope we (all of us in the world) can find our way through this tragedy. Demoiselle Nov 2015 #20

In our face, selective faux outrages out in force and have been allowed to fester out AuntPatsy Nov 2015 #24

It sucks. Been "debating" some of the facebook bigots I grew up with who are claiming all Muslims Hoyt Nov 2015 #5

I'm pretty sure that happens all over the place The2ndWheel Nov 2015 #9

You've hit the nail on the head. 7962 Nov 2015 #14

I readily admit to hating Ineeda Nov 2015 #62

It does happen all over the place -- People extrapolate & generalize. It's nothing new. n/t whathehell Nov 2015 #71

Heartbreaking n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2015 #6

... n2doc Nov 2015 #7

We all need to HUG THIS MAN. NOW. n/t retrowire Nov 2015 #8

I wish he could know. Hortensis Nov 2015 #82

Must be terrifying. zentrum Nov 2015 #10

Be inclusive Hydra Nov 2015 #12

Of course. I do. zentrum Nov 2015 #19

*nods* It's a good sign if you have few opportunities to right things in your area Hydra Nov 2015 #21

^^True^^ zentrum Nov 2015 #23

I had that chance today, attended a non denominational church with my daughter AuntPatsy Nov 2015 #28

Your daughter and grandchildren do not need that church. nt ladyVet Nov 2015 #96

Good on this guy for reprisenting our better angels Hydra Nov 2015 #11

I can remember when I was a kid and first learned about the internment camps PatrickforO Nov 2015 #13

Forgive me for thinking that... TreasonousBastard Nov 2015 #15

more: kpete Nov 2015 #39

Your link proves nothing. former9thward Nov 2015 #47

Why in the world would you think this didn't happen many times over? classykaren Nov 2015 #55

Because it's pretty hard to tell if someone is muslim just from hopping into a cab with them, smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #87

OK, that's a good start-- real people identified in a real news story. Not that TreasonousBastard Nov 2015 #49

He should stop crying and become activist against Wahhabism. ErikJ Nov 2015 #16

It's worse than that, actually- Still In Wisconsin Nov 2015 #34

Which is idiotic because 85% of the oil imported by the US is from non-Middle Eastern countries. 4lbs Nov 2015 #38

Sold SereneG Nov 2015 #59

OK great, sold. Still In Wisconsin Nov 2015 #99

Why don't YOU become an activist against Wahhabism? winter is coming Nov 2015 #40

*Or* You Stop Being Islamophobic lib87 Nov 2015 #44

So, it's 'HIS' responsibility to fight Wahhabism, but not ours? passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #94

Thanks for posting Omaha Steve Nov 2015 #17

Thank you for posting kpete. SoapBox Nov 2015 #25

I hate to be picky Derek in Iowa Nov 2015 #27

then don't be Nobel_Twaddle_III Nov 2015 #36

As one word the sentence means the opposite. Twice. Festivito Nov 2015 #52

People refuding to ride with this guy are also stupid! CajunBlazer Nov 2015 #32

Fear is a powerful force Hydra Nov 2015 #35

“With stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.” Friedrich Schiller nm rhett o rick Nov 2015 #92

You must have a wonderful life... AllTooEasy Nov 2015 #37

Exactly...a BIT too much skepticscott Nov 2015 #74

This nation is full of people that are proud of failing to see the world in a nuanced way. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #41

The people from the middle east that I meet are as polite, respectful and friendly as you brewens Nov 2015 #42

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #53

This too shall pass flamingdem Nov 2015 #43

Omg. That is sad Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #48

Tragic Samantha Nov 2015 #50

My wife friend has a muslim husband. Elmergantry Nov 2015 #61

Same mistake we make Helen Borg Nov 2015 #51

I thought this was sad too.. Elmergantry Nov 2015 #57

Hmmm.. I can't find anything about this in the NY papers KamaAina Nov 2015 #75

Terrible svpadgham Nov 2015 #60

Hmm, NY'ers would get in a cab w/Satan if it'd get them across town in rush hour. KittyWampus Nov 2015 #63

People are so gullible! FreddyKruger Nov 2015 #66

+1000 smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #106

Yeah, I'm not buying this story. Ace Rothstein Nov 2015 #80

Exactly! I could maybe see this happening is some small southern or midwestern smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #101

Some of my saddest moments are thinking about those killed patsimp Nov 2015 #65

What makes me cry... AlbertCat Nov 2015 #67

how very sad indeed. "they", whoever "they", win by fear-mongering, divisiveness, hatred, niyad Nov 2015 #68

But, kpete, you did offer Duval Nov 2015 #69

not ME, i live on the left coast kpete Nov 2015 #81

Alex Molloy likes to take selfies and draw attention to himself on social media. smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #107

I blame the obscene languaging of the GOP and Conservative-leaning Pols nikto Nov 2015 #76

Thank you for this post. lark Nov 2015 #77

Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2015 #78

Thanks for posting this...nt jonno99 Nov 2015 #79

This is why, regardless of who the Democratic candidate winds up to be, we must support him or her Tarc Nov 2015 #83

So the terrorist murders of 129 people in Paris cost him some cab fares!?!? NonMetro Nov 2015 #88

That's all you got from the OP? wow ohnoyoudidnt Nov 2015 #100

I think it's a hoax. NonMetro Nov 2015 #103

Yes, I think a little perspective is called for here. smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #102

In the universe scheme of life we are all one race, the human race. Dont call me Shirley Nov 2015 #89

don't most cab drivers"look muslim" in nyc ? JI7 Nov 2015 #93

knr Douglas Carpenter Nov 2015 #95

I can't speak to the truth or falseness of the quoted material. ladyVet Nov 2015 #98

The day after the September 11th attacks, the ice cream... 3catwoman3 Nov 2015 #104

Oh, for god's sake! I can't actually believe that anybody is falling for this smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #109

The only time I usually take a cab is from the airport to my downtown Minneapolis office. Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #112