Muslim Fans Say They Were Profiled At NFL Game

[sabra]

http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/nationalnews/5233722/detail.html

Muslim Fans Say They Were Profiled At NFL Game

POSTED: 12:29 pm CST November 2, 2005


NEWARK, N.J. -- Several Muslim football fans claim they were profiled and unfairly detained by stadium security personnel and the FBI at Giants Stadium during a game in September.

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FBI spokesman Steven Segal told The Associated Press the five were congregating near the main air intake duct during the Giants-Saints game.

The fans were removed from their seats and questioned after other fans saw them prostrating themselves on the ground as part of daily Muslim prayers, which must be performed five times each day.

Former President George H.W. Bush was among the 80,000 fans on hand that night as part of a fundraising campaign he and former President Bill Clinton were leading for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. but the right wingers insist it is Christianity

that is being persecuted in this country.

[sabra]

2. so you also saw "pedro's" CNN post? :-)

it was a classic.

[melnjones]

7. Christians who think

we are persecuted here are idiots.

[sam sarrha]

3. There is no Prostrating in Foot Ball..!!!!!

[TallahasseeGrannie]

4. guess not!

[jobycom]

5. Next time you see a Christian praying at a football game, call security.

Oh, I forgot, Christians don't kill people! Well, except for Timothy McVeigh. And Eric Rudolph. And George W. Bush. And 90% of the people in prison for murder, who profess to be Christians.

[toopers]

6. Those people in prison . . .

are born again christians. They weren't christians when they committed their crimes.

[Aimah]

8. The people in prison.

You can say that they weren't following Christian teachings but if you asked those guys before they went in and they would tell you that they were Christian for the most part.

[jobycom]

13. So what were they before, pre-born Christians?

If they claim to be Christian they're Christian. No one stopped to take a poll on whether the men praying at the football game were real Muslims are radical terrorist pretenders to Islam.

[manic expression]

11. Don't forget the LRA of Uganda!

well known for rape and murder and worse, all for Christianity.

[pinniped]

9. Well, maybe they should have congregated near the secondary air duct.

:eyes:

[HuffleClaw]

10. praying while muslim !

and this happened a MONTH ago? why are we only hearing about this now? if it had been some guys standing there holding copies of 'the watchtower' does anyone suppose they'd have been detained? not bloody likely.

[SoCalDem]

12. I can't believe they would be surprised..n/t

[bdot]

14. I don't see the problem here.

You have a group of people huddling up near the main intake air duct when the President is in attendance. There is going to be a hightened sense of security so anything that looks suspicious is going to be checked out.