Comments | ontd_political: Ohio police arrest innocent Emiriates citizen following tip-off he was Isis terrorist

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Ohio police arrest innocent Emiriates citizen following tip-off he was Isis terrorist

Jul 03, 2016 18:36

Police in the US state of Ohio are investigating after footage emerged of the brutal arrest of an Arab man at gunpoint after the force received an incorrect report he had pledged allegiance to Isis in a hotel lobby. The victim, 41-year-old Emirati Ahmad al-Menhali, collapsed during his arrest and was hospitalised after reportedly suffering a stroke ( Read more... )

stupid people, isis/isil/daesh, usa, united arab emirates, islamophobia, police brutality

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abiding July 3 2016, 17:28:00 UTC

"The fact that the police referred to his clothing in their report as a criminal indicator is very concerning." Who honestly thought that would fly in the report?? Who thought that would fly, period!?

The woman who raised the false alarm is fucking stupid. "Oh my God he's speaking Arabic, he must be pledging allegiance to Isis!"??

brittdreams July 3 2016, 20:04:00 UTC

The lack of cultural awareness and education in America is troubling. Like how do people not realize that Arabic is a language spoken by hundreds of millions of people and can be used to do things like sing, pray, and celebrate? It's like saying that one person declared being a terrorist in English so obviously all English speakers are terrorists.

abiding July 4 2016, 02:19:16 UTC

mte, and yet individuals like myself who take the time to educate ourselves about cultural awareness and education are seen as weird or sympathizers for the few bad apples in the group. rme...

tabaqui July 3 2016, 17:41:27 UTC

What an utter fucking farce. Jayzus, my country is sucking hard these days.

lied_ohne_worte July 3 2016, 17:44:48 UTC

It’s a very regrettable circumstance that occurred for you. You should not have been put in that situation like you were

Fantastic wording. He totally makes it sound as if it was somehow a random natural occurrence, while totally avoiding anything along the lines of "we did that to you".

thepikey July 5 2016, 05:34:05 UTC

Passive voice. It's something that 'just happened' and no one is actually responsible.

sugartitty July 3 2016, 17:49:27 UTC

People are such fucking idiots. He deserves way more than an apology.

shortsweetcynic July 3 2016, 18:08:19 UTC

Following the incident, the United Arab Emirates has warned its citizens to avoid wearing traditional Arab dress abroad. In a tweet the UAE foreign office ministry advised citizens "not to wear the national dress during their travel, especially in public areas, to ensure their own safety". It also advised women to follow local laws banning wearing face veils.

jesus. this hurts my heart. :( what the fuck is wrong with people??