Air Profiling
Show # 902

On New Year’s Eve 2001, an American citizen – a Hindu of Indian extraction – found himself removed from a Continental Airlines flight, without apology – along with two other Asian men he did not know - because a fellow passenger was uncomfortable flying with “those brown-skinned men.” Michael Dasrath’s experience is the basis for an ACLU suit which could not only win him damages, but could also determine future airline policy on post-9/11 racial profiling. In his only TV interview, Dasrath shares his experience with Sandy King. The studio segment to follow will feature arguments on both side of the profiling question.