US to ban laptops and tablets on flights from eight countries

[zenkai]

With a bag full of power banks maybe.

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Like when the war on Iraq was to free the "Iraq's talented people, rich culture, and tremendous potential", ha?
Yea, when you target a specific group of people ( or a region) and take prejudice action towards them, it's called discrimination.
Now regional/ racial discrimination being ok or not is a different story for another time.

Oh look now you're sideways arguing, do you think UK also is attacking brown people because they are expected to do the same thing?

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You can only bring smartphones on the plane, if you have a laptop you have to check it into baggage you can't carry it on.

So the title of this thread is misleading.

Not to mention the the post is race baiting.

[HumbleDuck]

You can only bring smartphones on the plane, if you have a laptop you have to check it into baggage you can't carry it on.

So the title of this thread is misleading.

I copied the title of the article.
I guess they mean "on the plane" by "on flights".

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Oh look now you're sideways arguing, do you think UK also is attacking brown people because they are expected to do the same thing?

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Not to mention the the post is race baiting.

How is that side arguing? That was a direct answer to your claim that " if we says it's for your own good, it's not discrimination against you."

You really go out of your way to justify Trump's actions, truly an independent voter.

[Mayhem]

Does anyone have an article at hand for the UK doing the same thing? Might bring some light into this.

[zenkai]

I copied the title of the article.
I guess they mean "on the plane" by "on flights".

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How is that side arguing? That was a direct answer to your claim that " if we says it's for your own good, it's not discrimination against you."

You really go out of your way to justify Trump's actions, truly an independent voter.

From your own link

Is this linked to the Trump travel ban?

Officials quoted by Reuters news agency said the new measure was not connected to US President Donald Trump's efforts to ban travellers from six Muslim-majority states.

On 6 March, the US leader signed a revised executive order barring citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen from travelling to the US for 90 days.

Federal judges in Hawaii and Maryland blocked the ban, which had been due to take effect last week.

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Does anyone have an article at hand for the UK doing the same thing? Might bring some light into this.

The original link has been updated

The UK is due to announce shortly a similar ban on certain flights.

[HumbleDuck]

Does anyone have an article at hand for the UK doing the same thing? Might bring some light into this.

There are some reports with no official response yet. And the details are not reviled either.

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From your own link

Is this linked to the Trump travel ban?

Officials quoted by Reuters news agency said the new measure was not connected to US President Donald Trump's efforts to ban travellers from six Muslim-majority states.

On 6 March, the US leader signed a revised executive order barring citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen from travelling to the US for 90 days.

Federal judges in Hawaii and Maryland blocked the ban, which had been due to take effect last week.

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The original link has been updated

The UK is due to announce shortly a similar ban on certain flights.

So this is not an action taken by Trump administration?

[stabetha]

That's the bubble I was talking about.
"Any arguments made against my point of view is either a lie or irrelevant."

As opposed to "any arguments made against my point of view comes from a racist Nazi"?

[HumbleDuck]

As opposed to "any arguments made against my point of view comes from a racist Nazi"?

No, as opposed to making actual arguments.

[Mayhem]

The original link has been updated

The UK is due to announce shortly a similar ban on certain flights.

Aha, so they target different countries. And they also include cell phones larger than a certain size. This will not cause any troubles whatsoever.

[Deleted]

Right. Laptops and tablets are weapons of mass destruction.

In special if trump uses them.

[Kujako]

Can't ban the Muslims, stop em from playing angry birds!

Naw, but really this may be based on actual threat intelligence.

[Deleted]

Naw, but really this may be based on actual threat intelligence.

Actually, racist populism always is a threat to intelligence.

[Kujako]

Actually, racist populism always is a threat to intelligence.

But having actionable intelligence saying that someone from one of those locations will try to set off a Samsun bomb wouldn't be based on racism.

[zenkai]

Right. Laptops and tablets are weapons of mass destruction.

In special if trump uses them.

It never amazes me how people can read a non biased story (if you did read it) and make some sort of bullshit assumption even though the evidence in the story contradicts it.

[Tyrianth]

Not like this is the first time governments have tried to pass some bullshit law or regulation under the guise of "security". Did they come up with this excuse before or after the confidential memos went out telling Airports to enforce it without notifying anyone?

[Deleted]

It never amazes me how people can read a non biased story (if you did read it) and make some sort of bullshit assumption even though the evidence in the story contradicts it.

It amazes me how you think you will gain any safety limiting tablet and laptops in flights from muslim countries only.

And dont call that racist.

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But having actionable intelligence saying that someone from one of those locations will try to set off a Samsun bomb wouldn't be based on racism.

Then they should remove tablets and notebooks from every flight.

[Kujako]

Then they should remove tablets and notebooks from every flight.

Why? Did they ban all underwear after that one guy tried to explode his?

[zenkai]

It amazes me how you think you will gain any safety limiting tablet and laptops in flights from muslim countries only.

And dont call that racist.

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Then they should remove tablets and notebooks from every flight.

You obviously didn't read the story.

[Collegeguy]

There are some reports with no official response yet. And the details are not reviled either.

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So this is not an action taken by Trump administration?

Does Trump administration run the UK?

[HumbleDuck]

Does Trump administration run the UK?

No. How is that relevant?

[Tyrianth]

Does Trump administration run the UK?

Well... the UK government hasn't exactly been known to say "No" to the US in the past.