Incident at Tri-State Airport

I didn't want to blog about this until things had calmed down and we could get some better information.

What does everyone think about what happened at Tri-State Airport yesterday? My first thoughts are:

> Everything that happened in the UK last week sure hit home here regarding airport security and how life has changed bit by bit since 9/11.

> Also, the issue of racial profiling has hit home now in a way that it has not done before. The person detained was Rima Qayyum, a 28-year-old Pakistani woman dressed in traditional Islamic headcover. Her mother,Mian Qayyum of Jackson, Mich, told The Associated Press in an interview that Qayyum is four months pregnant, lives in Barboursville and is innocent. "It was not only a false alarm, it was racial discrimination because there was nothing," Mian Qayyum told the AP. "They should clear her name and apologize on national TV."

> I assume the entire incident will be reviewed thoroughly be all federal, state and local authorities and a public report issued in the near future.

This incident shut down an entire airport and drew national attention. While we're sure everyone acted professionally, there are many questions remaining to be answered.