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Georgia Apple Store Refuses To Sell iPad To Iranian-American Teen
pdclarry writes "An Iranian-American teenager was told by an Apple store employee that they could not sell her an iPad because it would violate U.S. trade restrictions. She returned to the store with a camera crew from a local TV station and was again turned down. Apparently an Apple employee heard her speaking Farsi. As he was also of Iranian extraction he recognized the language and used this as a basis for refusal."
None of the Apple haters here care about facts. And neither do the morons who try to find racism or other forms of discrimination under every rock.
When 1person suffers from a delusion,it is called insanity.When many people suffer from a delusion,it is called religion
In fact, he should be commended for doing this. And the girl should be carefully looked at by DHS.
I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.
Her culpability is irrelevant. The clerk acted on insufficient data. What data was he acting on then? Obvious answer: Racism.
So, you have TWO different accouts of Muslim criminals refusing to speak English in public who openly acknowledge planning to violate US export restrictions but take their word for it that when they spoke in Farsi, they weren't saying X despite someone else claiming they did. Gosh, I am odd, I do not take the word of a self-confessed would be criminal at face value. You do?
Anyway, why can't these Iranians buy some Muslim build technology instead? Protest a countries laws while fleeing there, to send gifts to the country you fled against the rules of your supposed new home country.
Considering this woman has friendly relations with a country that hangs people for drinking, I cannot really feel much sympathy when she feels the repression of another country's system when she is refused an iPad. Fix your own race/religion many troubles first before you start bitching about someone else.
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