Asian Man 'Randomly' Searched 21 Times

American Voices

February 23, 2009 | ISSUE 45•09

After having his bag searched 21 times on the New York subway, 32-year-old Jangir Sultan is suing the NYPD for racial profiling. What do you think?

I think he has a case considering he only rode the subway twice.

Ryan Santiago
Systems Analyst
Look, you either give up a few civil rights or you agree to live in a world where some guy tries to sell you a pirated copy of Body Of Lies.

Kelly Pfluger
Social Worker
The NYPD probably just has a healthy curiosity about what Asian men carry in their bags.

Richard Tabora
HR Specialist

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