… a terrorist. [link]
What can brown do for you?
Call you a terrorist if you’re brown and wear a turban.
UPS: The new face of terrorism – elderly uncles
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Happy 2009. The good news is it’s a brand new year. The bad news is that apparently bigots from years past are still alive and delivering packages.
Ever received a package and try to pronounce your very South Asian sounding name to the delivery guy? Well, chances are they screwed up the spelling or even better, labeled you a terrorist.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A UPS driver wrote “terrorist” as the signed name for a delivered package, according to the UPS Web site.
Blbar Singh, a Sikh, signed for the package that was delivered to his son’s house.
The family was looking on the UPS Web site for their second package that had not yet come, when they stumbled across the “signed by” section of the package screen.
They found that it was labeled “terrorist.”
When the offended family complained to UPS, they went into CYA mode.
UPS recently changed the “signed by” name on their Web site from terrorist to Singh.
A UPS spokesperson said that they hire several people to assist during the holiday season and is currently in the process of investigating this matter.
Here’s a screenshot of the original tracking page with the “signed by” section clearly showing “terrorist” not Singh.
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