It Makes Too Much Sense

It's like getting sued for trying to help a victim of a car accident. In litigation crazy America, our reps actually had to write a law that said you can't sue someone for trying to save your life!!
Now, in a slightly different application is the same logical question - "Should we allow citizens of the United States to be sued for reporting suspicious behavior on a fully fueled jet passenger aircraft?" (For those who can't stand the suspense, the answer is "NO!")
"The Flying Imams" as they are called, are not a troop of circus artists. They are a group of Muslim leaders who, after attending a meeting of folks with like minds and rank in Minneapolis, boarded a flight and promptly made jerks of themselves, frightening the passengers. An Arabic speaking passenger, not among the Imams, overheard their conversations and was among those who reported the odd behavior to the flight's operators.
"The Flying Imams" contend that the passengers over-reacted and were motivated more by irrational fear and racism than with any real threat. The Imams were removed from the flight. Which, I guess, hurt their feelings. The identities of the passengers who spoke up were wisely withheld, so they are known in the incident as "John Does." The Imams have sued the John Does.
It's become a federal issue, and Speaker Pelosi is being lobbied by her Republican colleagues to offer protection for people who report to authorities behavior like what was on display.

"We cannot afford to wait any longer to protect individuals who seek to do the right thing by speaking up to prevent a terrorist attack," more than a dozen Republicans wrote to Mrs. Pelosi, California Democrat, today in a letter obtained in advance by The Washington Times.
The legislation responds to a lawsuit filed by six Muslim imams after they were removed from a Nov. 20 U.S. Airways flight from Minneapolis to Phoenix for suspicious behavior. The lawsuit was filed on March 12 and also named as defendants any yet-unknown "John Doe" passengers who reported the imams' behavior.
"This represents a startling precedent, one that could freeze the very behavior law enforcement has encouraged," the letter said.

Of course, the Democrats are the "bridge builders" of American politics. (They even went and engaged in photo ops with Assad of Syria, when he wasn't too busy watching sports events with the Turkish PM, whom American Democrats had recently snubbed for Turkey's refusal to acknowledge their pesky Armenian issues.) Being politically correct and projecting just the right image is far more important to them than any flirtation with "Justice."