A man is taking a walk in Central park in New York. Suddenly he sees a little girl being attacked by a pit bull. He runs over and starts fighting with the dog. He succeeds in killing the dog and saving the girl’s life.
A policeman who was watching the scene walks over and says:

“You are a hero, tomorrow you can read it in all the newspapers: ‘Brave New Yorker saves the life of little girl’”.

The man says: “But I am not a New Yorker!”

“Oh then it will say in newspapers in the morning: ‘Brave American saves life of little girl’” - the policeman answers.

“But I am not an American!” - says the man.

“Oh, what are you then?”

The man says: “I am a Pakistani!”

The next day the newspapers say: “Islamic extremist kills American dog. Connections to terrorist networks are being explored”