Ethnic minority man violently kicked off US flight

[Dukasaur]

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again.

[Symmetry]

The company is going to pay a large amount of money to that man. There is a thing called "Contract of Carriage" which you sign when you buy a ticket and it includes this:

Under Rule 25—on page 35 if you print it out—the agreement says exactly what happens if the flight is oversold. “If there are not enough volunteers, other Passengers may be denied boarding involuntarily,” the language reads.

The problem is there is nothing about throwing a person ALREADY boarded the flight with a boarding pass. When you get a boarding pass, you're on the flight, no matter what.

Someone screwed during the check in procedure or when issuing boarding passes and this is completely company's liability and will be sued and charged, unless they settle for about $500k, and I wouldn't go for less.

That probably won't be an issue legally- there's an argument that the flight isn't really boarded until the doors are shut and the plane is taking off. Basically why you can't just run on to a plane with a boarding pass and shout "here", and force a plane to take off.

Plus the pilot can kick anyone off that he wants to really.

The plane itself probably wasn't overbooked particularly- it sort of looks like there was a screw up at the last minute elsewhere in their system. Basically four flightcrew members needed to be somewhere else.

You're basically right though- he can sue, and there will likely be a settlement. United did nothing illegal, but the publicity is terrible.

[riskllama]

"ethnic minority man" kinda sounds like an unimpressive superhero type.

[TA1LGUNN3R]

"ethnic minority man" kinda sounds like an unimpressive superhero type.

What are his powers or abilities? Who does he fight? My interest is piqued, maybe I'll send a script into Marvel studios. Get a big fat paycheck from the unimpressive summer blockbuster they'll make.

-TG

[Dukasaur]

"ethnic minority man" kinda sounds like an unimpressive superhero type.

What are his powers or abilities? Who does he fight? My interest is piqued, maybe I'll send a script into Marvel studios. Get a big fat paycheck from the unimpressive summer blockbuster they'll make.

-TG

Wasn't that Andy Kaufman's original character?

[Symmetry]

It's kinda easy to dismiss the racial element as funny or non-existent. I guess the basic version of the argument is whether he would have been treated that way if he was a young white woman?

[riskllama]

i expect he probly would have.

[riskllama]

*she*. well maybe not lost 2 teeth, but who knows?

[Symmetry]

i expect he probly would have.

Really? Why?

[TA1LGUNN3R]

i expect he probly would have.

Really? Why?

[Symmetry]

Nicely done TG, perhaps Llama will risk an answer now.

[TA1LGUNN3R]

Nicely done TG, perhaps Llama will risk an answer now.

Good God, Lemon!

-TG

[ConfederateSS]

-----The should have faked a bomb threat... Removed everyone from the plane...Sent bomb sniffing dogs to make it look good...Hell it would have worked in today's world...Then let only employees back on...To fly anywhere they want for free...Who needs paying passengers anyway... Oh, well ...Maybe next time...Lucky I travel by train...As I used to do when I was little, hopping freight trains from close to my house to Micky D's...I would have no problem being asked to jump off the train...Just tumble and roll...But know matter how you try and land...You always scrap you hands up on the gravel... ConfederateSS.out!(The Blue and Silver Rebellion)... .....See Rosa Parks, there are some things worse then having to move ,or stand...Now a days in P.C. EQUALITY AMERICA...They bust you up and toss you right off...If you're a rich doctor or a working regular joe...FINALLY NO BODY CARES ABOUT SOCIAL STATUS ANYMORE... The hippie bleeding heart Liberals ,have finally gotten what they've always been fighting for... EQUALITY...

[Symmetry]

-----The should have faked a bomb threat... Removed everyone from the plane...Sent bomb sniffing dogs to make it look good...Hell it would have worked in today's world...Then let only employees back on...To fly anywhere they want for free...Who needs paying passengers anyway... Oh, well ...Maybe next time...Lucky I travel by train...As I used to do when I was little, hopping freight trains from close to my house to Micky D's...I would have no problem being asked to jump off the train...Just tumble and roll...But know matter how you try and land...You always scrap you hands up on the gravel... ConfederateSS.out!(The Blue and Silver Rebellion)... .....See Rosa Parks, there are some things worse then having to move ,or stand...Now a days in P.C. EQUALITY AMERICA...They bust you up and toss you right off...If you're a rich doctor or a working regular joe...FINALLY NO BODY CARES ABOUT SOCIAL STATUS ANYMORE... The hippie bleeding heart Liberals ,have finally gotten what they've always been fighting for... EQUALITY...

There will always be far right posters like you who advocate for racially supremacy, You're just gonna end up as an incoherent mess.

[riskllama]

dont drag that nice scientologist into this, sym.

[Symmetry]

dont drag that nice scientologist into this, sym.

Google "Lost Cause Wiki"

[riskllama]

what for? i happen to love that song and will not have you ruin it for me. good day, troll.

[Symmetry]

what for? i happen to love that song and will not have you ruin it for me. good day, troll.

I can only lead a llama to water...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Cause_of_the_Confederacy

.., I can't make him click on it.

[BoganGod]

what for? i happen to love that song and will not have you ruin it for me. good day, troll.

[waauw]

what for? i happen to love that song and will not have you ruin it for me. good day, troll.

I can only lead a llama to water...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Cause_of_the_Confederacy

.., I can't make him click on it.

Try this.

http://boobieratings.com/hot/Natasha_R_1

[2dimes]

Try this.

http://boobieratings.com/hot/Natasha_R_1

My goodness, she is going to have back issues.

[riskllama]

goddamn you, waauw...

[Symmetry]

goddamn you, waauw...

Worked though, didn't it?

[riskllama]

i admit nothing.

[BoganGod]

i admit nothing.

Admit that you love me, love me, love me, say that you love me.