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Couple kicked off Miami-New York flight because of T-shirt
Palm Beach Post ^
| 8/1/04
| AP
Posted on 08/01/2004 1:16:56 PM PDT by wagglebee
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To: Normal4me
"left an "O" out of his wifes name"
Girlfriend, not wife.
Comment #22 Removed by Moderator
To: Cobra64
Most people dress like slobs when they travel these days. I guess they think that "comfortable" and "presentable" are mutually exclusive.
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posted on
08/01/2004 1:50:46 PM PDT
by
clintonh8r
(Vietnam veteran against Jean-France Kerry.)
To: wagglebee
Heck, if a private company doesn't want you wearing a blue shirt on their property, then that should be their right.
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posted on
08/01/2004 1:51:02 PM PDT
by
Guillermo
(Nobody ever sells a good horse)
To: RealPiedPiper
their airplane. their rules. people that attempt to apply the first amendment to situations like this fail to understand the first amendment.
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posted on
08/01/2004 1:52:25 PM PDT
by
smonk
To: wagglebee
"If they want to permit this kind of action by flight attendants, then they better have a clear policy that is announced in advance and made known to passengers in advance."
File it under: "Moral-liberals without a clue."
The airline should reflect back the Me-ocratic dictum and claim: "Anything not expressly forbidden is allowed, including giving flight crews the discretionary right of determining what is proper and allowed and what is not."
To: wagglebee
"It's a picture of a man and woman, and the woman's breast is showing," Tow said. "The flight attendant basically walked up to us and yelled, 'You have to take off that shirt right now.'"Yeah, I'll bet it happned just like that.
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posted on
08/01/2004 1:55:57 PM PDT
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: smonk
their airplane. their rules. people that attempt to apply the first amendment to situations like this fail to understand the first amendment. Well said. It's funny how people believe that speech has no consequences. The scenario that I use as an example is a doctor who takes an ad out in the newspaper saying everyone in the town where his practice is located is an idiot. He has the right to do this, but the consequences would be bankruptcy.
Comment #29 Removed by Moderator
To: wagglebee
"If they want to permit this kind of action by flight attendants, then they better have a clear policy that is announced in advance and made known to passengers in advance." AIRLINE GUIDANCE TO ALL PASSENGERS: DON'T BE A DUMBA$$!
That is all...
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posted on
08/01/2004 2:05:39 PM PDT
by
bondjamesbond
(We live in a wonderful country where any child can grow up to be the next Ronald Reagan.)
To: Cobra64
err.. actually, it's better NOT to wear a suit on an aircraft unless you're a business traveller -- it would be easier to maneouvre in the event of an aircrash or something
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posted on
08/01/2004 2:07:47 PM PDT
by
Cronos
(W2K4!)
To: smonk
their airplane. their rules. people that attempt to apply the first amendment to situations like this fail to understand the first amendment. Well, yes. It is the ACLU, after all.
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posted on
08/01/2004 2:08:50 PM PDT
by
atomicpossum
(If there are two Americas, John Edwards isn't qualified to lead either of them.)
To: Max Combined; cinFLA; Major Matt Mason; Grig
However, if the guy looked like Michael Moore then there WOULD be bare breasts exposed.....
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posted on
08/01/2004 2:09:52 PM PDT
by
Cronos
(W2K4!)
To: NurdlyPeon
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posted on
08/01/2004 2:09:56 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
To: wagglebee
Unless in a real hurry...road triping is sounding more and more enjoyable not to mention practical. No security, can take what you want 'causse you MIGHT need it...can take the dog, can take your time, do not have to put up with beligerent passengers who have no class and no taste and...can see the good ole USA up close and personal!! Sounds good to me.
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posted on
08/01/2004 2:13:15 PM PDT
by
cubreporter
(-I trust Rush...he will prevail in spite of the naysayers.)
To: wagglebee
"If they want to permit this kind of action by flight attendants, then they better have a clear policy that is announced in advance and made known to passengers in advance." In the future, all passengers will be required to sign a 52 page form stating the airline's policy regarding refusal of service. This policy will state, in clear English, on Page 24, Section 11043.b.II Subparagraph i, "All representations of female breasts, whether actual or reproduced, including but not limited to depictions of unclothed flesh within .25 inches (8.5 mm) of the area of coloration surrounding the... (etc...)
And if the passenger doesn't read it all, that his problem!
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posted on
08/01/2004 2:14:55 PM PDT
by
bondjamesbond
(We live in a wonderful country where any child can grow up to be the next Ronald Reagan.)
To: wagglebee
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posted on
08/01/2004 2:18:09 PM PDT
by
P.O.E.
("Higher Taxes, er, um, I mean, Hope Is On The Way!")
To: JLS
Yep, lawsuits about this issue have been made employer responsibilities pretty clear. Freedom from being offended trumps free speech.
To: RealPiedPiper
The couple, making a connecting flight from Costa Rica, said nobody on the earlier flight objected to the shirt and claimed the airline violated their constitutional right to free speech.
The First Amendment was designed to protect political and religious speech, thought and action. But as far as vulgarity goes, you should be on your own and assume the risk in the community you're in. I never bought the idea that topless dancers are beacons of free speech.
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posted on
08/01/2004 2:27:13 PM PDT
by
Che Chihuahua
(John Kerry--Communist Threat or Red Menace?)
To: cubreporter
"Sounds good to me." And to me.
Since I'm not having to go overseas anymore, that's the only way I travel, and I enjoy it, which is something I can't say for airline travel.
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