[GovernmentShrinker]

I’m with her on this one. Kids have died from exposures to traces of peanuts. American Airlines had put in writing a policy that they “do not serve peanuts” and then they served them. While it’s always possible that another passenger will have brought something containing peanuts on board, the risk of exposure from that is a LOT less than when the flight crew hands out peanuts to everybody on the plane.

She took reasonable precautions, choosing an airline that had a written policy against serving peanuts, and presumably also carrying an epi-pen for emergency use in case her son somehow got a trace of peanuts from a passenger’s personal snack. This is an issue that everyone is aware of. As a private company, AA should be free to say it’s not their problem, and that they might serve peanuts, but that’s not what they did.

I don’t think she’s doing this for the money. Like most parents who’ve experienced the terror of a child going into anaphylactic shock, she wants to reduce the chance of that happening to another child.

[Alouette]

Kids have died from exposures to traces of peanuts.

Dennis Prager was talking about this on his program last week. He said that he was unable to find even one instance of an actual event where a person died from eating a peanut, much less "eau de peanut." He claims that this is an "urban legend" and challenges anyone to provide a real instance of sudden peanut death, date, time, place and name of person involved.

[True Republican Patriot]

Pray tell, do You happen to be her attorney on this quack case? AA should put her son and the Idiot (mother) on a NoFly list. She is obviously mentally unbalanced and her lawyer is as well.

[fr_freak]

Like most parents who’ve experienced the terror of a child going into anaphylactic shock, she wants to reduce the chance of that happening to another child.

No, if she really wanted to reduce the risk of this happening to her child, she would keep him the hell off of the public airlines, if she truly believes that the mere presence of peanut-related items presents a danger. It is absolutely unreasonable to expect the entire world to cater to your special needs. Period.

The American Airlines disclaimer also states that while they do not serve peanuts, they cannot and will not guarantee a peanut-free environment. And you know why? Because they can't, and every reasonable person on the planet understands that.

Do you remember that movie about the boy in the plastic bubble? Well, in today's world, the whiny parents of that boy would require everyone else to wear the spacesuits, so they don't breathe germs on their kid.

[packrat35]

Are you a lawyer cause you sure SOUND like one?

Why must everyone nowadays be subject to the tyranny of the MINORITY? Its freaking nuts (pun intended).

[Oztrich Boy]

We make no provisions to be peanut-free. - American Airlines

"she wants to reduce the chance of that happening to another child."

If it saves just one child

[gogogodzilla]

Then, how about she just tell the stewardess ‘no thanks’ when she offers peanuts to her son?

Geez!

[norton]

See post 26,
then ask why mama can't manage to see what the kid is eating while sitting in the seat next to her.

PS: I'm allergic to avocados. Grannie used to get a kick out of slipping them into my salads. I got sick. I learned to look out for avocados. Damn, I love avocados.

PPS: When flying I carry a bag of peanuts, a bag of jerky, and a banana. Last thing in the world I intend to do is share any of them.

PPPS: If mama is all that concerned, fly first class and tell the steward/ess about the kid's lameness; they'll keep the peanuts away and mama can write it off as a medical expense.