Thrown off an Aircraft for a T Shirt!
By FalconFan59
@FalconFan59 (51)
Australia
January 22, 2007 2:47am CST
Did you guys hear about the fellow today that was thrown off a Qantas flight for wearing a "George Bush - Terrorist" T-Shirt. I understand that the reason give was that the T-Shirt was offensive to other passengers.
While we may agree or disagree with the message is this reason to stop someone embarking on a plane?
4 responses
@trouble4u2avoid (2915)
• United States
22 Jan 07
wow, that's crazy, I didn't hear anything about it. I think if it offended enough passengers and he refused to remove the tshirt, I guess it would be appropriate to remove him. You could have 1 irate customer or a plane load of irate passengers.
@trouble4u2avoid (2915)
• United States
24 Jan 07
My son had to wear his shirt inside out at school. He's in the fifth grade. The teacher found his shirt offensive. I found it amusing. But they are on a no bullying in schools campaign. He wore a shirt that had a boy with a stick getting ready to hit a pinata. The shirt said I wish you were a pinata! His teacher called me and said his shirt was imappropriate and sent a message that it was okay to beat people with a stick! Since when do birthdays come without wishes?
@FalconFan59 (51)
• Australia
25 Jan 07
Your poor son. I must admit that the teacher concerned mustn't have taken any humour tablets that day.
@Darkwing (21583)
•
24 Jan 07
No, I don't think he should have been stopped from embarking the plane; I think he should have been requested to change the shirt, or turn it inside out or something. He had no doubt paid for his ticket, and I really think the Airlines' jobs would be better fulfilled with turning the actual terrorists away from airports and planes. It's through their mistakes that this problem blew out of all proportion in the first place.
I definitely think the guy would have agreed to their request to replace his t-shirt for another if it meant that he didn't lose his money for his ticket and I hope the staff are reprimanded for this.
@FalconFan59 (51)
• Australia
25 Jan 07
This was my impression when I read the article. Barring passage on the plane seemed out of proportion with the nature of the offense.
@MrNiceGuy (4141)
• United States
23 Jan 07
There are probably extenuating circumstances. Not to mention as a previous poster said, the airlines aren't part of the government, they are a private company and it is their decision on what rules they make.
1 person likes this
@jeweledbluerose (3061)
• United States
22 Jan 07
Well whether we agree with it or not. Airlines are still businesses and they can refuse service to whomever they wish. And in this case I believe that it could have been offensive to some and if allowed to stay it could have caused a bigger problem once the plane had taken off.
1 person likes this
@FalconFan59 (51)
• Australia
23 Jan 07
I suppose your right but who makes the decision what is offensive and what is not.
