DL passenger denied boarding due to t-shirt design
Aug 21, 2012, 6:02 pm
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I know you weren't taking his side, I was simply trying to underline the complete and utter lack of anything constructive from this. I mean, if it were funny, then at least there would be that, but instead we got bubkus from this guy.
Aug 21, 2012, 6:27 pm
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We do live in a Free country!
This is ridiculous! If he was a threat with the shirt on, then he was a threat without the shirt. What gutless hypocrisy by the TSA and Delta!
Those who say that you don't have a right to fly, obviously missed the point that once the "offensive" shirt was removed, he did have the "right" to fly. Perhaps you should re-phrase your statement as, "you don't have the right to offend another passenger and fly", or more likely, "you don't have the right to mock the TSA, otherwise we will ruin your day"--It's total BS.
I saw a metal band at immigration control in Narita once that were on the same flight with me from ORD, and one of the guys was wearing a t-shirt that said, "Islam, the religion of peace?" on the front, and "Prepare to meet Allah" with a graphic of a terrorist on the back. I guess that celebrities are exempted from being jerked around by the TSA.
What a bunch of weenies we have become in this country!
Those who say that you don't have a right to fly, obviously missed the point that once the "offensive" shirt was removed, he did have the "right" to fly. Perhaps you should re-phrase your statement as, "you don't have the right to offend another passenger and fly", or more likely, "you don't have the right to mock the TSA, otherwise we will ruin your day"--It's total BS.
I saw a metal band at immigration control in Narita once that were on the same flight with me from ORD, and one of the guys was wearing a t-shirt that said, "Islam, the religion of peace?" on the front, and "Prepare to meet Allah" with a graphic of a terrorist on the back. I guess that celebrities are exempted from being jerked around by the TSA.
What a bunch of weenies we have become in this country!
Last edited by zombietooth; Aug 21, 2012 at 7:12 pm
Aug 21, 2012, 6:33 pm
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Should people be harassed, like mentioned in the blog entry, for wearing this shirt: "I make milk, what is your superpower(, limp wimp)? "
Aug 21, 2012, 6:35 pm
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DL can do (little to) no wrong. Now, why not get with the team or otherwise let revisionist history have its way?
Aug 21, 2012, 6:45 pm
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It's not often I sympathize with TSA and DL procedural stuff, but there you go. I feel sorry for them having to deal with people like this traveler, and I'm happy he has suffered the consequences of his attention seeking.
Aug 21, 2012, 6:45 pm
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I have seen t-shirts wildly more attention getting than that - I am talking crude: words I do not use.
I see things I don't like or don't agree with. I just don't let myself get engaged with it.
I don't see a problem with the t-shirt. I don't have to like it. I don't think the shirt posed a threat.
I see things I don't like or don't agree with. I just don't let myself get engaged with it.
I don't see a problem with the t-shirt. I don't have to like it. I don't think the shirt posed a threat.
Aug 21, 2012, 6:52 pm
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Maybe. But there is a time and a place for everything. Considering the nature of the message of his shirt, it's like he wore it on purpose, to cause the incident, to them basically write about it.
They all fell in to his trap, he succeeds in his plan to have his day turned upside down, he writes about it...
I fail to see why anyone is surprised.
It's like if I wore a shirt with Hitler and "Not all his ideas were bad" written on it and went to a JDate mixer... Freedom of speech - but begging for trouble.
They all fell in to his trap, he succeeds in his plan to have his day turned upside down, he writes about it...
I fail to see why anyone is surprised.
It's like if I wore a shirt with Hitler and "Not all his ideas were bad" written on it and went to a JDate mixer... Freedom of speech - but begging for trouble.
Aug 21, 2012, 7:03 pm
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First off, his shirt is spot on.
Secondly, denying him boarding based on the discomfort of other pax is a very slippery slope. Let them deplane themselves if they don't like his shirt.
Good on you, Arijit.
[And nice work against Aetna as well!]
Aug 21, 2012, 7:04 pm
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The shirt is mild compared to some of the stuff that would result in a non-G rating if highlighted in a movie.
As I am taking DL from BUF, perhaps I should have my own study.
Last edited by GUWonder; Aug 21, 2012 at 7:10 pm
Aug 21, 2012, 7:08 pm
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I'm sorry, but I'm not taking Delta's side on this. I'm taking the side of common f**king sense. Don't wear a shirt that you know has the potential to cause drama and attract attention... Which is exactly what this guy wanted.
Aug 21, 2012, 7:09 pm
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and like it has anything to do with bombs or terrorism...
I'm amazed at those comparing this to being more tame than what is portrayed in movies and other shirts you see. You know what??? They don't mention the "trigger" words that this shirt did.
Aug 21, 2012, 7:13 pm
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I can understand the op's side. Do I think he was right in wearing the shirt, No. But he does have the right to wear what he wants.
I was on a DL flight from SEA/Atl. The flight was delayed by an hour. I had 1 drink at the bar, and then proceeded to the gate. I spoke with the co-captain for 15 mintues while the plane deboarded. Next thing I knew, the FA asked me to meet the captain on the jetway. A pax complained that they thought I was a threat. The captain agreed I showed no signs of a threat, he even told me the co-captain spoke with me. He told me I could take a later flight or agree not to drink on the flight. I took the flight. The FA told me the captain was an a-hole and asked me want I wanted, once he closed the cockpit door.
Bottom line, the captain has the final word, even when he's wrong. Probably the same a-hole!
I was on a DL flight from SEA/Atl. The flight was delayed by an hour. I had 1 drink at the bar, and then proceeded to the gate. I spoke with the co-captain for 15 mintues while the plane deboarded. Next thing I knew, the FA asked me to meet the captain on the jetway. A pax complained that they thought I was a threat. The captain agreed I showed no signs of a threat, he even told me the co-captain spoke with me. He told me I could take a later flight or agree not to drink on the flight. I took the flight. The FA told me the captain was an a-hole and asked me want I wanted, once he closed the cockpit door.
Bottom line, the captain has the final word, even when he's wrong. Probably the same a-hole!