Originally Posted by
scassett
Extortion implies that the shakedown has occurred or the individual new and chose not to except the shakedown and paid for it with the lost luggage. The OP didn't know, hence no extortion or bribe.
Originally Posted by
FlyAO2
There is no "extortion" going on. Just because the OP called it extortion doesn't make it extortion.
The skycap did not say "give me $5 or your bag is going to the Bahamas."
Right, it is not an extortion in the OP's case, but my comment merely was directed at occurences and some extreme scenarios like this one below...
Originally Posted by
Ultranerdx
I once used Skycap thinking I had a couple of dollars, but then it turns out I had no cash. The man basically insinuated that my bag wouldn't make it onto the plane if I didn't give him some money. So I told him "fine" and grabbed my bag and started walking it to the TSA bag check area. The man was OUTRAGED and followed me the entire way, harassing me, and insisting that he would take care of it. I told him that I wasn't going to risk him having his way with my bag, and it not showing up at my destination.
Last edited by golfingboy; Sep 2, 2010 at 5:13 pm