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I just have to wonder if the "randomly selected"person had been wearing a burka, a pregnant woman, a transgenderd person, a person in a wheelchair or was a celebrity of some kind would the situation been handled the same way? ---------------------------------- NRA LIFE MEMBER Know which hill you're willing to die on. | |||
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| If you're gonna be a bear, be a Grizzly!  |
Current situation aside, I have no interest in flying commercial to anywhere. I last flew round trip to New York and back about twelve years ago, and that was on one of the small regional jets. I didn't enjoy that experience, and I can't imagine the times have changed for the better regarding the larger cattle cars. But I would love to visit Pearl Harbor, and if I got the chance I guess I would fly there. But given current finances and immediate future prospects of those changing drastically, I just don't see that happening. Here's to the sunny slopes of long ago. | |||
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Official Space Nerd |
I seriously think it speaks a lot about race relations in the country that they picked an Asian guy to forcefully eject. . . While I agree they would never have forcefully ejected people from the above demographic, I can't see them doing this with a black person, either. And they can talk about 'bouncing back' all they want. There are thousands of people today that won't fly United that, 4 days ago, would have. In a highly competitive market like this, they cannot afford to alienate customers. Just like Target found out the hard way, bad decisions have consequences. And most people will protest quietly, without UAL ever knowing it or being able to track it. They will simply fly another carrier when given the choice. Fear God and Dread Nought Admiral of the Fleet Sir Jacky Fisher | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
Are you familiar with how these selections are made? You think a flight attendant walks through the cabin and then says "Let's boot Charlie Chan"? Personally, I think he was booted because he's Puerto Rican. ____________________________________________________ "I am your retribution." - Donald Trump, speech at CPAC, March 4, 2023 | |||
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Fire begets Fire |
The complaint has now filed motions… "Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower |
Get out yer checkbook, Bovine Airlines. ____________________________________________________ "I am your retribution." - Donald Trump, speech at CPAC, March 4, 2023 | |||
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That's a great question. As it is, they picked an Asian doctor to drag from his seat and down the isle. Brilliant image to portray to the world. Great job, United! You can bet they didn't know he was a doctor (not that it should make any difference). Perhaps a lesson is in order for these United idiots. You're in business because of the customer. Ok? Are you following this? Are you keeping up? | |||
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The average flyer (not "frequent flyer) will continue to do as he's always done...Shop on Expedia or Travelocity or whatever and choose the airline offering the cheapest fare. If two airlines are offering the same price, and one of them is United, yes, people will choose the other. But ultimately, they always go with the cheapest ticket. ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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| Official Space Nerd |
Not all of them; not after this past Sunday. Same thing happened to Target; people said "it won't make a difference." Now, they are down 6% in sales, after a predicted 3% gain (essentially resulting in a 6-9% loss). Fear God and Dread Nought Admiral of the Fleet Sir Jacky Fisher | |||
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Step by step walk the thousand mile road |
Just don't give'em those fruity drinks with the little umbrellas! Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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His seat was selected randomly. It's possible that when at UA employee say him in the seat, they might have said "yeah, old Asian dude: he won't put up a fight." But the initial selection was random. It's possible that if they picked someone who was visually less politically correct to eject, they might have gone back and rolled the dice again, but we'll never know now. | |||
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| Live Slow, Die Whenever  |
 "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them." - John Wayne in "The Shootist" | |||
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Never ceases to amaze me how often people say "it won't make a difference." "Boycots don't work." When the simple fact is yes, yes they do. If in no other way, one doesn't have to financially support asshatery. "Watch it. Those goddamn monkeys bite...." I have the heart of a lion.......and a lifetime ban from the Toronto Zoo.- Unknown | |||
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David Spade and Helen Hunt could have handled the situation without violence. ____________________ | |||
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| Fire begets Fire |
 "Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein | |||
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Tubes, I'm telling you. Tubes are the answer. | |||
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I made a light hearted reference to United airlines customer relations this morning in my college business class. Everyone laughed as everyone had heard of the matter. This self-inflicted wound will leave a scar that will not heal quickly. "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it" - Judge Learned Hand, May 1944 | |||
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A Grateful American |
Remember when everything in Airplane (the movie) was a spoof, and we laughed our asses off. And then it wasn't, and we didn't? Yeah. It bites. "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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Chris Rock needs to add a new section to his "How Not To Get Your Ass Beat By The Police Video." ETA: The part Chris Rock should add is: "Don't Fly United" This space intentionally left blank. | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower |
I tried to tell them. They won't even return my phone calls. I got a letter from them, though. Something about a 'restraining order' | |||
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