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United passenger suffers concussion, broken nose – lawyer
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Re: United passenger suffers concussion, broken nose – lawyer
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
If its captain's orders however, then the captain of the airplane should have every right to remove a passenger.
He has every right to remove a passenger who is causing a disturbance or presenting a threat. He doesn't have the right to because the airline wanted them off in breach of the contract of sale and the guy said "yeah no". Refusing peacefully to go along with the fiction the airline has created isn't causing a disturbance. You can't force someone in to a "disturbance" state if they're just sitting there。
Look, involuntary bumping happens on every airline every day. The fact is that you don't have a right to fly if the airline or captain doesn't like you for any reason (aside from protected discrimination classes, like race or gender)
Re: United passenger suffers concussion, broken nose – lawyer
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
If its captain's orders however, then the captain of the airplane should have every right to remove a passenger.
Why should the captain have every right to remove a passenger? Should that include the right to remove a passenger because the passenger is Jewish? How about because the captain wants that seat for a set of golf clubs? That's what you said, and I disagree. The captain isn't God and aircrew are constrained by laws just like everyone else, no matter what the airlines would like us to think.
Safety first yo. The captain is in charge of flying and keeping the plane safe.
If you want to sue afterwards you are allowed in America to do so. But the captain should be allowed to call police in to remove anybody. Period.