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In response to "Re-post: CNN story about what airlines can legally do and what you should do if you're getting bumped -- (link)" by Strongbad

There's a difference between "don't bring a gun on board" or even "buckle up" and "get off the plane, out of the seat you paid for."

Posted by Mel Profit (aka mel profit) Apr 11 '17, 10:28

it feels like this is a letter vs spirit of the law distinction that can be made.

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I mean in retrospect - would United rather have paid the guy 50K to get off or endure all this publicity. - Mel Profit Apr 11, 10:42 22
- Given the stock price loss today, this is literally a billion dollar impact. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 11, 11:18
- Plus, the lost stock value. (I know your 50K is to make a point, but I'm pretty sure they could have found 4 eager volunteers by offering $2000 each.) -- nm - mara Apr 11, 10:46 20
  - Right. I was just keeping it to the immediate and verifiable truth. There is lost millions here in the bad press, stock hit, etc. - Mel Profit Apr 11, 10:49 5
    - ...but you've already signed a Blood Oath against Delta... -- nm - Diva Apr 11, 10:50 4
      - I think my hatred of United, for this, even trumps my blood oath against Delta. Delta just wanted to overcharge me. United will beat the hell out of - Mel Profit Apr 11, 10:57 3
        
        When I was at the Big Law firm, United was my airline of choice. That was 15 years ago. - ReluctantCynic Apr 11, 11:09
        
        It takes a lot to shock me. This truly shocked me. -- nm - Da5id Apr 11, 10:57 1
        
        It takes a moderate amt to shock me. this shook me. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 11, 11:10
  - its amazing, its not even cash. Its airline vouchers. If they just upped the ante (like they normally do), someone would have said yes. -- nm - Jovian Apr 11, 10:47 13
    - It's like something out of a movie. If it were fiction, a mystical force would make the airline employees and security guards do it. - Da5id Apr 11, 10:51 12
      - Seriously - did no one watch wrestling in the late 80's? Everyone's gotta price for the Million Dollar Man. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 11, 11:18 3
        
        They're down about $400 million in market cap because they wouldn't go up from $1,200. - Da5id Apr 11, 11:24 1
        
        I wonder who the first person was who realized what was happening... - Mel Profit Apr 11, 11:25
        
        seriously. once it gets over 5k I start to think about it... - Mel Profit Apr 11, 11:21
      - I think I'm going to have to create some kind of Godwin's law for the use of "Trump's America" -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 10:53 7
        
        Do as you like, but your posts this morning were blowing my mind. - Da5id Apr 11, 10:54 6
        
        I may be naive, but there are very few circumstances I can think of that would result in me getting forcible removed from an airplane - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 11:03 5
        
        "Umm sir? You're going to have to throw your Chipotle in the garbage immediately." -- nm - Shaun Apr 11, 11:31
        
        All you have to do is put yourself in another person's position. - Da5id Apr 11, 11:07 3
        
        one adjustment - someone thinks that it's okay to knock out somebody else as a part of their daily job - Mel Profit Apr 11, 11:14 2
        
        That's right. -- nm - Da5id Apr 11, 11:15 1
        
        hey, we all think it is great that he was not tazed or shot at this point. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 11:17
It's a great example of people walking around the common sense of a situation to hide behind poorly written rules. - Da5id Apr 11, 10:35
I wait patiently for the day that airlines get pressured for stuff and just shift to cancelling fights where there is a problem - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 11, 10:34 1
- If I have to show/cancel my dentist appointment 24 hours in advance or be charged a cancellation fee, they should have to declare overbook 24hrs too -- nm - Max Apr 11, 10:36

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There's a difference between "don't bring a gun on board" or even "buckle up" and "get off the plane, out of the seat you paid for."

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