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Woman Dragged Off Southwest Flight Over Allergy
A woman on a flight to Los Angeles International Airport was dragged off a Southwest plane Tuesday night by two police officers after claiming she was deathly allergic to two dogs on the flight. Video shows the woman being forcibly removed by two law enforcement officers. She can be heard yelling, “Don’t touch me,” and at one point also accused the officers of ripping her pants. The kerfuffle was preceded by the woman telling the flight crew that she had a life-threatening allergy to two dogs on… (losangeles.cbslocal.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I mean people behaving like nuts.
A deathly allergy? or a wish to control? She had no proof of any allergy. end of story!
What story? Is this another snowflake moment?
What story? Is this another snowflake moment?
I think you just decided that people with disabilities needing a dog have a stronger claim to THE RIGHT TO TRAVEL, compared to those with strong allergies, which might result in DEATH.
Okay, fair enough. How about this. For my wife in particular since she is blind, we will give up her guide dog so those with allergies can feel safe enough to fly again...
If you give her your eyes. I mean, all's fair; You take away her eyes, she gets yours in return.
In short, you're damned right they do, because those dogs, especially guide dogs are serving a purpose: BEING THE EYES FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN NOT SEE. They have every right to travel with their partners as much as you do with your own two eyes and two feet. And before 1990, there were no codified laws allowing them to travel as anything else but storage in the luggage compartment underneath the aircraft, and treated as such. Then came the ADA, which is supposed to allow for those with disabilities to be treated fairly, and reinforces the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986, which allows them access onboard the flight.
Those with allergies can choose another flight. Those with disabilities can't go without their guide or partner.
So do you want to pick this fight? If so, Go ahead. You're 30 years too late, and a sense of entitlement way too short.
If you give her your eyes. I mean, all's fair; You take away her eyes, she gets yours in return.
In short, you're damned right they do, because those dogs, especially guide dogs are serving a purpose: BEING THE EYES FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN NOT SEE. They have every right to travel with their partners as much as you do with your own two eyes and two feet. And before 1990, there were no codified laws allowing them to travel as anything else but storage in the luggage compartment underneath the aircraft, and treated as such. Then came the ADA, which is supposed to allow for those with disabilities to be treated fairly, and reinforces the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986, which allows them access onboard the flight.
Those with allergies can choose another flight. Those with disabilities can't go without their guide or partner.
So do you want to pick this fight? If so, Go ahead. You're 30 years too late, and a sense of entitlement way too short.
Again, you are choosing YOUR WIFE's "right to travel" conveniently over the allergy person's "right to travel" without fear for her life. I sympathize with your wife, but blind is not the same category as dead.
Those with allergies CANNOT choose another flight, since your dog has left behind hair (not the DOG's fault!); it's the hair contaminants that are the allergy problem. And, oh-by-the-way, how was the allergic person to know that your dog was to be on that flight when she booked it? Duh.
I think our readers will easily pick out which of us has "a sense of entitlement way too short."
Signed,
A dog lover.
Those with allergies CANNOT choose another flight, since your dog has left behind hair (not the DOG's fault!); it's the hair contaminants that are the allergy problem. And, oh-by-the-way, how was the allergic person to know that your dog was to be on that flight when she booked it? Duh.
I think our readers will easily pick out which of us has "a sense of entitlement way too short."
Signed,
A dog lover.
You forget. One has their right codified into law. the other has theirs as a privilege that can be revoked at the airline's convenience. Again, reference the ADA and the ACAA.
And if you think that someone with a disability is entitled, you are clearly mistaken, especially if you have ever been around or worked with a service animal. And seeing your post and responses, you ignorantly have not. Again, learn about what you are talking about before spouting off drivel like this.
And if you think that someone with a disability is entitled, you are clearly mistaken, especially if you have ever been around or worked with a service animal. And seeing your post and responses, you ignorantly have not. Again, learn about what you are talking about before spouting off drivel like this.
Many people in this thread seem to think the airline asked her for medical documentation of her allergy. According to the linked report, they were asking her for medical documentation that she could safely fly after reporting that she had life-threatening dog allergy. Apparently once she made the claim she either had to get off the flight or produce documentation that she could fly safely. Her behavior makes no sense, and I trust the judicial system to handle it from here.
The report also states that one of the dogs onboard was not a trained service dog but rather an emotion support animal. This raises a separate issue. I'd love to bring my 65 lbs dog with me in the cabin (I'll never put him in the cargo hold), but I cannot with any US carrier, and I'm unwilling to lie and claim he's a service dog or an emotional support animal. Sadly too many Americans are willing to make such false claims (there is a small industry devoted to creating false documentation) and the airlines currently have very little recourse. I'd like this to change.
The report also states that one of the dogs onboard was not a trained service dog but rather an emotion support animal. This raises a separate issue. I'd love to bring my 65 lbs dog with me in the cabin (I'll never put him in the cargo hold), but I cannot with any US carrier, and I'm unwilling to lie and claim he's a service dog or an emotional support animal. Sadly too many Americans are willing to make such false claims (there is a small industry devoted to creating false documentation) and the airlines currently have very little recourse. I'd like this to change.