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Old 01-22-2007, 03:07 PM
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Qantas boots man for wearing Bush shirt

MELBOURNE, Australia - An Australian man said he is considering suing national carrier Qantas for refusing to let him onto an international flight because he would not take off a T-shirt calling U.S. President George W. Bush a terrorist.

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Old 01-22-2007, 04:59 PM
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I hope he wins his lawsuit.
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Old 01-22-2007, 05:08 PM
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I hope he wins his lawsuit.
I hope he doesn't - that's just asking for trouble. Would you want to be on a plane with someone wearing one of those t-shirts? How about if everyone had them on?
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Old 01-22-2007, 05:14 PM
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I hope he doesn't - that's just asking for trouble. Would you want to be on a plane with someone wearing one of those t-shirts? How about if everyone had them on?
I'd ask them if they had an extra one.
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Old 01-22-2007, 05:19 PM
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Well I guess you've got a point there! If I was the only one without one, I'd want one too!!! LOL!
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I love the concept of wanting to sue but not knowing what grounds to do it on...technically this is not a free speech issue Quantas reserves the right to refuse service based on any number of things no one is gaurenteed anything when interacting with a business as long as it is not government owned...it is no different then reading playboy on a flight most flight attendants will ask you to put the magazine away because others may find it offensive...when you have that much humanity jammed into a giant biscut tube with wings you need to think about the other people on the plane.
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Just seems like anything that might be on a flight that might
spark an argument(like on this forum ), they might
try to control. He is probably out of luck.
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What if he wore a shirt that said "Australia belongs in the Axis of Evil" ??
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What if he wore a shirt that said "Australia belongs in the Axis of Evil" ??
He'd have no trouble getting on the flight in that case. His problems would start when they reach altitude however.
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I love the concept of wanting to sue but not knowing what grounds to do it on...technically this is not a free speech issue Quantas reserves the right to refuse service based on any number of things no one is gaurenteed anything when interacting with a business as long as it is not government owned...it is no different then reading playboy on a flight most flight attendants will ask you to put the magazine away because others may find it offensive...when you have that much humanity jammed into a giant biscut tube with wings you need to think about the other people on the plane.
I think your right, does not seem right but many places limit your rights to free speech.
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