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In reply to the discussion: I'm having a hard time believing I live in a county where vaping in an airline bathroom gets [View all]hlthe2b
(102,234 posts)Spirit is a very small airline and while the decision might be (or at least "feel" excessive), it is not so dissimilar as a private business banning someone for vandalism or theft or public disruptive behavior. In the case of airlines, having passengers violate FAA rules is a very serious thing and too many such violations can certainly result in significant enforcement actions against the airline. I might add that alcohol-fueled "misbehavior" was apparently part of the issue as well, so I'm not sure the full extent of the incident has been reported. Perhaps this has led some to think that he was fully compliant after making an "honest mistake" and was being overly penalized. That does not seem to be the case and such bans are not at all unusual for passengers who have created major disruptive incidents on board.
I totally agree that the Trump admin's actions towards immigrants and especially children are horrific and frankly deserving of International "crimes against humanity" investigation and sanction. But it feels as though you trivialize it to compare it to what you perceive to be a harsh result to someone violating Federal law on a private business--an airline-- and which puts that airline at risk of Federal repercussions. One is our Federal government committing horrific and illegal acts towards innocent asylum-seekers. The other a small business acting in their own best interest against someone who put those interests at some risk. Even if you disagree with the latter it is just WRONG to compare it in any way to the former.