[TangoLimaSierra]

They should have let those people get off. What were they thinking?

I'm guessing they were afraid that someone who didn't pay might get on.
Better to let the paying customers suffer than have someone get a free ride.

[KittyKares]

I’m guessing they were afraid that someone who didn’t pay might get on.
Better to let the paying customers suffer than have someone get a free ride.
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That really worked out well PR-wise, not to mention making paying customers sick.