Jury: Airline not racist

seacoastonline ^

[SmoothTalker]

"A jury on Friday said Southwest Airlines did not racially discriminate against an overweight passenger when she was asked to buy a second seat on her flight."

"The jury deliberated for a little over an hour before finding against Nadine Thompson, who sued Southwest in federal court. She claimed that she was singled out because she is black and that the airline’s "customer of size" policy was unfairly applied to her after she boarded a flight at Manchester Airport in June 2003."

" Southwest’s policy states that a "customer of size" is someone who can’t sit in a seat without having the armrest raised and is sitting on part of the adjacent seat. Thompson, who said she doesn’t consider herself a customer of size, didn’t challenge the policy; rather, she claimed, it allows any random employee to operate "in a discriminatory way about that policy." "

"Joel Drake, a Southwest employee, testified earlier Friday that Thompson accused him of being a "motherf--- racist pig" and wished that his family would die from cancer when he tried to explain the company’s policy to her."

[FormerLib]

I have no qualms about insisting that the arm rest remain down. My wife learned the wisdom of that practice after losing half her seat to a double-wide on a Southwest flight.

[TASMANIANRED]

Is "cow" or "sow" more politically correct?

[pikachu]

"Joel Drake, a Southwest employee, testified earlier Friday that Thompson accused him of being a "motherf--- racist pig" and wished that his family would die from cancer when he tried to explain the company’s policy to her."

I'd like to see this woman on the Nat'l 'No Fly' list after this. And I hope Mr. Drake get to send all those bills to Miss Thompson from having to be counciled over this very public and embarassing insult. Including the two weeks in Hawaii.

[stainlessbanner]

Servo! Glad you're back friend

[TXBubba]

"Joel Drake, a Southwest employee, testified earlier Friday that Thompson accused him of being a "motherf--- racist pig" and wished that his family would die from cancer when he tried to explain the company’s policy to her."

Well, there is a racist pig here but it isn't Mr. Drake.

[ncountylee]

My one and only Concord flight was almost ruined by the blob from hell. Luckily, there was an empty seat for me to use.

[ShandaLear]

We cows thank you for your kind words. :-)

[cynicalman]

Fat, stupid and angry....is no way to live

HEY watch what you say. I'm Old Fat and Ugly, but I always had a head start on ugly.

[6SJ7]

Now, all you fat hogs to the BACK OF THE AIRPLANE!!!!

No, no! To the front; to the front! If they are in the back you'll shift the center of gravity of the aircraft behind the center of pressure and make flying unstable. Move'em up front and add in a little up-trim on the stabilizer. Also figure in a longer roll on takeoff. ;-)

[HEY4QDEMS]

had one next to me who asked if he could raise the arm rest

You're lucky he asked.

[I see my hands]

Seat the hefties next to each other. See how they like it.

[TomServo]

Hey Bud!

[KeyLargo]

Previous thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1574195/posts

[pabianice]

"Joel Drake, a Southwest employee, testified earlier Friday that Thompson accused him of being a "motherf--- racist pig" and wished that his family would die from cancer when he tried to explain the company’s policy to her."

Clearly a Democratic candidate for Gov. of Massachusetts...

[kromike]

Now, all you fat hogs to the BACK OF THE AIRPLANE...

Heh, I'm not sure I'd want to fly on an airplane that's doing a perpetual "wheelie"....

:)

[garyhope]

Thank you. You beat me to it. Talk about a tail dragger.

[cvq3842]

I'll never be mistaken for skinny, but I agree with you.

Behaviors have consequences. I don't force others to make adjustments for my behaviors.

[pabianice]

In a stunning development during the trial, The Allmighty declined to waive His laws, especially those relating to weight being a function of mass times gravity/acceleration. He was subsequently named a co-conspirator by the prosecution...

[processing please hold]

Vicious, vicious thread. Shame on some of you FReepers.

[Rakkasan1]

Since when is fat a race?

they are indiginous to the lowlands of McDonalds and Burger King and were once featured in National Geographic with the title of 'Last of the Chowhicans'.