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re: Southwest Airlines removes boy living with autism and his family from flight over mask
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:48 am to notbilly
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:48 am to notbilly
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The moment Southwest makes an exception, everyone will be lining up claiming they have autism and can't wear a mask.
Yeah, let's not make an exception for a 3 year old baby who has very little understanding of what is going on. Mask Mania has gone off the fricking rails.
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Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:48 am to John88
I commend businesses sticking to policies, but if Southwest truly cared about it's passengers, then they shouldn't be the ONLY airline in the world to not be peanut free. Every other airline is, but not SW.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:49 am to John88
Good for SW. rules are rules.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:49 am to fr33manator
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The point is there shouldn’t be a battle to fight in the first place. Kids don’t need to be wearing masks.
Well I can't do anything for you there.
Fwiw other airlines allow for children to go without masks if they are unable to maintain it on.
Though unfortunately the other airline serving this nonstop doesn't have that policy.
This post was edited on 8/14/20 at 9:52 am
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:51 am to Trauma14
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Point being, did they ever try to get their child to wear one of these...
If this case progresses legally I think this will be the core issue.
If she had a document supporting the medical issue along with an alternative then SW will need to prepare thy anus.
But based on the article it’s not the case. Mother advocates complete exception; not Trying to find a reasonable compromise.
It’s worth noting however that apparently Southwest’s directive dated last week explicitly excludes exposed chin designs as acceptable.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:51 am to Trauma14
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I commend businesses sticking to policies, but if Southwest truly cared about it's passengers, then they shouldn't be the ONLY airline in the world to not be peanut free. Every other airline is, but not SW.
Why should they be, you obviously have plenty of choices that are.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:52 am to fr33manator
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The point is there shouldn’t be a battle to fight in the first place. Kids don’t need to be wearing masks.
That's not the point of this thread, but I hope you feel better.
The point is policy, whether you agree with it or not, and the disregard of it by people. Then the subsequent complaining about the known policy.
This is like showing up to a restaurant with a no smoking sign on the door. You get to your table and light up, get asked to stop, refuse, get asked to leave, and then getting all pissy about the whole situation.
This post was edited on 8/14/20 at 9:53 am
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:53 am to Rouge
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This is like showing up to a restaurant with a no smoking sign on the door. You get to your table and light up, get asked to stop, refuse, get asked to leave, and then getting all pissy about the whole situation.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:55 am to fr33manator
Thanks for the admission that you have no real response to my comparison.
Continue with your regularly scheduled complaining
Continue with your regularly scheduled complaining
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:55 am to John88
I wish the media would decide if wearing mask are important or not.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:57 am to fr33manator
You can dismiss it with all of the disdain in the world, it doesn’t change the point.
It doesn’t matter if you think masks are needed.
It doesn’t matter how well you can back up the argument.
Wearing it in this context is company policy.
You protest that policy by patronizing another establishment.
Not doing what you want regardless and getting pissy because you can’t deal with the reality that your perspective doesn’t matter as much as you think it should.
It doesn’t matter if you think masks are needed.
It doesn’t matter how well you can back up the argument.
Wearing it in this context is company policy.
You protest that policy by patronizing another establishment.
Not doing what you want regardless and getting pissy because you can’t deal with the reality that your perspective doesn’t matter as much as you think it should.
This post was edited on 8/14/20 at 10:03 am
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:57 am to Rouge
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The point is policy, whether you agree with it or not, and the disregard of it by people. Then the subsequent complaining about the known policy.
Yeah but you’re forgetting that we have to ignore logic in favor of melting over masks.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:58 am to Volvagia
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I based that statement on the self righteous indignation (she even says in the article she feels certain people shouldn’t be applied to the rules) that her opinion should determine how the company runs things so she is going to run to the media for not getting her way.
Assholes
Posted on 8/14/20 at 10:01 am to John88
These are the same parents that will allow their child to throw a loud and extended fit in a sit-down restaurant and be ready to fight anyone that thinks they should take the child outside.
Does the mask rule make sense? I do not care. It is the SW rule and some special needs parents "get off" on this kind of attention whore crap.
On a side note, with a large number of kids on the spectrum the parents are the bigger problem than the child in the child'd lack of ability to function in a social setting. They think you cannot instill ANY discipline or have any expectations on an autistic child and that is only true in a very small percentage of cases.
Does the mask rule make sense? I do not care. It is the SW rule and some special needs parents "get off" on this kind of attention whore crap.
On a side note, with a large number of kids on the spectrum the parents are the bigger problem than the child in the child'd lack of ability to function in a social setting. They think you cannot instill ANY discipline or have any expectations on an autistic child and that is only true in a very small percentage of cases.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 10:04 am to Trauma14
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I commend businesses sticking to policies, but if Southwest truly cared about it's passengers, then they shouldn't be the ONLY airline in the world to not be peanut free. Every other airline is, but not SW.
The peanut-free people are some of the BIGGEST JACKHOLES in the world.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 10:06 am to Anaximander
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The peanut-free people are some of the BIGGEST JACKHOLES in the world.
Yeah and peanuts > pretzels every day.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 10:06 am to Anaximander
Given the way they seem to have handled this, it's hard to have much sympathy for these parents.
It does sort of sadden me as a society, though, that we seem to be losing any ability to wink and nod at certain things that deserve it.
It does sort of sadden me as a society, though, that we seem to be losing any ability to wink and nod at certain things that deserve it.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 10:06 am to notbilly
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The moment Southwest makes an exception, everyone will be lining up claiming they have autism and can't wear a mask.
That would be a good thing.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 10:08 am to TH03
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Yeah but you’re forgetting that we have to ignore logic in favor of melting over not wearing masks.
FIFY
Posted on 8/14/20 at 10:09 am to fr33manator
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It is currently up to individual U.S. airlines to decide their passenger mask policy. The FAA has not issued a federal requirement.
they are now free to move to another airline
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