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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis is not Trumps America!: Passengers rejoice when man accused of racism is kicked off flight
Goooodbyeee raaacists!
That was the blunt and unquestionably sarcastic message one heated passenger delivered to a man and a woman as they were being kicked off a United Airlines flight Saturday evening for causing a disturbance that was blamed on racist comments.
The confrontation on Flight 1113 from Chicago to Houston began several minutes earlier, when a Pakistani man and woman wearing traditional clothing were boarding the plane, according to VHF affiliate KHOU.
As the couple placed their bags in an overheard bin, a male passenger who was not identified by the airline asked the couple if they had a bomb in their luggage, another passenger sitting nearby told KHOU.
Thats not a bomb in your bag, is it? the man said, according to the passenger who was not identified by KHOU. The passenger added that the couple did not immediately hear the comment, which prompted the man to repeat his remark.
Happy flight home, he added seconds later while his female companion holds her middle finger up to the person filming. I hope you stay there.
Get out of here, a woman responded. Racists arent welcome in America! This is not Trumps America!
Goooodbyeee raaacists! the woman added.
Hey, Ill come back, but youll be gone, the man said as he walked away.
Jonathan Guerin, a United Airlines spokesman, told The Washington Post the man and woman understood why they were asked to leave the plane and calm down. They were placed on a later flight bound for Houston, but Guerin said he didnt know if the Texas city was their final destination.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/%e2%80%98this-is-not-trump%e2%80%99s-america%e2%80%99-passengers-rejoice-when-man-accused-of-racism-is-kicked-off-flight/ar-AAneKNh?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=spartandhp
That was the blunt and unquestionably sarcastic message one heated passenger delivered to a man and a woman as they were being kicked off a United Airlines flight Saturday evening for causing a disturbance that was blamed on racist comments.
The confrontation on Flight 1113 from Chicago to Houston began several minutes earlier, when a Pakistani man and woman wearing traditional clothing were boarding the plane, according to VHF affiliate KHOU.
As the couple placed their bags in an overheard bin, a male passenger who was not identified by the airline asked the couple if they had a bomb in their luggage, another passenger sitting nearby told KHOU.
Thats not a bomb in your bag, is it? the man said, according to the passenger who was not identified by KHOU. The passenger added that the couple did not immediately hear the comment, which prompted the man to repeat his remark.
Happy flight home, he added seconds later while his female companion holds her middle finger up to the person filming. I hope you stay there.
Get out of here, a woman responded. Racists arent welcome in America! This is not Trumps America!
Goooodbyeee raaacists! the woman added.
Hey, Ill come back, but youll be gone, the man said as he walked away.
Jonathan Guerin, a United Airlines spokesman, told The Washington Post the man and woman understood why they were asked to leave the plane and calm down. They were placed on a later flight bound for Houston, but Guerin said he didnt know if the Texas city was their final destination.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/%e2%80%98this-is-not-trump%e2%80%99s-america%e2%80%99-passengers-rejoice-when-man-accused-of-racism-is-kicked-off-flight/ar-AAneKNh?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=spartandhp
Good for the passengers, these people were horrible!
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This is not Trumps America!: Passengers rejoice when man accused of racism is kicked off flight (Original Post)
Initech
Feb 2017
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ismnotwasm
(41,921 posts)1. K&R
Gothmog
(144,005 posts)2. I am glad that the passengers stood up
cwydro
(51,308 posts)3. K and r! nt
yuiyoshida
(41,765 posts)4. Maybe this is how we fight back...
K&R and TWEETED.
DFW
(54,059 posts)5. I wish the United spokesman had said thsi:
"No, I don't know if Houston was their final destination, but I hope that's about as far as our airline was forced to put up with them."