A friend of mine pointed out this story from Nevada, which tells of a woman who was asked to leave a Southwest Airlines flight last week because of an "offensive" t-shirt. The shirt was a takeoff on Meet the Fokkers and included pictures of Dubya and Cheney in addition to changing the family name to "Fuckers." Airline officials said that other passengers complained, although it's not clear whether the complaints were about the language or the political message. The woman plans to sue, but I'm not sure she'll get very far. I wonder what type of First Amendment rights you have on a common carrier like an airline?
Monday, October 10, 2005
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