Millionaire can't travel because he refuses to present ID

[bafanguy]

Good for him.

Getting back to the original story:

One can only make the big, splashy "stand on principle" if he has the money to insulate himself from the consequences of making the big, splashy "stand on principle".

The rest of us just bend over...and take it.

 

[Corona]

Getting back to the original story:

One can only make the big, splashy "stand on principle" if he has the money to insulate himself from the consequences of making the big, splashy "stand on principle".

The rest of us just bend over...and take it.

This is true. Makes you wonder if our fearless leaders in Washington acutally know what they are doing.

JimNTexas has the point: ID is not security. Previous posts have mentioned profiling, which has gotten a bad rap from racist idiot law enforcement in certain US cities. In fact, it is the only way we can stop the hijackers. That, and guns in the cockpit.

Remember Mr Reid, the infamous AA "shoe bomber"? He was allowed to fly on El Al...in a window seat, with an armed agent between him and the aisle. The Israelis knew...profile, profile, profile.

C

 

[prpjt]

The gate agent in the original article may have provided bad info re. the law. It is however Southwest Airlines right to refuse boarding. Page 8 of their contract for carriage, that ANY passenger, by default, agrees to when purchasing a ticket. I'll paraphrase:

Southwest may deny boarding, or remove any passenger for the following:

C. Failure to show a government issued ID.

These are the terms of the contract he agreed to when he purchased the ticket. He was unwilling to perform and was denied boarding. All within SW's rights.

I think the gate agent was incorrect in "It's the law"

The carrier has the right to check ID, but is not obligated to do so. Again, in the Contract for Carriage.