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Southwest said she was removed from the plane over dog allergies. She has a very different story.
Daulatzai said she was traveling to see her elderly father, who was undergoing surgery. She told “Good Morning America” on Thursday that when she boarded the plane, “the first thing I asked the flight attendant was, ‘How many dogs are going to be on this plane?’”
But, she said, she never told airline personnel that her allergy was a life-threatening condition.
“I said, ‘It’s not life-threatening at all,’” she said.
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Daulatzai, a professor at the Maryland Institute College of Art, alleges that she never asked for the dogs to be removed from the plane, never claimed to have life-threatening allergies and was never asked for medical certification.
She was forced off the plane, she alleges, because of who she is: a woman of color and of the Islamic faith.
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Daulatzai had discussed her non-life-threatening dog allergies with Southwest crew members soon after boarding the aircraft, her attorneys say. But shortly after she had taken a seat at a safe distance from the dogs toward the back of the plane, a Southwest representative approached her, asking her to leave the plane. Despite assuring flight crew that she would be completely fine on the plane, her attorneys allege, Daulatzai was “pulled from her seat by her belt loop” and “dragged ..... through the aisle exposed with torn pants.”
Watch the included video and decide for yourselves.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-g...7831542e40&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1
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I'm thinking they're gonna settle at some point. I'd need to investigate all of the statements by the airlines and the woman. Then pet the doggies.
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You forgot this part:
"Bill Dumas, the passenger who recorded the incident and uploaded it to YouTube, told NBC News that although the police were being “overly aggressive,” Daulatzai was combative and “wasn’t giving much of a choice.”"
She had plenty of chances to walk off the plane under her own control. Some people just don't understand that being asked get off a plane by an airline representative isn't up for negotiation. Once the request is made, that is it, that flight will not ever leave the ground with you on it. Period. You are either getting off on your own escorted by the airline or you are going to be forcibly escorted by the police if you won't leave for them. I would imagine that since they pressed chargers on her and she was cited that those charges will stick.
The only part of this episode that is up for discussion is the reason she was asked to leave. Did the airline have probable cause to remove her in accordance with the law? That is a civil matter, she may get some money, or maybe she won't. But that isn't going to have any effect on the criminal charges she faces.
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She kept saying she would walk out but didn't. Looks like she kept resisting.
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Did I hear correctly? Did she actually say "I'm a professional; what are you doing?" :RollingEyesSmiley5:
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I didn't know until today that she teaches at the college where I used to work.
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Something didn't look right about that lady in that video, but I can't imagine how upset I would be if I were asked to deplane when I was hurrying to get to a sick parents bedside.
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I'm not saying who is right and who is wrong, but it is becoming clear from various news stories that when airline personnel tell you to get off the plane they aren't kidding around.
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samintx wrote:
She kept saying she would walk out but didn't. Looks like she kept resisting.
The problem here is that law enforcement grabs onto people is such a way that they CAN'T walk under their own power, even while they are being ordered to do so. A person trying to regain their balance will necessarily appear like they are resisting. It is disingenuous to ask someone to walk under their own power while they are being dragged in a way that keeps them off-balance. The focus on optics is just like when police yell "Don't resist!" at people cowering on the ground -- to create the appearance of resistance even when there is none.
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It'd be nice if these people with their questionable therapy or service dogs would all take the same flight. There are people who just go on Amazon and buy a little sweater for their mutt. Then the rest of us have to put up with them. There are bonafide service animals, so who decides? Airlines can't risk ADA violations, so they just don't ask. As a result you get incidents like this one.
https://www.amazon.com/barkOutfitters-Se...oding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=6XWDR0BFCJFVFPE9FPJX'
Complete with official looking document.
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