Airline Passenger Arrested for Baggy Pants: Justified or Just Ridiculous?
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2011/06/17 18:40:36
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Football player DaShon Marman was arrested and kicked off a U.S. Airways flight on Wednesday after refusing to pull up his baggy pants, ABC reports.
His mother said that she didn't like the way he dressed, either, but was furious at the airline's decision to kick him off and arrest him.
Officials argue that his pajama pants were "below his shorts." However, Marman explains that he attempted to pull them up, but couldn't because he was carrying his luggage and "in a line of people all moving fast toward the plane."
His mother said that she didn't like the way he dressed, either, but was furious at the airline's decision to kick him off and arrest him.
"He kept asking, 'Why? I didn't do anything.'... Deshon is not a troubled kid, he just wants to come home, get back into schooling and football and leave all this behind him. The clothing is a fad, but you cannot judge a book by its cover. That woman made a judgment call and from there, it became a power struggle. She figured, 'I'll show you.'
Officials argue that his pajama pants were "below his shorts." However, Marman explains that he attempted to pull them up, but couldn't because he was carrying his luggage and "in a line of people all moving fast toward the plane."
Read More: http://abcnews.go.com/US/booted-off-plane-arrested...
Meanwhile some poor black guy was executed in North Carolina. That execution was only somewhat controversial because the guy was mentally retarded. The story was buried in the middle of the news section because no one cared.
Maybe that would had turned out better.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin...
Also, arrested? For something that isnt a real crime? I'd think its hard to be more ridiculous than this, but the fact that the following occur makes me think otherwise.
1) the US government sends swat teams to drag men in their underwear out of their homes... over a student loan that wasnt even his.
2) banks can foreclose on a home that they dont own, never owned, and have no right to foreclose on the home.
3) Swat teams regularly raid private businesses for serving raw milk.
I could go on...
Edit:
How is this refusal?
"Marman explains that he attempted to pull them up, but couldn't because he was carrying his luggage and "in a line of people all moving fast toward the plane.""
He refused the pilot who told him he had to leave the plane, when he refused he was arrested by the pilot for tresspassing. The police only transported him to jail.
As far as the pants he should have had the common sense to pull them up when told to by the flight attendant and certainly when told to by the pilot. I am sure the Pilot did not ask nicely at this point.. Perhaps the Airline could offer a little cultural diversity since they deal with so many people.
It probably looks like this:
1. Don't dress too Muslim
2. Don't dress too black
3. Cleavage is fine but crack is not.
"None of us look our best 100% of the time, even those of you that seem to think you are superior to him. His attire at this one particular moment does not reflect upon his normal attire, and was influenced by circumstances in his life leading up to this moment, which unless you know him, you don't know anything about regardless of what you "think" you know from the news. All you people need to stop assuming you know Deshon or his "type" because you saw a snapshot of his life. Didn't your parents ever teach you "if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all"?? If not, maybe we should be questioning YOUR upbringing. "
Right on lady!
stupid in the head
who has not wanted to give a yank to the pants of a fashion wannabee walking around with his pants "below his shorts" to see how he would walk