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By Sun-Times Wire. The plane was delayed by four hours while the aircraft was checked for explosives, reported local media. Flight crew then aborted the take-off and returned the plane to the airport where police searched the aircraft and took the woman into custody. In July, a man confessed in court to calling in a false bomb threat because a flight attendant onboard would not agree to go on a date with him.
The unnamed year-old Serbian man revealed he asked two Lufthansa flight attendants to go to dinner with him but they had declined. Also not good: wearing a shirt on a plane emblazoned with the F-word. That's what got a college kid booted from a Southwest flight a few days ago. In fairness to the airline, its employees reportedly told the young man to cover up so he could stay but he refused, apparently intent on striking a blow for freedom of speech.
News flash: There is no right to unlimited free speech on planes. Its temporary suspension and loss of other rights is due to safety concerns, plus concerns about passengers getting along on today's packed planes. The good news is, it's temporary and worth it since flying remains the fastest and cheapest way to travel.
There it is, in black and white, in Southwest's contract of carriage : "Carrier may refuse to transport or remove" passengers for all kinds of violations including those "whose clothing is lewd, obscene, or patently offensive. Other airlines have similar legalese about clothing displays; Air New Zealand's rule forbids wearing or displaying "gang patches, insignia, signs or symbols.
We should be used to this. Conclusion: Even ordinary people might do well to avoid potentially offensive jokes. You would also do well to watch which country you're in. Some might find it ironic that the Islamic Solidarity Games should be cancelled because of a battle over the correct appellation for a body of water. And yet that is exactly what happened in January. Iran insists on calling it the Persian Gulf, but there are some countries on the opposite side of the water that prefer Arabian Gulf.
Trouble soon flared over logos and medals. The Iranian authorities have made clear that any airline flying into the country must use Persian Gulf on its in-flight monitors. Any visitor would be wise to bear this in mind. A similarly bit of nominal geographical controversy can be found in the Balkans. Use the term Macedonia in Greece, particularly in north-western Greece, to refer to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and you may be the recipient of more than a raised eyebrow.
They might even call it "Skopia", something that would no doubt irk Macedonians. Conclusion: Keep up to speed with territorial issues that might make you want to curb your speech. Many of the most career-mauling comments ever made have been decidedly private ones that somehow squirmed out into the public arena.
So too Gordon Brown must have felt his heart sink when he realised his description of a voter he had encountered as a "bigot" had been broadcast on television via an unnoticed radio microphone.
John Major's famous off-camera "bastards" remark fits neatly in the same category. They all offer a stark lesson on watching what you say. Ouch column on disability language. Image source, Other. Image source, Getty Images. Howard Flight didn't technically advocate eugenics. Image source, PA.
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