This judge did the right thing
DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Thursday ruled in favor of AMERICAN AIRLINES in a lawsuit by five men of Iraqi descent who claimed their nationality caused a captain to cancel a flight to Chicago in 2007. Capt. John Plummer’s decision to return to the gate in San Diego was not “arbitrary and capricious,” a key legal standard in the case, U.S. District Judge Paul Borman said.
“The fact that the individuals who engaged in the suspicious conduct were of Middle Eastern/Iraqi descent does not support the conclusion that the decision to return to the gate was race-based rather than fact-based,” Borman wrote.
A woman who was uncomfortable got off the flight. Flight attendants called the cockpit to report that one of the men had a blanket over his head and had glared at a crew member during safety instructions.
Plummer described the behavior as “odd.” He returned the plane to the gate, and police interviewed the men. Everyone, including the Iraqi natives, departed San Diego the next day on another flight. American denied allegations of racial discrimination.
It’s not discrimination… it’s SUSPECT IDENTIFICATION!
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