British Airways: All men are Pedos

[hanoverphist]

This has been said about a dozen times, but - the policy applies even when they are not flying alone!

What you're basically saying is "separate but equal".

not sure if i conveyed it well or not, but i was agreeing that the rule is dumb. also that i understand the corporate stance on it, regardless of my feeling it is a dumb rule. if a guy is going to molest a young girl/ boy flying alone, sitting next to them wont matter much, they will just wait and watch for an opportunity. only thing it will stop is that pedos access to touching them without moving.

 

[ichy]

Food for thought: The vast, vast majority of men are not pedophiles. However, as a society, we have built and continue to build up this huge idea and expectation that we should all be concerned about any adult male in such a regard. Is it possible that we are in essence creating the problem by continuing to emphasize that young children are sexual objects (by demonizing men in the first place)?

Sex offender hysteria. Besides, the fear of random creepy strangers is vastly overblown. Most kids who are molested are victims of people that they or their family know.

 

[takeru]

Then how come any airline lets you pick your seats online when you reserve them? I just flew back from India a month ago on Emirates and there was a 10 year old girl in the seat next to me. There were plenty of open seats on the flight too, she and her brother ended up moving a few rows back to have 3 seats to themselves. Worked for me, I didnt care.

allowing you to picka seat is just another option given to the passengers. when passengers pick the seats specifically they are locked in the system on the seat chart and shown as reserved. the airline staff COULD still move them if they have to, but only as a last resort. there will always be people who didn't pick seats or have special accommodations. if there are open seats it makes moving them around easier. i don't know what emirates flight policy is for minors so i can't comment on that.

 

[OCGuy]

allowing you to picka seat is just another option given to the passengers. when passengers pick the seats specifically they are locked in the system on the seat chart and shown as reserved. the airline staff COULD still move them if they have to, but only as a last resort. there will always be people who didn't pick seats or have special accommodations. if there are open seats it makes moving them around easier. i don't know what emirates flight policy is for minors so i can't comment on that.

Well just like a poster above said, odds are much higher you are going to be molested by someone you know.

Shouldn't the airlines make you sit away from relatives/babysitter/etc then?

 

[takeru]

Well just like a poster above said, odds are much higher you are going to be molested by someone you know.

Shouldn't the airlines make you sit away from relatives/babysitter/etc then?

depends on whose responsibility it is. they are not traveling alone, and not the airlines personal responsibility.

 

[Kadarin]

Sex offender hysteria.

Since birth we're pelted with the idea that random men are pedophiles, therefore we're expected to actually be pedophiles, and therefore some men turn into pedophiles who otherwise wouldn't.

I don't know if there's any scientific or psychological merit to that idea, but it bears thinking about.

 

[feralkid]

Since birth we're pelted with the idea that random men are pedophiles, therefore we're expected to actually be pedophiles, and therefore some men turn into pedophiles who otherwise wouldn't.

I don't know if there's any scientific or psychological merit to that idea, but it bears thinking about.

mmmkay.

 

[shortylickens]

Can I sue them when the kids dumps chocolate ice cream on my suit?

 

[dennilfloss]

Why would anyone WANT to sit next to a child on a flight? They're so noisy and active you won't be able to sleep.

 

[Jeff7]

this isn't anything new. i worked for an international airline before and its one of the general rules. its for kids younger than 18 years of age traveling alone. lets say your daughter is traveling alone international, do you want a guy sitting next to her?

"No, thank you, I take it black, like my men."

 

[takeru]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/10401416.stm

looks like he got a refund on his flight.
"Mr Fischer said he suffered "loss and damage of injury to his feelings" and had sought compensation."

 

[PingSpike]

Well, he was basically called a pervert if you think about it, heh.

Anyway, I remember there was a news story (I actually think it was in the UK) a couple years back where this little girl ran off and fell into a well where she died. A truck driver actually saw her wandering in the woods alone and thought something was amiss. He said he decided not to stop since he didn't want to be seen as a pervert trying to abduct a girl.

 

[halik]

Boom he got paid:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/10401416.stm

Good, companies should be punish for retardedness

 

[Perknose]

All children under 19 should be transported in the luggage bay anyway.

Everyone knows this.

Wouldn't they die because of how thin the air is? Not that I'm disagreeing or anything...

A few of the weaker ones might die because the holds aren't heated.

Other than that, what's your point?

 

[Fingolfin269]

What if the woman they put the child next to used to be a man?

 

[waggy]

What if the woman they put the child next to used to be a man?

what if they were a female teacher? they seem to be in the news a lot lately over having sex with young boys.

 

[Perknose]

What if the woman they put the child next to used to be a man?

Well, if the child is really a horny midget, then I think we've got either a Lifetime movie or a pr0n short.

 

[0roo0roo]

Looks like a funny show.

it has clips of funny i guess.
i couldn't really get through an episode though.

 

[soulcougher73]

this isn't anything new. i worked for an international airline before and its one of the general rules. its for kids younger than 18 years of age traveling alone. lets say your daughter is traveling alone international, do you want a guy sitting next to her?

WTF? You cant be serious. Maybe i dont want some whiney kid sitting next to me. Yeah that is how it started lol