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(Some Guy)   Upset by Spirit Airlines bag fee? Try grabbing a metal dustpan and beating the agent over the head with it. When the cops show up, cough on them and claim you have COVID-19. Ding-- you are now free to move about the Orlando jail   (viewfromthewing.com) divider line
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Diogenes [TotalFark] [OhFark]  
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2020-07-06 1:54:20 PM  
Well, she was undeniably spirited.
 
JJRRutgers  
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2020-07-06 2:37:10 PM  
The Aristocrats!
 
skyotter  
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2020-07-06 2:37:15 PM  
This country seriously needs mental health care.
 
I am Tom Joad's Complete Lack of Surprise [TotalFark] [OhFark]  
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2020-07-06 2:38:42 PM  

skyotter: This country seriously needs mental health care.


"No." -- St. Ronald Reagan
 
Random Anonymous Blackmail  
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2020-07-06 2:39:42 PM  
I ought to try that. Flying United in 3 days

/Not really... Delta
 
halifaxdatageek [OhFark]  
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2020-07-06 2:40:05 PM  
Attacking someone with a needle you claim has HIV gets your charges upgraded.

I assume as soon as they can get the paperwork through, the same will happen for coughing on someone and claiming to have coronavirus.
 
SirDigbyChickenCaesar [TotalFark]  
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2020-07-06 2:42:01 PM  

I am Tom Joad's Complete Lack of Surprise: skyotter: This country seriously needs mental health care.

"No." -- St. Ronald Reagan


"Wrong" - Sir Digby

"The emptying of California's state mental hospitals resulted from the passage, in 1967, of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (named for the sponsors, two Democrats, one Republican). This bill, known as LPS, was advanced in response to pressure from mental health professionals, lawyers, patient's rights advocates, and the ACLU. When fully implemented in 1972, LPS effectively ended involuntary civil confinement of mental patients in California.
The Democrat-controlled Legislature passed LPS with overwhelming majorities; the vote was 77-1 in the Assembly, and the margin was similar in the Senate. "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanterman%E2%80%93Petris%E2%80%93Short_Act
 
imaconnect4guy  
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2020-07-06 2:43:22 PM  
If she's one of those people that bring a giant suitcase onboard as their "carry-on" and take up all the overhead bin space then lock her up for life.

/No, I'm not going to help you lift your steamer trunk into the overhead compartment.  I hope your knees buckle and it crushes you to death.
 
KitchenBacon  
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2020-07-06 2:44:14 PM  
I'm sorry Ms. Jackson
You gotta pay your feeeeeees
 
Walker [TotalFark]  
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2020-07-06 2:47:20 PM  
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The Pope of Manwich Village [TotalFark]  
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2020-07-06 2:47:54 PM  
When I fly and they get in my face
Gonna go to the place that shuts down airspace.
When I make the gate agent cry
Blowin' up at the Spirit of the sky
Blowin' up at the Spirit of the sky
 
Fart_Machine  
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2020-07-06 2:47:56 PM  
Spirit's gate agents reported that she became angry over the fee, and things escalated when they told Ms. Jackson they wouldn't allow her to fly. That's when she "threw a bag of shoes at the agents at a service desk...reached over the service counter to hit an agent, ...punched [another agent] in the head" and things only got more out of hand from there.

The new WWE storylines are getting weird.
 
Giant Clown Shoe [TotalFark] [OhFark]  
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2020-07-06 2:50:35 PM  
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she's got the crazy eyes
 
smunns  
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2020-07-06 2:56:00 PM  
Of course she instinctively grabbed the dustpan.
 
The_Sponge [TotalFark]  
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2020-07-06 2:56:08 PM  

imaconnect4guy: If she's one of those people that bring a giant suitcase onboard as their "carry-on" and take up all the overhead bin space then lock her up for life.

/No, I'm not going to help you lift your steamer trunk into the overhead compartment.  I hope your knees buckle and it crushes you to death.


*Applause*
 
Crazy Lee [TotalFark]  
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2020-07-06 2:56:18 PM  

SirDigbyChickenCaesar: The Democrat-controlled Legislature passed LPS with overwhelming majorities; the vote was 77-1 in the Assembly, and the margin was similar in the Senate. "


Signed by, I forget again, who was Governor?


Neuroleptic meds had quieted the State facilities down, incredibly (fewer patients tearing the toilets from the floor in Patton State Hospital, for instance).  However, little money for those meds, or any other meaningful followup, over the decades, has resulted in the police having to social work (might be issued Narcan, but they have no Haldol...).
 
SirDigbyChickenCaesar [TotalFark]  
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2020-07-06 3:02:52 PM  

Crazy Lee: SirDigbyChickenCaesar: The Democrat-controlled Legislature passed LPS with overwhelming majorities; the vote was 77-1 in the Assembly, and the margin was similar in the Senate. "

Signed by, I forget again, who was Governor?



So it passed 77-1, and you think it's Reagan's fault.  Pretty sure that smells like a veto proof margin of victory of the bill.
 
DippityDoo  
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2020-07-06 3:06:15 PM  
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theflatline  
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2020-07-06 3:16:48 PM  

I am Tom Joad's Complete Lack of Surprise: skyotter: This country seriously needs mental health care.

"No." -- St. Ronald Reagan


I  just found out about this grift today.

https://www.reagan.com
 
RandyJohnson  
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2020-07-06 3:18:36 PM  
Typical.
 
Crazy Lee [TotalFark]  
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2020-07-06 3:20:00 PM  

SirDigbyChickenCaesar: Crazy Lee: SirDigbyChickenCaesar: The Democrat-controlled Legislature passed LPS with overwhelming majorities; the vote was 77-1 in the Assembly, and the margin was similar in the Senate. "

Signed by, I forget again, who was Governor?


So it passed 77-1, and you think it's Reagan's fault.  Pretty sure that smells like a veto proof margin of victory of the bill.


And shortly after being elected prez, in '80, he gutted Carter's attempt to ramp up Community Mental Health based solutions.  No, Ronnie had about as much interest in mental health as do Scientologists.
 
FlyingJ  
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2020-07-06 3:21:12 PM  

SirDigbyChickenCaesar: So it passed 77-1, and you think it's Reagan's fault.  Pretty sure that smells like a veto proof margin of victory of the bill.


You've got a lot of nerve,  posting factual cites in a FARK thread.  Ironically the state mental hospital named 4 Lanternman was closed & has been used for the few movies still shot in California

Oh, and Spirit Airlines the only flyer that started as a Michigan brick manufacturer   https://thepolypost.com/news/2019/04/09/lanterman-site-carries-years-of-mental-care-history/
 
rightClick [OhFark]  
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2020-07-06 3:24:57 PM  
Remember the rule about Spirit Airlines.  If that's the airline you choose, you don't really need to be traveling.
 
ElwoodCuse  
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2020-07-06 3:30:10 PM  
nationalize air travel
 
Mock26  
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2020-07-06 3:31:29 PM  
 If you are too cheap to pay the bag fees then maybe you should just take the bus instead.
 
Somaticasual [TotalFark]  
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2020-07-06 3:36:06 PM  
Showmanship: +100
 
yet_another_wumpus  
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2020-07-06 3:40:44 PM  

I am Tom Joad's Complete Lack of Surprise: skyotter: This country seriously needs mental health care.

"No." -- St. Ronald Reagan


See other thread about Oregon and the "men in the long coats".  Even if we can't treat this type of thing effectively, you probably don't want the cops to handle it.

/ok, some farkers might want it
//but shooting somebody because their meds got diverted to Albuquerque is a tragedy
///no justice in that, only joy in the death of another
 
khatores  
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2020-07-06 3:51:14 PM  

Giant Clown Shoe: [Fark user image image 850x510]

she's got the crazy eyes


She looks alright. Wonder if she's single?
 
Fancy_Bear  
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2020-07-06 3:57:08 PM  

SirDigbyChickenCaesar: I am Tom Joad's Complete Lack of Surprise: skyotter: This country seriously needs mental health care.

"No." -- St. Ronald Reagan

"Wrong" - Sir Digby

"The emptying of California's state mental hospitals resulted from the passage, in 1967, of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (named for the sponsors, two Democrats, one Republican). This bill, known as LPS, was advanced in response to pressure from mental health professionals, lawyers, patient's rights advocates, and the ACLU. When fully implemented in 1972, LPS effectively ended involuntary civil confinement of mental patients in California.
The Democrat-controlled Legislature passed LPS with overwhelming majorities; the vote was 77-1 in the Assembly, and the margin was similar in the Senate. "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanterman%E2%80%93Petris%E2%80%93Short_Act


It was a true Faustian bargain. Conservatives did not want to pay for custodial care, and liberals believed asylums to be inhumane and counter to the least-restrictive-environment that was their ideal.
 
inglixthemad  
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2020-07-06 4:06:32 PM  

imaconnect4guy: If she's one of those people that bring a giant suitcase onboard as their "carry-on" and take up all the overhead bin space then lock her up for life.

/No, I'm not going to help you lift your steamer trunk into the overhead compartment.  I hope your knees buckle and it crushes you to death.


They need to standardize on one set of carry-on luggage sizes (I suggest IATA* carry-on) and force all aircraft manufacturers to provide overhead bin space equivalent of one for each seat. Then they could charge whatever they wanted for the cargo area and 99.999% of passengers wouldn't give a shiat. Heck, I can pack at least 2 weeks (if only leisure cloths, even more) of outfits in that size carry-on.

*21.5 x 13.5 x 7.5 inches
 
BravoEcho  
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2020-07-06 4:16:18 PM  
I've worked in commercial aviation for over 20 years now and I am currently at work. I showed this to my co-workers working today and on behalf of our (not Spirit) airline we give you a total score of 8.6/10.

Pro's:

-Excellent use of items within grasp.  The dust pan was innovative and original.
-Fighting to the end.  Nothing says never give up like getting sacked like Bruce Smith by a cop.

Con's

-Coughing and saying you have Covid is so 3 months ago.  For maximum points find another handy plague that is contagious and hip; For example the black death is the "in" thing around Outer Mongolia.
-For maximum media exposure next time try United.  They really need someone to give it back to 'em.
 
kb7rky  
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2020-07-06 4:28:08 PM  
I'm glad I don't fly all that often. Stupid people like this would drive me nuts.
 
Jz4p  
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2020-07-06 4:53:12 PM  
Ooph.  That's three felonies right there just in the Fark headline

1. Assault with a dustpan.
2. Knowingly and negligently attempting to spread the virus on a flight.
3. Assaulting the officers (with the virus).

/Probably also charged with "Resisting arrest."
//Convince me I'm wrong.
 
DevilGirlFromMars  
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2020-07-06 5:24:56 PM  
When the Karens finally get told by the manager that yes, the baggage check fees apply to them too...
 
CommonName2  
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2020-07-06 6:01:17 PM  
If she was white we'd be mocking her sense of privilege. How are we interpreting this?
 
Kaeru [TotalFark]  
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2020-07-06 6:23:54 PM  

CommonName2: If she was white we'd be mocking her sense of privilege. How are we interpreting this?


As someone who wanted to get her $65 dollars worth?
 
mom_dropped_me [OhFark]  
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2020-07-06 8:14:32 PM  
I think the lock downs have let loose the closet crazies and Karens that were in hiding.
 
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