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>>government-issued laptop and phone (to use the phrasing in another comment). yes if you did not pay for the items, it will not cost you anything to replace t
by phpisthebest 3y ago
>>government-issued laptop and phone (to use the phrasing in another comment).
yes if you did not pay for the items, it will not cost you anything to replace the items then doubt you would think about them...
it will be shocking for you to learn that some times people travel with possessions that are not paid for by other people.
- vba616 3y agoThere may be some destitute jet-setters who know all FAA regulations by heart and are cool as ice when staring death in the face. I think the argument was that there aren't enough to make the contrived reasoning why the FAA is stupid for their obscure policies...fly.
- lxgr 3y agoAnd I'd be shocked if the airline wouldn't have to compensate you for your lost property anyway (plus a little bit extra for your inconvenience).
- phpisthebest 3y agoThis is the same augment people use to defend theft, and claim "well it is all insured so who cares"... There is a TON of intangible loss when property is taken from the owner, does not matter if it is the FAA per policy, or a thief. Just writing a check for the value of the property does not in reality make someone whole
- lxgr 3y agoNo, you're pulling up a straw man argument here. I'm not arguing that there isn't such a thing as intangible value. Your original comment expressed concern about people who don't get compensated by the actual owner of their hardware; I'm saying that the airline will very likely reimburse these for the monetary value of what they've lost. Also, property theft and air travel safety investigations are a slightly different matter in my view.
- phpisthebest 3y agoThe involuntary taking of a persons property is theft, does not matter if it done by an individual or a government claiming to be acting for the "greater good"