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So what you're saying is if the captain doesn't like you because you're Zionist they can remove you?

by atoav 5mo ago

goodcanadian 5mo ago
That is exactly correct; it's his plane. I think he would face discipline from his airline after the fact, but in the moment, he is in charge.
- UqWBcuFx6NV4r 5mo ago
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  - goodcanadian 5mo ago
    What an odd thing to fixate on . . . swap the pronouns around any way you prefer, and my statement remains correct. The captain is in charge of the aircraft and she is to be obeyed if you want to fly on her aircraft. She can refuse to accept any passenger for any reason. If it is a stupid reason, she may have a problem with her employer later, but nobody can overrule her in the moment.
  - kode-targz 5mo ago
    Friendly reminder that not everyone's first language is English, and for a lot of people for whom it isn't, gender-neutral pronouns can be a pretty foreign concept and it's easy to forget about it. We just apply the natural gender that the word has in our language (such as a chair being feminine in both Portugese and French, so a lot of natives of those languages may mistakenly refer to a chair as "her" in English). I wouldn't go so far as assume the person you're replying to is sexist or whatever it is you're thinking just from the fact they referred to an imaginary captain as "he".
  - redsocksfan45 5mo ago
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ap99 5mo ago
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- LtWorf 5mo ago
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  - iso1631 5mo ago
    Just the presidency
    - tremon 5mo ago
      So just the commander in chief of the entire USA army then?
      - iso1631 5mo ago
        Ahh, Colonel Bone Spurs I'm more worried about the theocracy underneath him than the demented idiot himself https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/26/hegseth-prayer-violence-pentagon https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/26/hegseth-pray... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/troops-fed-up-with-military-leaders-right-wing-evangelical-theocratic-thinking/ar-AA1XsXaQ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/troops-fed-up-with-mi...
- MSFT_Edging 5mo ago
  A few thousand pagers went off, quite a few in the hands of kids. Terrorism by definition.
  - tardedmeme 5mo ago
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  - alterom 4mo ago
    >A few thousand pagers went off, quite a few in the hands of kids. Citation needed for "quite a few in the hands of kids". What kind of kids get to hold very specific communication devices that Hezbollah leadership uses? I smell bullshit. >Terrorism by definition. Says the person who's never read the definition. You can call the op that targets military leadership whatever you want, but the mere fact of military leadership being targeted makes it not terrorism BY DEFINITION.
Andrex 5mo ago
There was a whole episode of Seinfeld about a pilot forcing Jerry off because he just didn't like him. Seems legit.
pc86 5mo ago
Yes. The captain has the authority, by law, to remove anyone (or everyone) for any reason. There is basically nothing the captain is legally barred from doing while the plane is en route.
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- alt_422568 5mo ago
  > There is basically nothing the captain is legally barred from doing while the plane is en route. This is pretty wide of the mark. They have a lot of authority, yes, as it's the flipside of the flight's safety being their responsibility. They still aren't allowed to assault a passenger, say, or commit tax fraud, or needlessly break the air laws. Also, while the plane is en route? As in, the captain throwing someone out of the plane mid-flight?
  - pc86 4mo ago
    Ah yes because I am definitely saying that the captain of an airliner is free to commit tax fraud. That's definitely something someone with a functioning brain could believe I meant, and not a complete straw-man bad faith interpretation. And yes, the captain's authority is greater while the plane is en route compared to on the ground. En route the captain can divert pretty much anywhere if they think it's the right thing to do. They can dump fuel over the ocean or even over houses if they believe the alternative is worse. When the plane is on the ground realistically all they're going to do for anything is deplane everyone, either at the gate or via an evacuation.
tim-tday 5mo ago
If you’re broadcasting strong language associated with violence? I’d hope the captain would remove you whatever side of whatever conflict you’re on. What are some things Israeli settlers shout before they murder Palestinians? Shout a couple of those on a plane and see what happens.

So what you're saying is if the captain doesn't like you because you're Zionist they can remove you?

by atoav 5mo ago

So what you're saying is if the captain doesn't like you because you're Zionist they can remove you?

That is exactly correct; it's his plane. I think he would face discipline from his airline after the fact, but in the moment, he is in charge.

UqWBcuFx6NV4r 5mo ago
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- goodcanadian 5mo ago
  What an odd thing to fixate on . . . swap the pronouns around any way you prefer, and my statement remains correct. The captain is in charge of the aircraft and she is to be obeyed if you want to fly on her aircraft. She can refuse to accept any passenger for any reason. If it is a stupid reason, she may have a problem with her employer later, but nobody can overrule her in the moment.
- kode-targz 5mo ago
  Friendly reminder that not everyone's first language is English, and for a lot of people for whom it isn't, gender-neutral pronouns can be a pretty foreign concept and it's easy to forget about it. We just apply the natural gender that the word has in our language (such as a chair being feminine in both Portugese and French, so a lot of natives of those languages may mistakenly refer to a chair as "her" in English). I wouldn't go so far as assume the person you're replying to is sexist or whatever it is you're thinking just from the fact they referred to an imaginary captain as "he".
- redsocksfan45 5mo ago
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ap99 5mo ago

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LtWorf 5mo ago
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- iso1631 5mo ago
  Just the presidency
  - tremon 5mo ago
    So just the commander in chief of the entire USA army then?
    - iso1631 5mo ago
      Ahh, Colonel Bone Spurs I'm more worried about the theocracy underneath him than the demented idiot himself https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/26/hegseth-prayer-violence-pentagon https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/26/hegseth-pray... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/troops-fed-up-with-military-leaders-right-wing-evangelical-theocratic-thinking/ar-AA1XsXaQ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/troops-fed-up-with-mi...
MSFT_Edging 5mo ago
A few thousand pagers went off, quite a few in the hands of kids. Terrorism by definition.
- tardedmeme 5mo ago
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- alterom 4mo ago
  >A few thousand pagers went off, quite a few in the hands of kids. Citation needed for "quite a few in the hands of kids". What kind of kids get to hold very specific communication devices that Hezbollah leadership uses? I smell bullshit. >Terrorism by definition. Says the person who's never read the definition. You can call the op that targets military leadership whatever you want, but the mere fact of military leadership being targeted makes it not terrorism BY DEFINITION.

Andrex 5mo ago

There was a whole episode of Seinfeld about a pilot forcing Jerry off because he just didn't like him. Seems legit.

pc86 5mo ago

Yes. The captain has the authority, by law, to remove anyone (or everyone) for any reason. There is basically nothing the captain is legally barred from doing while the plane is en route.

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alt_422568 5mo ago
> There is basically nothing the captain is legally barred from doing while the plane is en route. This is pretty wide of the mark. They have a lot of authority, yes, as it's the flipside of the flight's safety being their responsibility. They still aren't allowed to assault a passenger, say, or commit tax fraud, or needlessly break the air laws. Also, while the plane is en route? As in, the captain throwing someone out of the plane mid-flight?
- pc86 4mo ago
  Ah yes because I am definitely saying that the captain of an airliner is free to commit tax fraud. That's definitely something someone with a functioning brain could believe I meant, and not a complete straw-man bad faith interpretation. And yes, the captain's authority is greater while the plane is en route compared to on the ground. En route the captain can divert pretty much anywhere if they think it's the right thing to do. They can dump fuel over the ocean or even over houses if they believe the alternative is worse. When the plane is on the ground realistically all they're going to do for anything is deplane everyone, either at the gate or via an evacuation.

tim-tday 5mo ago

If you’re broadcasting strong language associated with violence? I’d hope the captain would remove you whatever side of whatever conflict you’re on. What are some things Israeli settlers shout before they murder Palestinians? Shout a couple of those on a plane and see what happens.