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The actions take toward Kevin Smith by SouthWest Airline was appalling and disgusting. If the airline has this policy it should be handled before a person boards the plane and is seated. He did not fit the criteria to be removed from the plane since he was able to lower the arm rest and buckle his belt without an extension. This was intentional humiliation on the part of the airline and they were successful. Mr. Smith was escorted off of the plane like criminal or a sub human that did not deserve any respect simply because of his weight. I was extremely appalled when I read an article on this incident and then listened to Mr. Smith's pod cast. For those ppl that applaud the airline would you have the same attitude if this had been an african american being removed because they were black? This is discrimination yet ppl are agreeing with it and agreeing with this disgusting behavior by the airline employees, which makes me even more sick. Adults have become school children chanting fatty fatty, and four eyes at ppl who wear glasses. This type of behavior is not only disturbing but it is appalling that it is encouraged and accepted as appropriate society behavior. As far as I am concerned I will never fly this air line and I will encourage all of my family and friends to not use it as well. An apology can never undo what occurred nor the humiliation that followed Mr. Smith as he was removed from your plane. If airlines were as willing to profile a could be terrorist like they do over weight ppl then air planes would be safer forms of transportation. Your air line is so concerned about safety but yet "shoe bombers" and "under wear bombers" are seated without question because they are slender. Simply amazing that the priorities of the air lines are centered on over weight ppl rather than real issues of safety. Personally I would feel safer on a plane filled with overweight ppl because to date not one terrorist has been fat they have all been slender. Get your priorities straight before your only passengers are the pilot, co-pilot, and the crew. ... View more

The actions take toward Kevin Smith by SouthWest Airline was appauling and disgusting. If the airline has this policy it should be handled before a person boards the plane and is seated. He did not fit the criteria to be removed from the plane since he was able to lower the arm rest and buckle his belt without an extension. This was intentional humilation on the part of the airline and they were successful. Mr. Smith was escorted off of the plane like criminal or a sub human that did not deserve any respect simply because of his weight. I was extremely appauled when I read an article on this incident and then listened to Mr. Smith's pod cast. For those ppl that applaud the airline would you have the same attitude if this had been an african american being removed because they were black? This is discrimination yet ppl are agreeing with it and agreeing with this disguting behavior by the airline employees, which makes me even more sick. Adults have become school children chanting fatty fatty, and four eyes at ppl who wear glasses. This type of behavior is not only disturbing but it is appauling that it is encouraged and accepted as appropriate society behavior. As far as I am concerned I will never fly this air line and I will encourage all of my family and friends to not use it as well. An apology can never undo what occured nor the humilation that followed Mr. Smith as he was removed from your plane. If airlines were as willing to profile a could be terrorist like they do over weight ppl then air planes would be safer forms of transportation. Your air line is so concerned about safety but yet "shoe bombers" and "under wear bombers" are seated without question because they are slender. Simply amazing that the priorties of the air lines are centered on over weight ppl rather than real issues of safety. Personally I would feel safer on a plane filled with overweight ppl because to date not one terrorist has been fat they have all been slender. Get your priorities straight before your only passengers are the pilot, co-pilot, and the crew. ... View more

The actions take toward Kevin Smith by SouthWest Airline was appauling and disgusting. If the airline has this policy it should be handled before a person boards the plane and is seated. He did not fit the criteria to be removed from the plane since he was able to lower the arm rest and buckle his belt without an extension. This was intentional humilation on the part of the airline and they were successful. Mr. Smith was escorted off of the plane like criminal or a sub human that did not deserve any respect simply because of his weight. I was extremely appauled when I read an article on this incident and then listened to Mr. Smith's pod cast. For those ppl that applaud the airline would you have the same attitude if this had been an african american being removed because they were black? This is discrimination yet ppl are agreeing with it and agreeing with this disguting behavior by the airline employees, which makes me even more sick. Adults have become school children chanting fatty fatty, and four eyes at ppl who wear glasses. This type of behavior is not only disturbing but it is appauling that it is encouraged and accepted as appropriate society behavior. As far as I am concerned I will never fly this air line and I will encourage all of my family and friends to not use it as well. An apology can never undo what occured nor the humilation that followed Mr. Smith as he was removed from your plane. If airlines were as willing to profile a could be terrorist like they do over weight ppl then air planes would be safer forms of transportation. Your air line is so concerned about safety but yet "shoe bombers" and "under wear bombers" are seated without question because they are slender. Simply amazing that the priorties of the air lines are centered on over weight ppl rather than real issues of safety. Personally I would feel safer on a plane filled with overweight ppl because to date not one terrorist has been fat they have all been slender. Get your priorities straight before your only passengers are the pilot, co-pilot, and the crew. ... View more

The actions take toward Kevin Smith by SouthWest Airline was appauling and disgusting. If the airline has this policy it should be handled before a person boards the plane and is seated. He did not fit the criteria to be removed from the plane since he was able to lower the arm rest and buckle his belt without an extension. This was intentional humilation on the part of the airline and they were successful. Mr. Smith was escorted off of the plane like criminal or a sub human that did not deserve any respect simply because of his weight. I was extremely appauled when I read an article on this incident and then listened to Mr. Smith's pod cast. For those ppl that applaud the airline would you have the same attitude if this had been an african american being removed because they were black? This is discrimination yet ppl are agreeing with it and agreeing with this disguting behavior by the airline employees, which makes me even more sick. Adults have become school children chanting fatty fatty, and four eyes at ppl who wear glasses. This type of behavior is not only disturbing but it is appauling that it is encouraged and accepted as appropriate society behavior. As far as I am concerned I will never fly this air line and I will encourage all of my family and friends to not use it as well. An apology can never undo what occured nor the humilation that followed Mr. Smith as he was removed from your plane. If airlines were as willing to profile a could be terrorist like they do over weight ppl then air planes would be safer forms of transportation. Your air line is so concerned about safety but yet "shoe bombers" and "under wear bombers" are seated without question because they are slender. Simply amazing that the priorties of the air lines are centered on over weight ppl rather than real issues of safety. Personally I would feel safer on a plane filled with overweight ppl because to date not one terrorist has been fat they have all been slender. Get your priorities straight before your only passengers are the pilot, co-pilot, and the crew. ... View more

The actions take toward Kevin Smith by SouthWest Airline was appauling and disgusting. If the airline has this policy it should be handled before a person boards the plane and is seated. He did not fit the criteria to be removed from the plane since he was able to lower the arm rest and buckle his belt without an extension. This was intentional humilation on the part of the airline and they were successful. Mr. Smith was escorted off of the plane like criminal or a sub human that did not deserve any respect simply because of his weight. I was extremely appauled when I read an article on this incident and then listened to Mr. Smith's pod cast. For those ppl that applaud the airline would you have the same attitude if this had been an african american being removed because they were black? This is discrimination yet ppl are agreeing with it and agreeing with this disguting behavior by the airline employees, which makes me even more sick. Adults have become school children chanting fatty fatty, and four eyes at ppl who wear glasses. This type of behavior is not only disturbing but it is appauling that it is encouraged and accepted as appropriate society behavior. As far as I am concerned I will never fly this air line and I will encourage all of my family and friends to not use it as well. An apology can never undo what occured nor the humilation that followed Mr. Smith as he was removed from your plane. If airlines were as willing to profile a could be terrorist like they do over weight ppl then air planes would be safer forms of transportation. Your air line is so concerned about safety but yet "shoe bombers" and "under wear bombers" are seated without question because they are slender. Simply amazing that the priorties of the air lines are centered on over weight ppl rather than real issues of safety. Personally I would feel safer on a plane filled with overweight ppl because to date not one terrorist has been fat they have all been slender. Get your priorities straight before your only passengers are the pilot, co-pilot, and the crew. ... View more

The actions take toward Kevin Smith by SouthWest Airline was appauling and disgusting. If the airline has this policy it should be handled before a person boards the plane and is seated. He did not fit the criteria to be removed from the plane since he was able to lower the arm rest and buckle his belt without an extension. This was intentional humilation on the part of the airline and they were successful. Mr. Smith was escorted off of the plane like criminal or a sub human that did not deserve any respect simply because of his weight. I was extremely appauled when I read an article on this incident and then listened to Mr. Smith's pod cast. For those ppl that applaud the airline would you have the same attitude if this had been an african american being removed because they were black? This is discrimination yet ppl are agreeing with it and agreeing with this disguting behavior by the airline employees, which makes me even more sick. Adults have become school children chanting fatty fatty, and four eyes at ppl who wear glasses. This type of behavior is not only disturbing but it is appauling that it is encouraged and accepted as appropriate society behavior. As far as I am concerned I will never fly this air line and I will encourage all of my family and friends to not use it as well. An apology can never undo what occured nor the humilation that followed Mr. Smith as he was removed from your plane. If airlines were as willing to profile a could be terrorist like they do over weight ppl then air planes would be safer forms of transportation. Your air line is so concerned about safety but yet "shoe bombers" and "under wear bombers" are seated without question because they are slender. Simply amazing that the priorties of the air lines are centered on over weight ppl rather than real issues of safety. Personally I would feel safer on a plane filled with overweight ppl because to date not one terrorist has been fat they have all been slender. Get your priorities straight before your only passengers are the pilot, co-pilot, and the crew. ... View more