Silly-ass lawsuits, part 4
Two African-American passengers are suing Southwest Airlines over a rhyme used by a flight attendant: "Eenie, meenie, minie, moe; pick a seat, we gotta go." They claim that the use of a rhyme with a racist history constituted discrimination against them.
Two developments: The flight attendant claims, in an amazing display of disingenuity, that she has never heard the "racist" version of the rhyme. The judge, in an amazing abdication of judicial responsibility, is allowing the case to go forward. (First mention: Overlawyered; second: How Appealing)
See also the OpinionJournal's take on this case:
More saliently, what other jackpots could be found in Mother Goose's nest? On the sexual front there's the sexual harasser Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie, who kissed the girls and made them cry. And there's the slander about boys being made of snips and snails and puppy-dog tails. An army of expert witnesses will testify that's untrue.
And its editorial ends with a position with which I wholeheartedly agree: that the case should be vigorously defended and not settled.
Southwest has gotten to its place in the world by refusing to tolerate frivolous or extraneous costs. Here's hoping that ethic will force them to keep standing no matter what the loudspeaker says.
Update: The winner of the Missing the Point Award is TAPPED Online, which mentions this lawsuit as "a good example of why the tort reform movement is going strong". Whoooooshhhh. . . Right past 'em.
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