So heartbreaking. My step mom is a school counselor in a place with a fairly bad opioid problem, and told me about a 5 year old kindergartner whose mother was an addict. The kid was so worried about leaving her alone home everyday that he’d make himself sick at school. He didn’t know the specifics, but knew something…

Well, TSA agents have groped people inappropriately in the past...

Fun fact: USA 6x6 was responsible for building the 1997 Dodge Ram TREX

Actually in the outer boroughs the fire hydrant thing for kids is not a myth, but what actually happens is that the fire department comes by with specially drilled caps that spray the water out in such a way so that it doesn’t hit a building across the street while still providing cool water for kids to frolic in and…

This depends entirely on what part of the country you’re in. If you’re in a warm-climate state, yeah, the hydrants are full of water at all times. If you’re in a state that gets cold winters, though, they can’t do that because the hydrant would freeze. So the valve is actually 6-8 feet below ground, and the hydrant…

The additional tax burden might have diminished the elation, but not one of the recipients was worse off for having been given a fucking car.

1) lots of people think their dogs are well-trained and well-behaved, but that does not mean that they actually are, or that they will remain so in a stressful situation surrounded by lots of people.
2) emotional support dogs are supposed to be a way for people dealing with anxiety and other disorders to function…

Please don’t encourage anyone to get pets that aren’t emotional support animals certified as such.

Because its a large animal that can be a danger to other humans under stress. A support german sheppard ripped a black man’s face off on a Delta flight and it was on the news for 2 seconds. You don’t know how a dog is going to react on a flight even in a chair in close proximity to another person. I had a dog for 18…

children and babies aren't capable of biting/mauling other passengers. everyone thinks their dog is "well-behaved", but few are well-trained. 

No, please don’t do this. First, the animal isn’t actually a support dog, and getting animals “certified” just so they can fly in the cabin has helped spur all kinds of backlash against people who legitimately rely on service animals. Second, a beagle relieving itself on a seat in the same cabin as other people is…

Care to cite where it was reported that she paid for TWO first class seats?

Why the woman? The victim said the woman had no issue changing seats, and went up to go look. They were about to solve it easy peasy until the flight crew got involved.

She didn’t buy a seat for a plane. First class is a 2-2 configuration. If she bought both seats - the guy wouldn’t be next to the dog. She bought one seat, and had her dog on her lap - and he was sitting next to her.

Perhaps. It doesn’t say. It does say that she was willing to change seats and even found someone willing to swap, so they could all have remained in first class.

The woman was looking for another passenger to trade seats with. She bears no blame in this.

support animals are not given the same protections as servive animals (dogs trained to perform specific tasks) by the ADA.

Two is greater than one? Get out...I don’t believe it (again, sarcasm). They could’ve moved folks around in the first-class cabin or offered him another first-class ticket that he could use at a later time. But here’s the thing, the fact she has to travel with a service animal is no one’s issue but hers; why should…

Yeah, seems like it was all being handled until the captain stepped in and showed his entire ass. How gross and abusive. I hope he gets all of the money in court. 

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS ARE NOT SERVICE ANIMALS AND ARE NOT PROTECTED BY THE ADA.