australian barred from flight--wearing anti bush shirt

[rainbabies]

CANBERRA, Australia - An airline passenger barred from a flight for wearing a T-shirt labeling President Bush a terrorist has threatened legal action against Australia’s flag carrier Qantas.

Allen Jasson, 55, an Australian IT expert who lives in Britain, was stopped from boarding a London-bound Qantas flight at Melbourne Airport last Friday for wearing what the airline said was an offensive T-shirt.

Airline staff said the T-shirt of Bush with the tagline “World’s number 1 terrorist” could have upset other passengers and demanded it be changed for another.

“I am not prepared to go without the T-shirt. I might forfeit the fare, but I have made up my mind that I would rather stand up for the principle of free speech,” Jasson told Australian media on Monday, adding he would seek legal advice.

Qantas issued a statement saying comments made verbally or on a T-shirt which had the potential to offend other travelers or threaten the security of aircraft “will not be tolerated.”

[DCJenn]

Tasteful? No?

Inciting rage? not likely.

The world has gone PC mad.

Jenn

[Sheherezade]

Again with the T-shirts? Maybe airlines should start stocking "Flight Smocks" for us all to wear on board.

[Stella]

Kind of like when you try to enter the Vatican with a tank top??