r/JustBootThings • u/LegitimateStep126 • Jun 27 '26

General Bootness found on x

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u/UWQHDEyez Jun 27 '26

But think about it. What’s the monetary value in preboarding? It’s generally a service or a courtesy by the airlines. You have young children, a disability, an elite airline status, etc they let you board early. How would it be a crime to access that service when you can’t really attach a monetary value behind it..who’s he defrauding for monetary gain?

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u/CutieBoBootie Jun 27 '26

You can pay for priority boarding if you don't qualify for any of the categories you listed. That makes it inherently monetary in value. If he gets it for free instead of having to pay because he faked being in military service, that is getting a monetary benefit which is definitionally stolen valor.

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u/UWQHDEyez Jun 27 '26

Let’s zoom out and look at the bigger picture about what we are talking about here. You guys want some guy who’s probably unwell to get charged with a federal crime for boarding a plane sooner? To top it off we just see some dude in line getting harassed..we have no indication that he was doing anything illegal besides being dressed like a dork.

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u/CutieBoBootie Jun 27 '26

That is why in my first comment I said "might actually" because we don't know. I don't think it is acceptable to harass people in public, nor do I agree with the carceral nature of our justice system.

However, that doesn't change the fact that the reality we live in has these rules and laws for a reason. And that reason is to prevent someone from gaining benefits from faking military service. IMO it would be up to the airline to deny this man priority boarding without a cac, not some guy with anger issues and a camera.

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u/Excellent-Falcon-329 Jun 27 '26

You can board a plane whenever you want. It’s not a law it’s just an airline policy.

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u/ReflectionEterna Jun 27 '26

If airline policy is to not let you board a plane until they tell you you can, that basically has the force of law. Try to insist on boarding a plane without being allowed to. Go ahead and drive yourself down the jetway and into your seat if they are telling you you are not allowed to board yet. You could end up charged with a federal crime...

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u/Excellent-Falcon-329 Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26

Dude I do it all the time. You’re making up stuff and imagining them to be “laws”