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Old 6th Apr 2004, 15:36
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I'm not entitled to a flight undisturbed by rowdy kids.
Quite right, you're not. You have no right whatsoever to such a flight. The same goes for a journey on a bus and train, or any other area where people gather in large numbers. Such a right is not recognised either in law, or existing moral and social conventions: Society understands that such incidents, while being irritating or unpleasant are an unfortunate side effect of a lot of people existing together in a confined area.

Were you to exercise such a theoretical right, you would in the process, deny the right of those kids/family to travel (subject to your subjective assesment of "rowdy"), or if they did travel, simply transfer the inconvenience to other geographically remote customers. You are deeming your rights as being more important than those of other people.

In summary - This sort of hissy fit whinging is not dissimilar to that exhibited by the very young children that are being complained about. Next time it happens, look around: Everyone else is equally irritated, but they're dealing with it like adults. Try learning from example?
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