"Jury: Airline Not Liable for Racist Rhyme"

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Walter Olson
on January 22, 2004 12:20 AM | | TrackBacks (2)

Updating the "eenie, meenie, minie, moe" saga featured in this space last Feb. 11: "Southwest Airlines is not liable for a flight attendant who upset two black passengers by using a version of a rhyme with a racist history, a jury determined Wednesday." Attorney Scott A. Wissel had represented the two women in the Kansas City, Kan. federal trial. (AP/Wired News, Jan. 21)

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Eeenie, Meenie, Miney, Moe ... from damnum absque injuria on January 22, 2004 12:02 PM

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So what about "Hickory Dickory Dock"? from Jumping To Conclusions on January 23, 2004 2:38 AM

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