Letters to the Editor
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Not so unlikely
The idea for this came from a website, created by the Philadelphia Inquirer. http;//www.flyderrie-air.com It was a hoax, but was done to gauge public reaction. Obviously many people believed it, since the the opening screen now states very clearly it is a hoax. The fact is Southwest Airlines already does something like this. They require people of a certain size to buy two seats.
The dark side of that rugged American individualism is that as a society we are reluctant to provide for people who have different needs. Fortuantely disabled people have a law to protect their rights, fat people do not. No one questions disabled people weather they were responsible for acquiring their disability, or weather they are taking proper steps to overcome it, yet fat people are denied consideration with the argument that they are responsible for their situation.