Summary

Orthodox Jewish passenger Yisroel Liebb filed a federal lawsuit claiming a United Airlines pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom during a January 2024 flight from Tulum to Houston, exposing his genitalia to passengers.

Liebb said he was experiencing constipation and had been in the bathroom for about 30 minutes when the pilot broke the lock and dragged him out.

After landing, Customs and Border Protection officers detained Liebb and another passenger, allegedly making derogatory remarks about their religion.

United Airlines and CBP declined to comment.

  • atzanteol
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    6 days ago

    30 minutes is a hell of a long time to be in the bathroom.

    Must be nice to be young and healthy.

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      6 days ago

      I’ve been spending more time than that in there since I was a child… Used to bring my comics in there, these days it’s the phone.

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          6 days ago

          I don’t have troubles doing the deed, I just like hanging out in there because it’s the one place where no one bothers me and I have no responsibility haha.

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          6 days ago

          Have you tried having an autoimmune disease that affects bowel movements?

          Not everybody is healthy and it’s not always their own fault.