Delta flight has to return to the gate because of two maskholes who refuse to wear a mask

[Sarcany]

AllGold wrote:
I know that's a rhetorical question, but I'll answer it anyway :wink::
It's not.

It most certainly is in this context.

But that doesn't make it permissible.

Freedom of speech may be curtailed for many reasons, not the least of which is a public health emergency.

...And private companies -- even ones subject to common carriage regs -- may place their own restrictions on speech within their places of business.

...And there's also the matter of showing courtesy for your fellows. These days, someone refusing to wear a mask in close quarters is potentially terrorizing others in the same space.

Here's another way of putting it: Taking your pants off and groping yourself in public may well be a political statement and a part of your ongoing public art-project, but it's still going to get you arrested in most places, and they're not going to let you on a plane like that.