Retired Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill, the man who shot Osama bin Laden, was banned from Delta Airlines for taking a selfie without a mask. He had his mask in his lap at the time and it was only a joke. He took the mask off for a few minutes — only.
THE STORY
Former Team Six member Robert J. O’Neill wrote Thursday on Twitter that he had been banned for posting a since-deleted photo Wednesday of himself on a Delta flight without a “dumb ass” mask, saying he wasn’t wearing one because “I’m not a p—y.”
That caused Delta to ban him, he said.
Mr. O’Neill said he only took the mask off for the photo and was just joking. Shouldn’t Delta have asked him about it before they banned him?
I just got banned from @Delta for posting a picture. Wow.
— Robert J. O’Neill (@mchooyah) August 20, 2020
The public opinion was varied.
“I just banned @Delta. Next time someone hijacks one of your planes and flies it into a building, don’t ask Seal Team Six to find who did it,” wrote one account identified as that of a Los Angeles Kings hockey fan.
The mask-obsessed on Twitter condemned Mr. O’Neill for taking his mask off for a few minutes.
Times editor Dan Salzstein actually claimed the man who killed bin Laden can’t sacrifice. “I don’t know this guy but: counterpoint, you might just be because you’re not willing to sacrifice and be a little uncomfortable for your fellow humans (including that marine behind you)!”
That is so wrong.
NYT editor tells the Navy SEAL who killed Bin Laden that he’s not willing to sacrifice 😂😂😂 beyond parody pic.twitter.com/8OujXwkeGs
— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) August 19, 2020
Later, Saltzstein deleted the tweet and apologized badly, saying, “I deleted a previous version of this tweet because I broke my own rule about name-calling. So let me try again: I honor O’Neill for his sacrifices to his country and his heroism. It’s sad that he can’t extend the same for the safety of his fellow passengers.”
Mr. O’Neill was only joking and he only took it off for a few minutes. Salzstein, shape up. You are with the right newspaper though.
In Pennsylvania the required wearing of the C-ommunist 19 mask is not a law. It is a “rule”, diktat, by Philadelphia’s Marxist governor Tom “I-proudly-march-with-the-BLM-Communists” Wolf ! Today while paying for repairs to my 21 year old SUV, a PA State trooper wearing a color-coordinated ScamMask walked in. He stood directly behind my wife and I (approx 3 feet) as… Read more »
When did Americans become such wusses? Be safe, wear your mask. I don’t blame the airlines as such because of the close proximity of passengers and the fact government bureaucrats control them. But this could have been handled differently and without removing Mr. O’Neil from the flight. And wearing a silly mask protects nobody. If you’re sick stay home or… Read more »
It’s all about control over the people. The next thing we should expect is forced vaccinations.
Laws requiring masks must be abolished. Restricting anyone from breathing fresh oxygen is inhumane. It also negatively affects one’s immune system, making the mask as much of a danger as it is a precaution.