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That is hardly reality. There is no way you can make the case that a gate agent denying you boarding because your passport is bent will result in the Captain testifying in a resulting law suit will say "In the interest of safety" we refused passage because his passport was bent.

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This made me worried and I just checked my passport and its not perfect, but was good enough for the KGB at midnight, so I wonderig something
1) how old was were friend? 2) how was he dressed Apperances can make a differance despite what we say. I am 52 but always dress nice when I travel and will be going in 30 days to SJ for some medical work then fun at SL on the Aug 29 to sept 2 and I hate to miss my medical work from a minor "thing"
Now thoughts 1) I believe that the passport is property of the American Goverment and 2) damage of Goverment property is a crime-- so if the passport was so damage that it was of no use ( bent corner) then who ever demaged the passport should be arrested and charged. be nice and ask them to call the cops to bust you, if you are not guilty of this crime then you must be a terroist. So call the cops now. I suspect if the Immagration are called they be a little pissed off at the airline the first time and by the third time they be having a serious talk to them.
But no matter what I suggest, as soon as the agent says "NO" do not agrue but suggest they call the Supervisor right away, so they can go back to checking the other persons> Then when sup. shows up smile stand stright and look them in the eye and ask very nicely to explain exactly why the passport is no good, ALL THE TIME, and this important watch your hands, upper body movments, lower clam voice, like one you use to a girl you want, never lean foword or move your hands ( open plams at all time) best for hands to behind your back. clench hand, leaning fowrded and lack of eye contact can be interpeted as aggressive, giving them any excuse, remember you will be on camera, to say you started it. ( this is from my job training in a type law enforcement). Then after a polite conservation and still " no" 1) try asking for captian of the plane to make a ruling or 2) ask them to call Visa people to arrest or confiscate your "illegel" passport or the heavy one 3) ask to see the Supervisor'S supervisor, higher up you go the less they want you to talk to you, and less the lower people want you to talk to them.
But this does give one incentative to be early. And to make one a little worried, but it also may be a newby trying to get browney point by " catching one of the 100 million terriost in this county and getting that big promotion.
sorry about any spelling/grammer errrrrros - but those two things are not one of my many and various skills, but I do not see spell ck here.
Now time for every one to tear this post apart, I stay around but I am already late for a couple over at my friends bar.

But this is kind of a important thing.

new here, but not new to the woman of the world and soon the woman of SJ again