Yeah yeah. Turn this into a crusade against authority, good one.
Because casting an eye over a furry Gully for a couple of seconds is the first step over the precipice, isn't it? :facepalm:
The well-intentioned, if a little keen, steward probably picked up Gully, gave him a quick glance and a squeeze, and handed him straight back to the O/P's offspring, and somehow it's now being turned into a human rights issue :lol:
I'm not really sure we need to be bringing terrorist bombs into...
"The poor thing"? It's a stuffed cartoon seagull, I'm pretty sure it doesn't have any feelings.
To search a toy seems unusual. But- IMHO- hardly worth making a fuss about. Let alone calling someone stupid to their face. Is it really that big a deal?