God, I despise how much bullshit corporations will try to convince the populace that something is somehow morally wrong when all it does is make them less money:

1. Even the name "skiplagging" sounds similar to the invented crime of "jaywalking" to me - jaywalking a crime famously invented by US car companies to take control of our roads.

2. "At the gate, however, Logan's North Carolina ID raised red flags with the agent and the teen was subsequently taken to a security room and interrogated, Hunter said." I would be livid if I were this kid's parents. They're trying to treat their BS way to make more money as a crime.

In short, airlines are fucking around and I hope they find out.