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It's probably not as one-sided as you think. Sometimes people just need to vent. When you argue instead of listening, things tend to escalate.
by KevBurnsJr 16y ago
It's probably not as one-sided as you think. Sometimes people just need to vent.
When you argue instead of listening, things tend to escalate.
- veemjeem 16y agoYeah well, is it really necessary to arrest someone over an argument? If there were really no laws broken, then it sounds like some distressed worker decided to go on a power trip. Hopefully Virgin America does the right thing and fixes their social media nightmare.
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- veemjeem 16y agoI'm sure VA will view it as a nightmare -- how else would you call it if your company name was negatively mentioned in the top tweeted article of the past 2 hours?
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- mkramlich 16y agoHe wasn't arrested. He was escorted off the plane, questioned by the police, and then let go. Arrest is taking you to the police station in a cruiser, mugshot, at least a short time in jail cell, etc.
- diziet 16y agoI think the point of paying for first class is to exclude the possibility of all possible hick-ups before, during, and after the flight.
- KevBurnsJr 16y agoI guess my point is not that the flight attendant was wrong but rather that they're both idiots for getting in an argument over nothing. I don't think it's fair to pass judgment on the company based on the actions of 1 unenlightened steward on a bad day.
- firdaus 16y agoPaying for first class doesn't give you the right to compromise the safety of the flight.
- ynniv 16y agoThat's a surprising number of upvotes. Are people really that scared of electronic interference in flight, or is it a more general sentiment?
- firdaus 16y agoEven if it's harmless, I don't think it's his place to make a decision about whether electronic interference is dangerous to the plane's equipment or not and affect the safety of everyone else on board. The steward on the other hand is completely justified in enforcing/following the airline's (industry?) policy.
- diziet 16y agoI remember flying in the copilot seat with a laptop on my lap in a six seater. I think this was... four weeks ago? Didn't seem to compromise any kind of safety. Do you really think if someone wanted to electronically tamper with the plane they would be as obvious as opening a laptop and working on an email?
- jedwhite 16y agoThe fact he had multiple other passengers from first class not only sticking up for him immediately after, but formally including themselves in the police report, is a strong indication of where right lay here.