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I'd imagine the reality here is like many other times someone got "uppity" or "snarky" with people dealing in public safety: his version of expressing contempt

by awj 14y ago

I'd imagine the reality here is like many other times someone got "uppity" or "snarky" with people dealing in public safety: his version of expressing contempt for the situation was interpreted as belligerence and a lack of willingness to cooperate in the establishment of security. I get what he was trying to do. I even agree with his opinions on the situation. But if that shirt represents the attitude he held in the whole encounter, it's no surprise things went to shit.

guelo 14y ago
Right, just like those uppity negroes deserved to be put in their place back in the day.
- awj 14y ago
  We really need another version of Godwin's Law, but for slavery instead of Nazis.
saraid216 14y ago
> But if that shirt represents the attitude he held in the whole encounter, it's no surprise things went to shit. It's not surprising, but it's also not right. Cops who don't know how to deal with an antagonistic attitude aren't really useful anywhere that deals directly with the public.
- awj 14y ago
  I agree, they aren't. But here we're talking about TSA agents (who more or less acted appropriately, in my opinion) and Delta employees. I expect neither of these to perform well when balancing public safety against antagonistic attitudes. Especially the Delta employees.
  - saraid216 14y ago
    That's what training is for. If it's ineffective, then it needs to be more effective. If the employee hasn't received it, then they shouldn't be handling customers. Same with the NFTA officers.
  - jack-r-abbit 14y ago
    > we're talking about TSA agents (who more or less acted appropriately, in my opinion) yes... the TSA acted appropriately because they were the only ones that ignored his attire (poking fun at the TSA even) and focused on checking that he had absolutely nothing on his person or in his luggage that would be a threat. It was the Airport Police and Delta Agents... both of which should be well trained in dealing with the volatile public since their jobs often involve dealing with the volatile public.
otneusnocuh 14y ago
Yeah, let's all make up our own narrative of what happened.

by awj 14y ago

guelo 14y ago

Right, just like those uppity negroes deserved to be put in their place back in the day.

awj 14y ago
We really need another version of Godwin's Law, but for slavery instead of Nazis.

saraid216 14y ago

> But if that shirt represents the attitude he held in the whole encounter, it's no surprise things went to shit. It's not surprising, but it's also not right. Cops who don't know how to deal with an antagonistic attitude aren't really useful anywhere that deals directly with the public.

awj 14y ago
I agree, they aren't. But here we're talking about TSA agents (who more or less acted appropriately, in my opinion) and Delta employees. I expect neither of these to perform well when balancing public safety against antagonistic attitudes. Especially the Delta employees.
- saraid216 14y ago
  That's what training is for. If it's ineffective, then it needs to be more effective. If the employee hasn't received it, then they shouldn't be handling customers. Same with the NFTA officers.
- jack-r-abbit 14y ago
  > we're talking about TSA agents (who more or less acted appropriately, in my opinion) yes... the TSA acted appropriately because they were the only ones that ignored his attire (poking fun at the TSA even) and focused on checking that he had absolutely nothing on his person or in his luggage that would be a threat. It was the Airport Police and Delta Agents... both of which should be well trained in dealing with the volatile public since their jobs often involve dealing with the volatile public.

otneusnocuh 14y ago

Yeah, let's all make up our own narrative of what happened.