Originally Posted by
laxmillenial
The 'slight' problem I have with people saying "why didn't someone stand up or she should have stood up more or she should have absolutely refused to put the dog in the overhead bin..." is...
In post 9/11, disobeying a flight attendant is how you end up:
- In handcuffs
- Kicked off your flight
- Having the airline refuse to fly you on a future flight and you have to buy tickets on another airline yourself
- Arrested, jailed, etc.
I know many of us (myself included) go... "Oh I would've stood up" but seriously, how many of you stand up on a day to day basis against FA's (who you assume have your interests and safety in mind) and don't have one of those above happen to you.
We've been conditioned to just sit down and shut up and what the FA says, is what happens, else repurcussions happen.
I stand by my previous claim: if I see an animal being mistreated or put in harms way on an aircraft I WILL speak up to the point of causing a scene if necessary (I don't believe it would ever get that far). Delay the flight, call the GA, supervisor, pilot, TSA, police...I don't care. If anyone is afraid of the consequences standing up for an animal being put in danger they haven't been paying attention to how PR/social media works these days. I guarantee there would be no permanent negative consequences from this course of action.