Extreme Seat Poaching don't try this at home kids.
Jul 26, 2019, 9:46 am
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IANAL but my understanding is that some jurisdictions permit domestic abuse to be prosecuted even if the victim declines to press charges. With all those witnesses and video, this case would seem to be a clear candidate, although if the guy didn't require medical care, maybe it's not considered "severe enough."
Jul 26, 2019, 10:42 am
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Story on Gary's blog, guy was not gonna give up his poached seat.
An American Airlines passenger on board a flight from Dallas Fort Worth to Los Angeles on Monday wound up “forcibly restrained and dragged off..while cuffed to a wheelchair” after he refused to move to a different seat.
https://viewfromthewing.boardingarea...-change-seats/
An American Airlines passenger on board a flight from Dallas Fort Worth to Los Angeles on Monday wound up “forcibly restrained and dragged off..while cuffed to a wheelchair” after he refused to move to a different seat.
https://viewfromthewing.boardingarea...-change-seats/
Jul 26, 2019, 12:44 pm
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The USA Today story on this indicates a flight attendant and passenger were hit by the laptop after the (lunatic) woman threw it. Possible the flight attendant was actually hit by the laptop?
Jul 26, 2019, 12:45 pm
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Jul 26, 2019, 12:50 pm
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Can't believe this guy didn't get arrested after requiring 4 cops to physically restrain and remove him.
A ban from AA seems to be completely justified here as well.
A ban from AA seems to be completely justified here as well.
Jul 26, 2019, 1:55 pm
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"You ain't gon' look at other women, and you ain't gon' tell me you're looking at other women," McLemore says, getting to her feet.
McLemore? Think she was born and raised in Ireland? lol
https://news.yahoo.com/enraged-wife-...QDBHNlYwNzYw--
Jul 27, 2019, 4:06 am
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Jul 27, 2019, 5:21 am
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Following the UA incident there is certainly a higher degree of sensitivity when handling non-violent situations and there may have been health or mental issues that played into this situation which won't make it to the press that would make for even worse headlines for law enforcement.
Jul 27, 2019, 9:51 am
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Regarding the incident of the woman hitting her partner with a laptop, a comment on Lucky’s blog by someone who purportedly was on the flight says the man was acting like a complete perv and deserved what he got.
Not sure whether violence was the appropriate answer, but it does seem the story is more complicated than it might first appear.
Not sure whether violence was the appropriate answer, but it does seem the story is more complicated than it might first appear.
Jul 27, 2019, 8:46 pm
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Regarding the incident of the woman hitting her partner with a laptop, a comment on Lucky’s blog by someone who purportedly was on the flight says the man was acting like a complete perv and deserved what he got.
Not sure whether violence was the appropriate answer, but it does seem the story is more complicated than it might first appear.
Not sure whether violence was the appropriate answer, but it does seem the story is more complicated than it might first appear.