Passenger Shaming Makes National News Again
Apr 11, 2016, 5:39 pm
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Apr 11, 2016, 5:47 pm
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It was probably posted from a mobile version of the FT web site which doesn't automatically make links out of URLs.
For those who don't want to cut and paste: http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel...ming/82785276/
For those who don't want to cut and paste: http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel...ming/82785276/
Apr 11, 2016, 5:58 pm
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There is a subset of passengers who need to modify their onboard behavior. The chance that the problem can be captured adequately in a photo or video AND that the person will respond by correcting the behavior in the future is minuscule. Therefore trying to embarrass people who annoy you is probably fruitless in addition to rude.
Apr 11, 2016, 6:11 pm
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It was probably posted from a mobile version of the FT web site which doesn't automatically make links out of URLs.
For those who don't want to cut and paste: http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel...ming/82785276/
For those who don't want to cut and paste: http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel...ming/82785276/
Apr 11, 2016, 6:22 pm
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Apr 11, 2016, 10:43 pm
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The whine is strong in that article and full of the prejudice and apocalyptic nonsense the perpetually offended disseminate.
A shaming video of someone who loads their handluggage above another seat or reclines their seat would simply be a very lame video with zero likes ... not the end of civilisation.
And no wonder the author is even afraid of 'clapping' ... and adult with the mindset of a college student ...
Apr 13, 2016, 12:55 am
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Apr 13, 2016, 4:53 am
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Apr 13, 2016, 5:49 am
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Irony is not lost on me that Elliott decries this so called passenger shaming and then ends the article by linking to popular passenger shaming sites.
Also, another poorly written column. I do agree that airline employees engaging in this behavior should be fired, or at least otherwise disciplined within the confines of their CBAs.
Also, another poorly written column. I do agree that airline employees engaging in this behavior should be fired, or at least otherwise disciplined within the confines of their CBAs.
Apr 13, 2016, 9:53 am
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Fair enough ... my personal experiences with insurances were quite fine but telecom, I strongly agree.
Apr 14, 2016, 1:02 pm
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Irony is not lost on me that Elliott decries this so called passenger shaming and then ends the article by linking to popular passenger shaming sites.
Also, another poorly written column. I do agree that airline employees engaging in this behavior should be fired, or at least otherwise disciplined within the confines of their CBAs.
Also, another poorly written column. I do agree that airline employees engaging in this behavior should be fired, or at least otherwise disciplined within the confines of their CBAs.
I checked out the first passenger shaming site listed. It looks more like a product of the owner's self-indulgence than anything that could ever be useful.