[ßuddaßudd]

I guess thats better than going the Falling Down route isn't it?

[sodpoodle]

I don’t understand how he can be accused of ‘criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing’. He simply removed himself from a place where he was supposed to be, separated himself from a volatile situation, before take-off.

He obviously lost his composure - which would have been treated as a human resource problem, not a crime, in any other profession.

I walked off the job in a huff - was hired back. Did it again - was hired back and finally stormed out for good. Third time was the charm. Drama queen:)

[Guenevere]

As someone who has just flown Jet Blue (for the first time) and hasn't flown in 5 years...

..it is not comforting to hear about this strange steward.

When I have to take a plane, I want everything orderly and normal...and if the passenger gets out of line, I especially want the flight attendant to be professional.

It's not fun sitting cramped & nervous in the first place....

..normalcy from the flight crew is tops on my list!

[PrincessB]

At the water cooler today:

“I won’t go Postal, but I might go Jet Blue.”
“One more like that and I’m poppin’ the chute.”

I understand frustration with trying to enforce some one else’s law (I believe the stay in seat rule is an FAA rule) and be quality customer service, however, I think he could have had the passenger arrested rather than do something that reckless.

[taildragger]

Their margins suck, their fuel prices, through the moon, we can't do coal to oil via the Fischer Torpsch process to help them make any keep the money for the fuel here. So a guy like this gets squeezed with the sardine can packed with rude people. The TSA treats us like cattle and wands grandma but not the bad guys.

Is it a wonder why many here will not fly anymore? I hate to say it, he may end up a cult hero for those that have had enough of a course society.

We need a personal magic carpet that is easy to fly to put this madness behind us....

[Gay State Conservative]

A narcissistic little sissy boy Drama Queen...nothing less...nothing more.But the upside for him is that in Federal prison he'll get all the "affection" he can handle.

[goseminoles]

I love it. Speaking for myself I’ve always wanted to do that at points in my life I hated work. Just tell everyone to f off, grab some beer, and slide down the giant inflatable slide, and go home. Can’t beat that.

[mac_truck]

I heard somewhere that Slater had some serious family issues he was dealing with which may have contributed to his snapping. I also heard he made it all the way home before getting arrested. Good for him.

[ViLaLuz]

Although this guy is a typical homosexual who can’t control himself, I do feel bad for him in this situation. The passenger in question sure sounds like a first class jerk.

[Bigg Red]

But let’s face it, we’ve all had the urge.

&&&
I have also had the urge many times in my life to punch someone in the face, but I have never done it.

No, I do not admire this guy and his gay little hissy fit.

Admittedly, I do not fly very often, but IMO most airline passengers are very compliant and are appreciative of the crew. I am sure that there are a few who are real pains in the joebiden, but that is no excuse for this drama queen to act the way he did.

[jakerobins]

Too bad he’s not a black guy....he could claim the passenger was racist and get his job back.....

[KosmicKitty]

When I ran a customer service department (ok, I was the only person in the department) back in the 1980’s I had fantasies of doing hat this guy did.

I guess I’m blessed because I actually like my job now.

[VOA]

bump

[crosshairs]

I see him as a stereotypical flight attendant flamer.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"Most of us will probably never pull a Steven Slater..."

Here's Slater, simpering on his boyfriend's lap:



...Something tells me this can all be written-off as a "hissy fit."