[ladyjane]

Hi GSC -

Yes, I love Boston. I lived there for a while and it’s a wonderful city. (not January and February though!) While there I got to know a lot of people and sometimes got the real story - not the story people were reading in the local newspaper.

Yes, the medical care is very good, although some feel it is not as up-to-date and cutting edge as claimed. But the home of *The* Medical School and *The* Journal does provide good quality care. They have their problems and their bad actors - but no more than other centers,

Re what you call the physician’s shady past - It’s not clear he has a shady past. This man’s name differs from the one on the court records. The last name is the same though. Anyone who feels United is in the right will feel better if they think the physician is a bad guy and deserved what he got. The “Just World Fallacy” plays out once again.

United Airlines most likely got private investigators working to dig up dirt as soon as they saw the situation spiraling out of control. United Airlines is going to pay through the nose as it is. If it is determined that they provided negative information to the media they’ll pay even more.

Whether the physician was right or wrong is irrelevant at this point. There are tens of thousands of passengers who have had very negative experiences on United. They’re loving all the bad press United is getting.

p.s. How does a woman who falsely claims to have a graduate degree in chemistry get named to head the Massachusetts drug laboratory? How does someone falsify thousands of drug tests without detection? Was she an affirmative action employee or a political appointee?

[Gay State Conservative]

Yes, the medical care is very good, although some feel it is not as up-to-date and cutting edge as claimed. But the home of *The* Medical School and *The* Journal does provide good quality care. They have their problems and their bad actors - but no more than other centers...

I speak from the experience of 20+ years in management at one of Boston's major hospitals.And I guarantee you that the finest health care on earth is found in Boston.And I can also guarantee you that the city has far fewer problems and "bad actors" than do just about every major medical center.

Re what you call the physician’s shady past - It’s not clear he has a shady past. This man’s name differs from the one on the court records.

As I noted in Post #101 (and I provided a link) the LA Times confirmed,by calling his wife's office,that the guy taken from the flight was the one from Elizabethtown,KY.

...will feel better if they think the physician is a bad guy and deserved what he got.

Given his behavior at the airport he did,in fact,get what he deserved.Taking note of his past (which is now beyond question) merely tends to cause a reasonable observer to say "well,he seems to have a history of questionable behavior so we shouldn't be surprised by what happened on the plane".

If it is determined that they provided negative information to the media they’ll pay even more.

That's only true if it's determined that the info they provided was *untrue*.He *did* have his medical license pulled (something which I,with my experience,can guarantee is a *big* deal in the medical world).He *is* a convicted felon.He *did* illegally provide his gay boyfriend oxys.

There are tens of thousands of passengers who have had very negative experiences on United. They’re loving all the bad press United is getting.

If you were to peek at my profile for a second you'd get the sense that I've done some flying in my day.And I have.But very little of it has been on United and I've never had an experience with them that was worthy of much comment...positive *or* negative.But what you say could well be correct.And you're right to claim that this has been a PR nightmare for United.But assuming that United was within the law to do what they did the fact that it's a PR disaster for them speaks to how breathtakingly shallow and cowardly we've become.That clown's juvenile display points,at the very least,to deep psychiatric disorders and maybe even to blatant dishonesty.IMO.

p.s. How does a woman who falsely claims to have a graduate degree in chemistry get named to head the Massachusetts drug laboratory? How does someone falsify thousands of drug tests without detection? Was she an affirmative action employee or a political appointee?

Don't have the first clue.Foulups can happen anywhere...even in Boston.