Posted on 04/13/2017 3:37:45 AM PDT by Zakeet
Oh, so I'm not alone. Thank you.
You know - I fly a lot, always wear business casual, and am polite as the day is long. And will go to great lengths to avoid trouble.
Great lengths, not any length.
But if YOU don't mind being abused by jack-booted thugs, perhaps you are the psychotic.
The vast majority of lawyers will take any case in their field that A, looks promising, or B, belongs to a deep-pocketed person who can afford the fees even if the case fails.
However, there is an elite group of high powered lawyers whose reputations allow them to pick and choose. They pick winnable cases, in order to maintain their formidable/lucrative reputations.
The definitions tainting a jury pool and tampering with a witness are different, so the manner in which they are carried out is different.
If this case ever went to trial they'd have to import a bunch of Amish people with no TVs and no newspapers to serve on the jury.
Totally agree. The lawyer on retainer is already pounding that "PC" avenue.
Bottom line : Whatever "excessive" force that was employed was totally induced by the violent neurotic or insane passenger with known anger management issues.
It may even be a cultural aberration (google air travel in China.) This kind of event is quite common in Asia.
This nutjob should NOT have been traveling alone.
The overriding objective in air travel management is the safety of the passengers, most of whom are normal, sane, and sober.
How many people do you know who would sneak back aboard a loaded airliner after being removed for any reason whatsoever?
If I were on that jury, it would a slam dunk. In favor of American Airlines.
I suppose it's a matter of perspective.
My vote is that you might be among slaves to "P.C." With a side of mental irregularity.
In this case it would be United Airlines, but I get your point. LOL.
In this particular case I think it’s a safe assumption that there was a competition among several lawyers of a similar type. I think they are miserable people, but they’ll get some money and free publicity out of this.
Context.
Context.
Context...
Three people hauled Dao off. Did he overpower all three, in order to “sneak,” back on?
and the crew didn't get a "Free ride" like going on vacation...they were a crew heading to another assignment, and it was not negotiable...
Most people, including most lawyers, will be miserable in the hereafter. However, I have firsthand experience that the average lawyer is not miserable in the here and now.
That, dear fool, is the subject for another thread...
And universally negative support aimed at the airline guaranteed.*
Apples and oranges.
*Unless, for example, National Security or extreme humanitarian circumstances are at play.
"Don't you know who I am!?" need not apply.
However, I have firsthand experience that the average lawyer is not miserable in the here and now.
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I don’t doubt you believe that, but I don’t even know your definition of happiness.
I worked in a large firm of Bostonian lawyers. To a man and to all but one woman they seemed and acted happy routinely. I certainly never saw even one of them being miserable. The one unhappy woman kept failing the bar, and in between times obsessed about her complexion.
Monumentally stupid statement.
You need to grow up or educate yourself.
Yes, they would be flying for free, but that's not the main issue.
Are you aware that the air travel system is a mind-boggling game of pick-up sticks?
If the crew which replaced the "bounced" passengers to get to their destination did not arrive, it would affect, potentially, not just one future flight, but a snowball effect affecting dozens of other flights and thousands of other people.
Ignorance is not just bliss, it is dangerous.
"Fantasy Writer" is a spectacularly appropriate name, friend.
Kudos!
This mythical crew sure materialized mysteriously. Just imagine, had the agents at the gate known about them, they could have denied Dao a boarding pass. He’d have never made it to his seat. But perhaps that’s too orderly and painless for United. Better to put the man in his seat before suddenly announcing a mythical flight crew that suddenly materialized out of the blue without warning or advance knowledge.
Because actually responding to my question is, like math, ‘hard.’
That paying customer was deplaned once, and snuck back aboard.
Your not flying United again is comforting.
That's my airline of choice.
Phrased that way, that seems almost trivial.
The relevant fact is that hundreds of other passengers were relying on their ability to get to work.
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