There is a downside to this: the airline went and compensated the fucking moo!
Moo and screaming brat kicked off airliner
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Propr Cynic |
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We are slowly getting closer to CF flights - well we can but hope. A moo and her screaming brat were booted off a flight in the States (sadly it was on the
ground and not 38,000 feet up), and according to the article 76% of people agreed with the airline.
There is a downside to this: the airline went and compensated the fucking moo!
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"Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets." |
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By the way, check out the howls of breeda outrage in the comments. Hilarious!
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Leela |
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she hoped to be compensated for the portable crib and diapers she had to buy for the extra night away from home.Oh what a surprise, another gimme-pig!
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Monk San |
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Excellent - and quite fucking right too. I can see why the airline refunded the cost; I think that was wise, but she is well out of line to expect anything
extra.
Children under 5 should not be on planes unless the parents are prepared to take responsibiity for keeping them quiet. If they can't do that, why on earth should other paying passengers be made to suffer? You are an angel heading for a land of sunshine. Fortune is smiling upon you.
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mojito chick |
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That article seems familiar, but the one I read that sounded similar was over a year ago so perhaps it's another more or less identical incident.
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Just stumbled across an article on an American website. I have cut and paste the text rather than just posted the link, so that I can add some comments
Could You Please Control Your Child?In the wake of a toddler being kicked off a flight for screaming, a writer is reminded of how intolerant we have become of childrenYou know that stare? That annoyed stare that passersby, strangers and even family members give to let you know (what you already know) that you've completely lost control of your child? All moms know it. When my son was little he hated stores, any stores-Starbucks, Rite Aid, even my beloved Target. Maybe it was something about the shared air or the music that piped in from the ceiling, but he sensed the difference in atmosphere the second we entered. He screamed. He wailed. Sometimes fellow shoppers (likely other mothers) would help me out, give me the "go ahead" to cut them in line, or even unload my purchases onto the belt to speed me through. Most people just stared though, with that judgmental air of superiority. Their eyes were saying, "Tsk, tsk, you are a sucky parent! I could handle this sooo much better than you." Some pairs of eyes simply stated "Shut that kid up!" What was I supposed to do? Stop getting groceries or, even more unthinkably, give up my non-fat, no-foam grande latte? [Er... yep. As far as I'm aware, Starbucks have a "to go" option] I remember being mortified after the first couple of episodes. I tried so hard to lull him, appease him, and ultimately, I ended up only frequenting places with drive-through windows. Unfortunately, after the bank, the pharmacy and fast-food chains, there was little left to do. So, rather than become a money-toting, drugged out, McDonald's connoisseur, I learned to ignore the stares. I did what I needed to do quickly and with as little eye-contact as possible. Every once in a while, a fellow patron's sneer turned into an audible comment. Some crotchety old man or some nasty lady would lash out, "Can you control your child?!" No, I cannot. Exactly how would you suggest that I put this infant in his place? Should I threaten to withhold his next bottle or maybe take away his blanky? Why don't you just say it? You want me to leave. [Er... yep.] I sensed that other people in the store were secretly pleased that somebody had spoken up. People have so little compassion for crying children in public places. I mean, nonsmokers put up with smoke in their faces at restaurants and on airplanes for years, [Er... yep - and look what happened due to power of public demand!] yet a crying baby is just too unbearable to take. What's worse is that people think it's their right to tell you how to parent and when you've worn out your welcome. This is exactly what happened recently on a Southwest Airlines flight from Amarillo, TX to San Jose, CA. A 2-year-old and his mother were kicked off a plane because the child wouldn't stop screaming. The passengers were annoyed and the flight attendants were bothered. The crew made an executive call to strand the family at the airport. Then 14,000 support letters and emails started pouring in. However, they weren't in support of the mother-they were in support of the airline. People backed the airline's decision to remove those passengers, because nobody should be asked to listen to a crying baby for two hours, right? [Er.... nope]Seriously, what could be worse? Usually flights are stopped and folks hauled off only when someone is drunk and unruly, or they're suspected of terrorism. (Oh, and there was that time a breastfeeding mother was kicked off a plane.) This was not a situation where the baby was a suspected terrorist. He didn't broadcast a plot to hijack the plane. He simply screamed, "Go! Plane! Go!" and "I want Daddy!" What does that say about our society? [Er... people REALLY don't like kids on flights?] How sympathetic we are. Look, the last thing I want to hear is a baby crying for two hours, especially when it's someone else's, but as a mom [Er... BINGO!!!!] and a human being, I understand that it happens. Come to think of it, who's to say that the crying would have continued for the entire flight? He was kicked off on mere speculation. One of the moms wrote on the iVillage message board that she has a child who has autism, Tourette's and seizures; I guess she should be expected not to travel. [Er.... yep. And, are we supposed to assume EVERY child we see screaming in public officially has a behavioural disorder?] By the way, Southwest Airlines eventually did apologize, offering the mom a refund and a $300 travel voucher. Well, that's more than I can say for that crotchety old man at the store. [What crotchety old man at the store? The "fellow patron" behind you in the queue who tut tutted? Why should he be obligated to hand over half his pension for a bit of peace and quiet?] |
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Come to think of it, who's to say that the crying would have continued for the entire flight? He was kicked off on mere speculation.No, it's not "mere" speculation, sadly it's years of experience of this kind of behaviour. Even if shitford had shut up, he would have kicked off again the minute he was bored or hungry. So, probably in within a few minutes. |
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Good find MC! Just goe to show 'runts like the bitch who authored that piece of whining drivel had a massive sense of entitlement replace the brain cells
shat out in the afterbirth. Each and every time a brat and its shit for brains handler is thrown off a plane its because said brat'n'breeder are
causing such a disruption the plane cannot take off eg no-one can hear the safety information or the breeders won't harness the brat to its seat for take
off (and would become a human missile if the plane did move). The airline has the choice of
a) allowing the useless parenting to continue - thus meaning the plane is delayed.This means extra costs for them for missing their slot at the destination airport-and the other passengers are delayed and may miss connecting flights. Courtesy of the entitled bitches like this author. b) Chucking the offending passengers off the plane, so that they are the only ones to suffer from their brat and their bad parenting... No brainer. Rather than compensating these entitled sluts the airline should charge them several thousand pounds per minute of delay. That might make these fucktards actually do something about their fuck trophy and its appalling behaviour. Moos like this writer truly believe the universe rotates around them because they have given birth-and that everyone should worship them and their crotch turd, look at the comment about how people who 'help' and therefore she approves of are the ones who let her barge in front of them, assist her lazy skanky arse, because well she's a moo and therefore above doing anything. Fuck that bitch.
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live.
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HighlandCoffee wrote:No strong feelings on the matter then HC?
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Mrs Mars Bar |
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Propr Cynic wrote:I spat me coffee out at that PC, when you're funny you are very funny!! Glad the Cunard avatar is back, I like that. Childfree means freedom,
why the hell would you want to give that up.
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Mrs Mars Bar wrote: I aim to please. Queen Mary 2 is back by popular demand. How can I refuse our esteemed leader?
I was filling in a Lonely Planet online survey this evening and one of the questions was about things that annoy travellers. Out of the multiple choice answers was 'Unruly children/crying babies' so naturally I chose that one. I didn't even need to look at the other choices. Nothing pisses me off, home or abroad, more than brats making their presence all too felt.
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Monk San |
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Is it true that the airline got 14,000 letters & emails of support? If so, woo hoo! This woman clearly is a useless parent if she can't keep her kid
quiet. Frnakly if its that bad, arrange a sitter when you have to got shopping or use a home delivery service. On this topic I have the complete support of my
mother who assures me that I remember correctly, that I was not allowed to cry or kick off in a shop. Any hint of that I was marched out the shop and firmly
disciplined.
The most outrageous comment she made is "People backed the airline's decision to remove those passengers, because nobody should be asked to listen to a crying baby for two hours, right?" wtf?! Is she seriously suggesting that forcing a plane full of people to listen to a shrieking child is actually quite reasonable? I suppose if I got on and played my favourite heavy metal tracks at a similar decibel level to the kid crying, she wouldn't have a problem with that then? Because it'd only be for a couple of hours... Fuck me, what a bitch. and btw, nice commentary MC! You are an angel heading for a land of sunshine. Fortune is smiling upon you.
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