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Again, what he did or didn't do in his medical practice or personal life 10 years ago has ZERO bearing on what was done to him on Sunday. What was done to him was assault. Plain and simple. He's entitled to damages and the officers involved not only should be terminated but should have criminal...

Would have done that but had to drive an hour and a half to get home after the exam. Had to down a RedBull and then it was pedal to the metal in overdrive gear.

If they can ship Waterford crystal and have it arrive not broken (in most cases), I like my odds.

http://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/04/10/breaking-news/united-ceo-defends-employees-in-plane-incident/ ^^^ Tells you everything you need to know about United's values and culture right there. Very poor. Very nonchalant attitude towards customers. If we wanted to be treated like baggage or a...

Ethics come to mind here. Specifically, Jeff Goldblum. So what if United was "within their contract" here???

That being said. The Braves can barely sell a seat once, let alone twice.

At least they didn't sell her seat twice and get everyone in the stadium and be like "crap...we can't play the ballgame until we figure out what to do about these bleachers."

Suitable (Potential) Solutions for This: 1. Overbooking is banned by law.....YESTERDAY. 2. Law enforcement have a "no-intervention" policy strictly for cases of overbooking. 3. A hefty fine is assigned to airlines holding up a gate for every 10 minutes they delay departure due to their...

I don't think he was acting "unruly." He was simply stating that he was not giving up the seat hat he legally and validly paid for and had a pressing need to be on that plane.

I feel bad for the other passengers. I feel bad for the cops. I don't know the other passengers' stories. I only know the doc's in this one. As for the cops, I feel terrible for them too. They should not be in a position of doing airline's dirty work. The policy ought to be from law enforcement...

Yeah. If they were that desperate and knew what was gonna happen, I would have squeezed at least $1500 out of em.

No airline will ever ask again if overbooking is banned by law.

I'm not the type to complain either. But this one was a no-brainer. It was wrong, however you look at it, regardless of what you think of the passenger's background or the tone in which he yells (while being assaulted, mind you).

Your negative view of doctor's has no bearing on the unjustified, unnecessary, and horrific actions taken on this passenger. This guy was treated like an animal and they put everyone else on the plane at risk to by being grossly negligent. I hope the doc gets a fortune off this.

I was thinking THANK GOD that none of them drew their side arm. It was already a dangerous enough situation, putting other passengers unnecessarily at risk too. If a misfire had damaged the plane or even-worse a bystander, it would have further compounded an already terrible situation.

Everything was wrong about this. Even if the union contract said the relief crew had to be flown, it would have been better and cheaper to sort out a union grievance than to assault a passenger.

Heck of a headline though... "Big corporate airline screws up; beats up doctor. Lawyers to sort it all out."

I doubt the doc's lawyers, the judge, and jury (if it goes to trial) will feel the same way.

I've been told flying is easy. It's landing that's hard. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

One-handed, blindfolded, AND still mix a $9 G&T on that drink buggy. :thumbs: