Watching the video of the guy being literally dragged off the flight, I couldn't help thinking of their old advertising tag line: "Fly the friendly skies of United". What a joke...
I hope this incident helps to bring some much-needed change to airline rules. They're out of control. Flying these days is like going to war...and United and Delta ARE THE WORST!!
The actual violent removal was by Chicago airport security officers, not United personnel. It reminds me of casino guards gone berserk. But most media outlets have failed to mention that United had the absolute right to remove the passenger, though this case was obviously handled badly, and the poorly-worded statements shortly thereafter by United were downright stupid.
Here's a commentary that provides some balance:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/11/opinio...one/index.html
Last edited by LVBear584; 04-11-2017 at 01:18 PM.
Opinions and Commentary on the Gaming Industry: The Bear Growls
[QUOTE=LVBear584;219458]The actual violent removal was by Chicago airport security officers, not United personnel. It reminds me of casino guards gone berserk. But most media outlets have failed to mention that United had the absolute right to remove the passenger, though this case was obviously handled badly, and the poorly-worded statements shortly thereafter by United were downright stupid.
The removal was done actually primarily by United security person (the biggest guy in civilian clothes) and 2 police officers. But most of the injury to the passenger was caused by the United guy as it appears from the video. This actually one of the few situations in which I felt the police was victimized by United. Police are not supposed to intervene in civil disputes, only in criminal cases. United, by declaring a "trespass" situation made the civil dispute into a potential issue for the police to get involved in.
He joined the circuit in 2006, and had his best result when he finished second in a tournament in 2009.Originally Posted by BJGenius007
The WSOP's website claims he has pocketed $234,664 in winnings over his time on the felt.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-revealed.html
I wondered why the primary assailant was in civilian clothes. I didn't know he was a United employee. But if this is correct, who is the officer who got suspended?
One of the three Chicago Department of Aviation officers who dragged Dao has been placed on leave pending an investigation.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/12/travel...ght/index.html
Last edited by LVBear584; 04-12-2017 at 11:59 AM.
Opinions and Commentary on the Gaming Industry: The Bear Growls
United clearly fucked up horribly by allowing more people on the plane than they wanted in the first place. As for the guy, when a cop demands that you do something, and you resist, the results are often not pretty.
"I don't think outside the box; I think of what I can do with the box." - Henri Matisse
After all passengers boarded, there is a last minute request that they need to send four pilots to Louisville, so they need to bump some passengers off the flight. By law, they can offer $1450 cash to any volunteer. But the manager handled it poorly. After no one taking $800 voucher offer, the manager made an executive order that he will randomly choose one passenger, Dr. David Dao, who said he got singled out not randomly but because he is an Asian.
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