Thread: A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight. So he was dragged off, battered

Originally Posted by Barty

Any tips to avoid mangled sinuses?

Was a lot of years ago. We were both about 17. Working on a '55 Chevy we were setting up for some weekend drag racing. As I recall, there was a lot of beer involved. Two young thugs with short fuses.

Originally Posted by rickschoppers

Chicago is a tough town and this is what happens when you give some authority to a few neanderthals. All security personel involved should be placed on administrative leave until they are trained to use proper procedure. They are there to protect, not for dragging customers out of their assigned seats. Poorly played by the United employees.

Sent to an inactive post? The thai bashers love this.

Only happens in Thailand...555....

Originally Posted by mudcrab

Sent to an inactive post? The thai bashers love this.

Only happens in Thailand...555....

Clearly you haven't read the thread.

Originally Posted by Cujo

Originally Posted by 2020Fission

Originally Posted by Cujo

This has already been debunked. Wrong guy and he will probably sue the publisher.
Regardless, even if it was him his history is irrelevant. Why are some people so desperate to blame the victim?

OK where was it debunked?

Any evidence to back up you red , have you personal knowledge of this or the LA Times fact checking. If so putit up to justify your defence of convicted pervert felon and drug dealer who got dragged, people get whacked daily and killed daily, only in a PC madness world would such a prima donna be beatified, sure he's pissed he couldn't have seat paid for so would we all be, he;s just lucky he wsn't ejected mid air

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_flights
Death flights are a form of extrajudicial killing practised by military forces in possession of aircraft: victims are dropped to their death from airplanes or ... were killed, among them 18 women and a group of prisoners thrown from aircraft. ... flights to the US-led procedure of extraordinary rendition during the War on Terror.


No, the media did not identify the wrong David Dao as United's passenger - LA Times

Matt PearceContact Reporter
No, the news media did not get the wrong David Dao.

Angry allegations have been flying across social media on Wednesday, charging that local and national news outlets misidentified Dao, an Elizabethtown, Ky., physician, as the passenger that security dragged off a United Airlines flight on Sunday.

The Internet rumors stated that the real David Dao who was pulled off the flight was actually from Louisiana, where records and Google searches show there is a second man by that name who practices medicine. Media outlets had already been widely criticized over their coverage of the story and questioned over why it was relevant to publish details from Dao’s criminal history.

So for many social media users, if the Internet’s Louisiana theories were true, it would show that the news media was not only irritatingly invasive, but libelously sloppy — accusing another David Dao of past crimes he did not commit.

Except the Internet’s Louisiana rumors aren’t true.

“That is totally wrong, yeah,” said a receptionist who answered the phone at the office in Elizabethtown where Dao’s wife works. She confirmed that, yes, the Elizabethtown David Dao is the same David Dao who was on the United flight.

Nothing there means anything except maybe a lot of drunk people are writing on the internet. Are you saying that justifies the beatdown?

well Cujo you may have the skinny, just saying seems he's a con and lucky to be in USA at all when many honest people are rejected , Lucky to get tossed off in Pattaya you'd be barfined, what goes around comes around , and in the great Karmic wheel you may be right defending the rights of this non fellow traveller who may be as innocent as the driven drug dealer.

Where you perhaps one of his "patients' which may explain your warm feelings.

You still haven't posted any evidence to refute the facts.

Did the News Media Report the Criminal History of the Wrong David Dao?
Insulting a poster and sending reds says more about you than lack of proof.I guess we wont be shareing a double in Utd premium any time soon

Originally Posted by tomcat

special faggot glasses then...

He's got a solid fagdar. Sort of like gaydar except with the added bonus of significantly more bigotry.

Originally Posted by redhaze

He's got a solid fagdar. Sort of like gaydar except with the added bonus of significantly more bigotry.

a skill carefully honed among the unwashed

United Airlines has changed its policy of overbooking flights after the violent removal of a 69-year-old passenger sparked a major backlash.

The airline has pledged to reduce the amount of overbooking it carries out on flights.

And for those who do volunteer to move flights after a journey has been overbooked, there will be a $10,000 (£7,800) incentive to do so.

United Airlines staff are also going to receive mandatory training, and customers who have already been seated will no longer be required to give up their seats.

The new United Airlines policies announced on Thursday

- The airline will reduce the amount of overbooking on flights
- United will increase the incentive for voluntarily bumped passengers to $10,000 (£7,800)
- United Airlines employees will receive mandatory annual training
- Customers who are already seated will no longer be required to give up their seats
- The airline will limit the use of law enforcement to security and safety issues alone
- Travelling crews will need to be booked onto a flight at least 60 minutes before departure

Passengers forced to leave United Airlines flights to be given $10,000 | Metro News

^For $10,000 they can bump me ANY time.

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

^For $10,000 they can bump me ANY time.

I'm guessing it's "up to".....

^No doubt.

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

^For $10,000 they can bump me ANY time.

totally agree...doesn't even have to be at the airport...

Nice PR work on the (temporary I'm sure, $10K bump).

Many dolts will choose United to fly.

Originally Posted by Cold Pizza

Many dolts will choose United to fly.

that's certainly been the case in the past...

United Airlines just reached a settlement with Dr. David Dao, the passenger who was violently dragged off a flight earlier this month in an incident that created a firestorm for the company.
Dao's lawyers announced the deal Thursday, but did not disclose the financial terms of the settlement.
The announcement includes praise for United (UAL) CEO Oscar Munoz from Thomas Demetrio, one of Dao's lawyers.

"Mr. Munoz said he was going to do the right thing, and he has," he said. "In addition, United has taken full responsibility for what happened...without attempting to blame others, including the City of Chicago."

United Airlines reaches settlement with passenger who was dragged off plane - Apr. 27, 2017

^ Wonder how many millions he received?

He could just about open his own Airline I would imagine... heh

As to their new policy to increase the incentive for voluntarily bumped passengers to $10,000.. That's much more reasonable than the chicken feed they were paying prior to this mess.

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

That's much more reasonable than the chicken feed they were paying prior to this mess.

you don't actually believe that, do you?

^ Yup, absolutely...

fooked if I would accept a paltry $800 for the inconvenience/hassle of delaying my flight... would you?

Paying proper money (10k) shows the airline values their customers... instead the cheap charlie airline has now paid out substantially more (probably/hopefully millions)..

A Kiwi couple were paid $8k in compensation for a delayed flight... 10k is a magic number that 'most' will accept.

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

10k is a magic number that 'most' will accept

of course...but I imagine a huge number will accept a lot less to suffer inconvenience in order to beat out those who will wait for the $10k prize..it's like an airline game show...

^ No need to, if they have a set 10k (we fooked up consolation prize)...

Everyone has different standards I suppose... some might accept a bag of crisps and a free winnie the pooh teddy 55..

So what's your magic number, TC?

I mean, if the airline overbooked (silly them) and wanted your cute feline ass off the plane?

I think they're a bit misleading, these figures...It's unreasonable to assume the airlines should pay such a large amount...

And $800 for being "delayed" a bit?...I don't think that's bad if it means you have an extra $800 after you finally get to where you're going...

What is the big deal about flying that it "holds you up" so much?...Jaysus, in Canada in the winter, the odd avalanche could cause a highway and/or railroad to be temporarily closed...Big deal...

Calm down, relax, take a fucking pill and stop and "smell something"...

You are not that important that you need much, if any, compensation beyond expenses to get you "home"...

Bunch of fooking whining self-important "meaningless" people...

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

I mean, if the airline overbooked (silly them) and wanted your ass off the plane...

they want any ass off the plane and I imagine an auction system will quickly be put in place...$10K may be dangled but I doubt it will ever be offered...personally, my travel plans could probably be interrupted for, say, $9,900 and not a penny less...

^ You cheap slut BB... 55

So many variables.. $800 might do it for you... how about a guy/gal rushing back to a dying relative... what price can we put on that? how about a businessman who makes that in an hour? etc, etc...

Better to be generous IMO.. especially as it's the airlines fault, 10k is nothing for them, might discourage them to overbook seats on their plane, as to not inconvenience their passengers ey?

I doubt they'll ever get near $10,000, unless they have to bump someone at, say, Thanksgiving, when the Americans are like the Thais at New Year and all travel at the same time.

Even then, I'm pretty sure some enterprising students or the like would jump at a third of that or less.

It just sounds good in the press, and let's face it they needed some good press!

Like I said...Don't get "confused" about the money...It's travel for fcks sake...Things happen...There are delays...Doesn't matter what you think you're worth...

Again, we could just assume the fcking plane crashes...Then all the problems would be solved...Everybody is really late, then...A lot of upset people I would think...