Maritime law!
― peace, man, Wednesday, 14 July 2021 11:29 (two years ago) link
Missed a ton of these, but this one seems especially noteworthy. Good reminder that a not insignificant number of Americans absolutely tie their family's net worth to their god given right to perform whatever vile acts they want without any form of repercussion whatsoever:
Frontier passenger allegedly touched 2 flight attendants breasts, then screamed his parents are worth $2 million, before punching a flight attendant. Frontier suspended the crew for duct taping the passenger to his seat as they landed in Miami. 22 yr old Max Berry is in custody. pic.twitter.com/4xS9Rwvafx— Sam Sweeney (@SweeneyABC) August 3, 2021
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 17:01 (two years ago) link
They're going to have to start adding a $5 duct tape "convenience fee" to plane tickets.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 3 August 2021 17:19 (two years ago) link
This is going to increase happening, as it’s an east way to go viral, too. Kinda like mask freakouts, it doesn’t happen as much without the knowledge that everybody is caring a video camera on them at all times
― Glower, Disruption & Pies (kingfish), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 17:24 (two years ago) link
I don't know that I buy that this is driven by a desire to go viral. I can't possibly see any pros to that route, I think there is legitimately a lot of stress, anxiety and trauma that is playing out via freakouts in enclosed spaces.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 17:37 (two years ago) link
Yeah, it's one thing to freak out in Target, it's another to spend hundreds of dollars on a flight and risk an arrest with federal charges.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 3 August 2021 17:42 (two years ago) link
I guess Frontier is not one of the airlines that levies $10K fines on people for masklessness. Good to know.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 18:29 (two years ago) link
Oh, and the flight attendants' union is not happy about the crew being suspended:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E74vB32XIAMk0RE.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E74vB32WYAoaN0c.jpg
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 18:33 (two years ago) link
Good for them fighting back.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 18:39 (two years ago) link
It's weird (but cool) that they're apparently one of the toughest, take-no-shit unions around right now.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 19:17 (two years ago) link
Yeah the part about the flight crew being suspended didn't even register with me the first time the story crossed my eye this morning -- isn't subduing the out-of-control passenger what what they're *supposed* to do, like literally part of their job assignment?
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 19:20 (two years ago) link
Lol basically any couple who has a good 401k is worth $2 mil nowadays Dude seemed drunk or on something
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 19:22 (two years ago) link
posts that make me want to off myself but unfortunately they don't pay out on suicide
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 19:30 (two years ago) link
Lol basically any couple who has a good 401k is worth $2 mil nowadays
If this site
https://dqydj.com/average-median-top-net-worth-percentiles/
is trustworthy, a $2m net worth puts you in the 94th percentile of all US households -- pretty rich!
Rich enough to buy your way out of consequences for losing it like this on an airplane? Not sure it's that rich. But pretty rich.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 19:33 (two years ago) link
If he’s so rich why is he flying Frontier
― Bo Burzum (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 19:47 (two years ago) link
Right but if all you do is work a $60k/yr job and have a 401k for 40 years you become a millionaire.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 19:53 (two years ago) link
as long as you don't have debtor any prolonged or expensive medical incidents or conditionsor have a child that has anyor have extended family you have to help outor any number of a hundred things
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 20:09 (two years ago) link
weird hill to die on, imo
I'd say that any asshole who screams about his parents' net worth when faced with real world consequences for their actions is an irredeemable scumbag no matter how much they actually have.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 20:17 (two years ago) link
Ok so you don't find it amusing that he's bragging about his parents having the net worth of an avg upper middle class couple, got it
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 20:19 (two years ago) link
I think he's a dick no matter how much money his parents have, that's all. It's a dick move to spout your net worth as a reason why you should be able to get away with anything.
I guess it's kind of amusing that it's not actually "fuck you money" worth, maybe. I also think it's weird that you keep sticking to this "well actually $2 million isn't much" point though.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 20:26 (two years ago) link
It's laughable to think it's something worth bragging about like that. It's weird that ppl wanna nitpick exactly how much it is but hey that's ilx we're all bored.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 20:31 (two years ago) link
Maybe the kid grew up in a place where $2 million was big enough to brag about.
― it is to laugh, like so, ha! (Aimless), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 20:35 (two years ago) link
I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS
― Marty J. Bilge (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 20:48 (two years ago) link
Guy who got duct taped to seat on Frontier flight pic.twitter.com/kwfLObZOD2— Brent in Lexington 8.19-21 (@BrentTerhune) August 3, 2021
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 4 August 2021 13:26 (two years ago) link