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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]May you all (ok, lots of you) walk a thousand miles in that mom's shoes before you judge.    [/quote]

People aren't really judging her. Things happen, but the mom could have handled things more tactfully. So could the airline. But bringing it to the media and suing the airline are absurd, and FAR more worthy of "mom-judgment" than the original requests/threats/etc. [/quote]

+ 1.  This will follow the daughter and mom for the rest of their lives.  Hiring a lawyer is stupid and looks crass and money-grabbing.  Also, we also don't know exactly what the mom said to the flight attendant.  [b]But once the word "violence" is used, the pilot had ever right to bring the plane down.[/b][/quote]

[b]Except it wasn't.

From her account: "I again asked if he could make an exception for our daughter who faces autism. He said, no he could not give her the rice from first class. I asked if I could get some chips or something salty for her. He said they had no chips. Juliette was beginning to cry. Frustrated I said, after she has a melt down and tries to scratch in frustration, will you help her then? He said he would see what he could do. He came back scowled at me and gave her a hot meal. I thanked him and offered to pay for it. He did not answer and went back to First Class.[/b]

You're telling me THAT was a reason to land a plane and kick them off??? That's the story, right there. Baffling and ignorant and stupid. [/quote]

Why do you believe someone's press release?  She (mom) has every incentive to lie, especially now that they've retained counsel.  They will tell their side of the story.  Only after years of depositions and possibly a settlement will we find out the real story.[/quote]

[b]Except the other passengers are backing her up. [/quote][/b]

Maybe, but other passengers may come forward and say the opposite.  I've been a lawyer too long.  I never believe the initial story.  I was one of those rare voices here that said "Why are we believing anything that Rolling Stone publishes" when the UVA story first came out.  There's always two sides to a story. A pilot doesn't just decide to reroute and land (very expensive for the airline plus emergency landing fees, gas, fuel, complaining passengers) without reason.  Even if ALL the passengers said mom was reasonable, maybe the flight attendant said "violent" to the captain in which case he had every right to bring the plane down.  You're damned if you do and damned if you don't.  I'll wait until the full story comes out to pass judgment.[/quote]

The flight attendent is wrong, in that case.   One airline employee gave the wrong information to another airline employee.  The airline is legally responsible for the actions of its employees, which led to a violation of the ADA. [/quote]

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