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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

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.[b] Frustrated I said, after she has a melt down and tries to scratch in frustration, will you help her then? [/b]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.

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]

Not the airlines problem. Not the flight attendants problem, not the other passengers problem. Poor planning on the family's part should not make an issue for everyone else. "My daughter who faces autism." Gag. Even the phrasing sounds manipulative.[/quote]

That is not true. It is the airlines responsibilities to help prevent bad situations. If the parent needed orange juice for diabetes she would have been provided orange juice. [/quote]

Except orange juice is available to everyone. Not just "special" people. Analogy fail.[/quote]

Except the ADA is at play. Seriously, 25 years later and you don't know that?[/quote]

Please link to where the ADA says disabled people have an inalienable right to hot food.[/quote]

FAA rules for people with disabilities.

....Airlines are required to provide assistance with boarding, deplaning and making connections. Assistance within the cabin is also required....

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Pretty sure there is also an FAA rule against making threats on a plane.[/quote]

Can you link to the FAA rule that says if a mother says their child is going to have a meltdown that the plane will be diverted.[/quote]

Mom threatened that her teenager would physically assault the flight attendant if she didn't get what she wanted.  That's more than a toddler meltdown.[/quote]

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