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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can't threaten that your kid will get violent to get what you want and then be surprised that the flight attendants take precautions in case your kid gets violent. Landing the plane was probably an overreaction, but the mother didn't handle the whole situation well either.[/quote]

This. This. THis!

The mother was acting entitled. She threatened that her kid would throw a fit and start scratching if she didn't get a hot meal. May the crew over reacted, but who are they to know the kids wasn't going to lose her shit?

Sorry but it was poor planning on the mothers part. For a mother who claims they have traveled a ton with their daughter, she really failed to plan ahead and then used her daughters disability to get what the wanted and make threats.  I really do not feel sorry for this woman or her family. [/quote]

Exactly.  I had posted earier when PPs were all supporting the mom and saying that the other passengers supported the mom.  I said I was going to wait until the whole story came out, but once the mom used the word "violent" and that word was transmitted to the Captain (which we will hear soon), the Captain had every right to bring the plane done.  And now we are hearing that the child was howling for an hour or more.  I have an SN and have worked extensively with howling children.  It can be very disturbing to those who don't understand what is going on - and if the mother said the child had a propensity for violence, then the Captain did what he thought was right.  He can't get out of his seat to go back and check so he did whatever protocol the flight attendant's message indicated was appropriate.  WE still don't know the whole story and may not until depositions - so just hold your horses with judgment.  I'm very careful to prepare when traveling with my SN kids but I'm also sympathic to the exhausted mom syndrome too.  Let's just wait and see how the facts play out before we judge.  NO captain wants to bring down a jet for an emergency landing which is extremely costly to the airline and also will anger the other passengers who will not make their destinations or connections.  If he was told passengers were upset, there was unacceptable noise, people were featful and mother said child would become "violent" or "violent to others" he had to bring the plane down or the OTHER passengers might sue.  He or she is in a "damned if you do and damned if you don't" situation in which case you chose the the one that will protect the most passengers and in this case he had reason to think the mother and child should be taken of f the plane.[/quote]

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