Cop who bloodied United passenger suspended pending thorough review of situation

[deminks]

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/cop-who-bloodied-united-passenger-suspended-pending-thorough-review-of-situation/

An aviation security officer who was involved a dragging a screaming man off of a United Airlines flight Sunday night, leaving the passenger battered and bloody, has been suspended.

According to the Chicago Tribune, the unidentified cop was placed on leave Monday afternoon.

The officer was suspended “pending a thorough review of the situation,” the Chicago Department of Aviation said in a statement. “The incident on United Flight 3411 was not in accordance with our standard operating procedure and the actions are obviously not condoned by the department.”

(end snip)

[MontanaMama]

1. Hmmmm.

Sounds legit.

[Ohioblue22]

2. suspended until this thing blows over you mean

[safeinOhio]

5. No donuts for a month. n/t

[BigDemVoter]

17. You sure got that right.

We all KNOW that fucker won't be in ANY trouble.

[TheDebbieDee]

3. So, UA is trying to put the blame on the cop instead of taking

the blame for their OVERBOOKING - the situation could have been avoided if UA ended the practice of OVERBOOKING!

[Warpy]

7. On another thread, the story is now that they needed to fly 4 employees

to the destination. Why they waited until the plane had been boarded and everyone seated to decide this is a complete mystery, along with why they didn't ask for volunteers.

The airline were assholes. The cops were assholes. And if this guy is a doctor, the lawsuit will be spectacular.

[progree]

19. This one says they asked for volunteers, offering $800 vouchers

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/reduce-chances-getting-dragged-off-united-flight-152105288.html

I don't know for sure, I wasn't there.

[Warpy]

23. All they ever offered me was dinner

I had to decline because I needed to get back to Boston while the subways were running, not at 2 AM when they'd stopped.

[progree]

27. Gosh, they could have at least thrown in taxi fare on top of the dinner

but I guess they figured they could find somebody else that would be OK with just dinner.

[NurseJackie]

8. I don't believe it when they say it was "overbooked". I think it was "completely filled" but...

... they wanted to have the privilege of bumping selected "random" passengers for the convenience of shutting airline staff/crew from one city to another.

[LisaM]

10. I'm not defending it, but all airlines do it. They also skimp on having enough crew ready.

I've boycotted United the last few years, because they had a habit of cancelling flights and putting me on one a full day later. They used to have top customer service, but that vanished about ten years ago.

[NutmegYankee]

4. Oh No! Surely some DUers are going to be upset for their Noble defender of arcane Airline rules.

I mean, how can we defend civilization itself if we can't address passive resistance by smashing a mans face, knocking him cold, and then dragging his body down the aisleway like a fucking caveman?

[BannonsLiver]

11. "And let's be honest how do we know he was really a dr anyway?"

One pro authoritarian, pro corporate DUer has been pushing that bullshit line all day.

[duncang]

16. Yep, and to me it shouldn't matter if Doctor

No one should be treated that way. No matter what. It was caused by United's actions and those of the police who came in to enforce company policies.

[dalton99a]

26. Disgusting.

[chia]

6. Their priority system for bumping:

From the Chicago Tribune article to which the OP links:

At that point, United's contract of carriage says the airline can select passengers to bump to a later flight, based on a priority system that can take into account how much passengers paid, how often they fly, whether missing that flight could affect a connecting flight and how early they checked in. People with disabilities and unaccompanied minors are generally last to be bumped.

[progree]

20. This one has some more on priority of removal

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/reduce-chances-getting-dragged-off-united-flight-152105288.html

United passenger removal fiasco is a reminder of an open secret in the airline industry, 4/10/17
...It’s not random, it’s “in accordance with UA’s boarding priority.” That means that if you have a certain type of fare class—you may not even know these exist—a complex itinerary, status (e.g. gold or platinum), have checked in early, or have frequent flier card, you are less likely to be asked to take the next flight. Even if it’s just a free frequent flier card that you never use, it might save you from being asked to leave..

[chia]

24. one percenters strike again... n/t

[KT2000]

28. +100 !!

[HoneyBadger]

29. He was selected for another reason

A Chinese reason




“He was kind of saying that he was being singled out because he’s a Chinese man” when speaking to the manager, who was African-American, Bridges said. “You should know what this is like,” the man said, according to Bridges. The AP was unable to confirm the passenger’s identity

[lpbk2713]

9. They hung him out to dry.

"Do whatever you want until you get caught and
there is a public outrage. Then you'll have to pay."

If he thought he wouldn't get away with it he would not
have done it in the first place.

[ProudLib72]

12. Suspended?

How about locked up?

If I went out, clocked somebody and knocked them unconscious, then dragged them caveman style, what would happen to me?

[geek tragedy]

13. Chicago PD shouldn't be acting as United's Pinkertons

United put him in that seat, let them be responsible for getting him out. This wasn't a law enforcement matter.

[DeadLetterOffice]

30. I don't think they were... As far as I can tell...

... Chicago Department of Aviation officers are distinct from the regular Chicago PD.

The guy who got suspended was a CDA officer, not CPD.

[asiliveandbreathe]

14. I feel so sorry for this man - how humiliating and degrading - and

unnecessary - this is clearly assault and battery - with video - hello United, can you say major law suit..

There is NO EXCUSE!

[samnsara]

15. can we saw Lawsuit????

[LakeArenal]

18. Is it paid suspension.? If so.. Big Whoop...

Not only do I think the doctor ( and believe me, if he wasn't a doctor, we would know by now) should sue, I think the woman passenger that got blood all over herself should sue them as well..

[warmfeet]

21. Fuck UA.

I will never fly with them.

[C Moon]

22. I agree: if not only for our own safety. Scary company.

What if that man had a bad back, or some other injury? I highly doubt the security inquired before dragging him off the seat.

[warmfeet]

31. This is an uncivil act.

Civilization is not particularly civil.

[dalton99a]

25. So they gave him a vacation