My husband, an ex-cop, says the United passenger may have been tasered

[adigal]

That is why he was screaming like he did. That is why he was out of it as they dragged him down the aisle and disoriented after. He thinks they tasered him.
Fuckers.

[malaise]

1. A fugging 69 year old man

Fuck them!

[adigal]

2. Even here, people are saying he was mentally ill. Nice. Nt

[Warpy]

3. He and his wife will be able to retire to Palm Springs

on the money the airline is going to have to shell out to make this one go away. A court case? Oh, forget that one, they'd never survive it.

They never thought of doing this shit to us when we were customers and not consumers.

[monmouth4]

5. Or down here in Palm Beach, he can play golf with you know who..n/t

[malaise]

6. Well said

Welcome to Groper Don the Con's America where the law terrorizes paying customers on behalf of corporations

[adigal]

7. I hope so!!! He deserves every penny. Nt

[Dawson Leery]

13. Those jets are expensive.

Even on the secondary market where they should be sold to compensate this victim of the oppressive corporate state.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

4. It wouldn't surprise me one bit!

[anneboleyn]

8. I thought that might be the case! He was stunned when they were carrying him down the aisle

I thought he had been tazed. Exactly -- he started screaming in reaction to something, and I suspect it was being struck with a taser. God it disgusts me -- this is what happens when "capitalism" rules and companies aren't held to basic standards. I hope he sues the shit out of them. United can afford it. This man could have died from a heart attack -- and all because the fucking airline wanted the seat for themselves and their employees and of course $$$ reasons?

"Involuntary de-boarding?!" We live in a world that Orwell couldn't even imagine.

[mainer]

9. Explains the sudden agonized screaming. He'd been talking quietly up till then.

And the cops just decided to kick it up a notch.

[adigal]

14. Right? I wondered about the high pitched screaming

It seemed really weird for him to just start screaming.

[dalton99a]

19. Yep.

[Angry Dragon]

10. he gets his own plane with crew

[Dawson Leery]

11. Damn the coppers involved.

Damn United Airlines!

[HoneyBadger]

12. He was singled out due to racism

“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.

[dalton99a]

20. "Look, there's an old Chinese guy. Let's kick him off the airplane!"

[R B Garr]

15. Yes, this totally fits. The screaming was very acute

and sudden like he got a shock of pain, not from anger. Then he looked to go limp. How traumatizing all the way around.

[adigal]

17. Why is no one talking about this? We cant be the only ones

Who noticed.

[R B Garr]

21. Maybe things will come out with more reporting.

It sure does make sense, though. Maybe the victim will be speaking out soon.

[R B Garr]

22. I noticed a black holster type case on the officer's

belt in one part of the video. I was wondering what that was -- probably a taser? You can see it under his black sweatshirt as he puts his arm around the back of his belt. Maybe your husband can ID it. Not sure what it was (cellphone?), but I did notice it. Not sure I worded it correctly because I don't know the weapon nomenclature.

[adigal]

23. I'll have him watch it again. Good catch! I missed that. Nt

[warmfeet]

16. Do not fly with UA.

They can go bankrupt. Fuck'm.

[adigal]

18. I have their credit card, I'm cutting it up and mailing it to them nt

[warmfeet]

32. I applaud your actions.

Resist!

[Kolesar]

26. I hate Delta because they let that Grease Monkey fly after harassing Clinton supporters

His shirt said Grease Monkey.
Aviation is a fucked up RW enterprise.

[Judi Lynn]

24. Being shocked and surprised and hurt suddenly would surely explain why he screamed!

That makes perfect sense, puts things into perspective.

Thanks for mentioning his observation.

[Vinca]

25. Whether he screamed or didn't scream, he's got the most important thing of all: video.

And I would bet other passengers on that plane would line up to be witnesses against United in a lawsuit. This event has reminded me how old I am. I actually remember when traveling by air was a great experience and when the employees of an airline treated you like royalty. Yep . . . I'm that old.

[Kolesar]

27. I recall a captain whining about Clinton on the intercom back in the nineties

The flight was delayed getting to the terminal so he whined about that Clinton getting a haircut. I had never heard that dumbass RW story because I did not rush home and veg out in front of the TV news every evening to hear what the oracle was telling America.

[adigal]

28. Yes, he did. I remember those days, too. Even NYC to Buffalo, for $29

got you a snack and soda.
Not anymore. Now they pack you in like cattle and give you nothing.

[Lee-Lee]

29. Not a taser

You don't see taser holsters on the officers.

I don't think Chicago Aviation Security officers even carry tasers. I can't find a single picture of one with one and given that they are not allowed firearms I doubt they have them.

And the biggest reason is that his screaming wasn't consitent with being tasered. You usually can't control your breathing enough to scream like he did where he is taking breaths and screaming without difficulty. If you can scream you usually can empty you lungs and then it's done until the shock ends.

I've been razed a couple dozen times and still teach and certify for taser use, and it doesn't look like it to me.

[adigal]

30. Interesting. I don't know enough to agree or disagree with you, my husband does

He only screamed a few times, though. Then he was totally silent and out of it as they dragged his flaccid body down the aisle. When he came back on the plane, he was still disoriented.
So what was it?

[womanofthehills]

31. Whatever they did to him - he is still in the hospital!

[R B Garr]

33. There is something holstered in a square(?) black

pouch. It's on his belt. I watched it again today and saw it. Handcuffs? Cell phone? It's holstered to his belt and you can see it as his black sweatshirt moves to reveal it.

[Lee-Lee]

34. Way too small for a taser

A taser looks pretty much like a holstered pistol, but they tend to be in more awkward holsters that stick out more. They are very obvious when worn, and usually worn to the front or in a cross-draw fashion backwards from how the person would carry a pistol to avoid confusing the two under stress.

It's very obvious when worn.