No, the media did not identify the wrong David Dao as United's passenger

[oberliner]

No, the news media did not get the wrong David Dao.

Angry allegations have been flying across social media on Wednesday, charging that local and national news outlets misidentified Dao, an Elizabethtown, Ky., physician, as the passenger that security dragged off a United Airlines flight on Sunday.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-united-david-dao-20170412-story.html

[uppityperson]

1. It is good to correct things, but true that his background had nothing to do with his being ill

treated as he was. Shame on the airline.

[Dem2]

2. ok

[Charles Bukowski]

3. It's important to vindicate the "smear the minority" campaign

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perpetrated by the press apparently. On DU, no less.

BTW, did the media find any pics of Dr Dao flipping the bird on social media? That's grounds for justifiable homicide right there.

[oberliner]

4. There is no smear

Just a simple correction of inaccurate info that was floating around.

[Charles Bukowski]

5. Dr. Dao's past is completely irrelevant to the incident

that occurred a few days ago.

This is a Trayvon Martin smear job you're trying to vindicate.

[oberliner]

8. Agreed

This article is just correcting the articles floating around confusing him with another person with a similar name.

[alarimer]

10. DU has its share of "obey authorities or else" folks.

To me, these sorts of people are not liberal or progressive and really should be much more at home elsewhere.

[MineralMan]

6. It doesn't matter. The man's past history has no relevance

to his treatment on that plane. None whatsoever.

[steve2470]

7. I don't care if the guy was a convicted first degree murderer, his past has NO relevance

Even murderers have civil rights. Dr. Dao's civil rights were violated. End of story.

[Henry Krinkle]

9. His history has no relevence to how he was treated.

Looking at it from the other side, if he was some saint that cured thousands, that wouldn't be relevant either,
but yet in either circumstance, it's somehow going to be reported on.

[LeftishBrit]

11. Exactly!

[cwydro]

12. Thanks for posting this.

A lot of misinformation flying around.