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In the discussion thread: 3-Year-Old Kicked Off Airplane for Crying [View all]

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 02:29 PM

17. Unruly, screaming people of ANY age are a safety issue on an airplane.

On a long flight, the other passengers might become unhinged because of screaming and disruptive behavior on the part of some uncontrollable child.

The "children can do no wrong" crowd on DU might disagree with me, but I have experienced this same sort of situation up close and personal, and if I had been forced to listen to THAT particular screamer for 4 hours in flight in addition to the two hours on the ground, I might have lost my mind and become dangerous (said little darling was directly across the aisle from me while we sat on the ground because of a winter weather delay in departing - when she wasn't tearing up and down the aisle in her hysterical tantrum).

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71 replies	Author	Time	Post
3-Year-Old Kicked Off Airplane for Crying [View all]	MADem	Jun 2012	OP
Good for the flight crew	MadHound	Jun 2012	#1
I wonder if something as wrong with the kid	treestar	Jun 2012	#2
The plane can't take off because the kid wasn't sitting in his seat properly	MadHound	Jun 2012	#4
OK. Though still how come Dad had such a problem?	treestar	Jun 2012	#10
That's an issue for the family if the dad couldn't get him to sit up	tammywammy	Jun 2012	#13
why take offense?	treestar	Jun 2012	#16
No offense taken	tammywammy	Jun 2012	#18
"It is the Dad's problem and it's strange he could not fix it somehow. "	cleanhippie	Jun 2012	#33
Who knows,	MadHound	Jun 2012	#14
Do you have kids?	Skidmore	Jun 2012	#19
No though I've had several in my life	treestar	Jun 2012	#21
You are right. I had six and sometimes nothing works. I have	virgogal	Jun 2012	#22
They took his toy away.	Life Long Dem	Jun 2012	#44
at 3, the kid's carseat should be installed on the plane	tabbycat31	Jun 2012	#50
It wasn't that the kid was screaming	tammywammy	Jun 2012	#7
Sounds to me like there is something wrong with his parents. I must have missed the memo	Egalitarian Thug	Jun 2012	#45
Your headline is incorrect. They were kicked off because the child wasn't properly seated and belted	Beaverhausen	Jun 2012	#3
Blame TIME, not me! I cut and pasted it right from the article! nt	MADem	Jun 2012	#25
Misleading headline	proud2BlibKansan	Jun 2012	#5
Yep--Time.com needs to fire the headline writer. NT	MADem	Jun 2012	#26
This problem is running rampant in the media these days.	TheManInTheMac	Jun 2012	#55
bullshit headline...	ProdigalJunkMail	Jun 2012	#6
+1 n/t	tammywammy	Jun 2012	#8
Sex sells!! Er....well, any kind of drama sells!	MADem	Jun 2012	#28
Yeah, but 'not following safety procedures' isn't a juicy headline. eom	tawadi	Jun 2012	#36
Having travelled with my own kids when they were very young,	SheilaT	Jun 2012	#9
Good point. It would have been easier if the parents had	treestar	Jun 2012	#11
My oldest actually flew somewhat frequently	SheilaT	Jun 2012	#61
+1 ... parental failure.	Auggie	Jun 2012	#12
Never had it happen on a plane...	FreeJoe	Jun 2012	#15
The airline offered them the same flight for the next day	tammywammy	Jun 2012	#20
Very nice of the airline	FreeJoe	Jun 2012	#24
Well, at least their luggage will have some sun and surf.	Darth_Kitten	Jun 2012	#54
Unruly, screaming people of ANY age are a safety issue on an airplane.	kestrel91316	Jun 2012	#17
I recently endured a long flight with a wailing child...	MADem	Jun 2012	#29
Why not a book or coloring book for the plane taking off?	obamanut2012	Jun 2012	#23
A book would work, or a little non-electronic toy	MADem	Jun 2012	#31
At least the plane wasn't in the air when they kicked him off. n/t	Ian David	Jun 2012	#27
LOL! Reminds me of this scene!	Quixote1818	Jun 2012	#32
Ha ha ha--love the boxing gloves...and the GUN! nt	MADem	Jun 2012	#39
Tough call. I probably would have let it go	Quixote1818	Jun 2012	#30
The job of the flight crew, though, is passenger safety and adhering to FAA requirements.	MADem	Jun 2012	#37
Good points. My sister use to be a flight attendant	Quixote1818	Jun 2012	#41
I also have family in the airline industry so I routinely get an earful about	MADem	Jun 2012	#47
Hopefully it was a good lesson for the kid and maybe even the parents.	Quixote1818	Jun 2012	#49
Maybe the 3 year old was the one to put in First Class	treestar	Jun 2012	#42
Hard to know--maybe they were doing it on the cheap	MADem	Jun 2012	#46
Sounds claustrophobic.	treestar	Jun 2012	#48
Wonder if this would have happened if the mother was with the child	tawadi	Jun 2012	#34
I know--she was in First Class with the younger kid and granny! nt	MADem	Jun 2012	#40
"I wish someone had taken the screamer off the last flight I was on!"	KansDem	Jun 2012	#35
Ha ha!! That's kind of funny, in a torturous way!	MADem	Jun 2012	#38
FAA regulations	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jun 2012	#43
I tried that on my wife one time	Major Nikon	Jun 2012	#58
Stupid of them to allow the luggage to stay on. A MAJOR security breech!	Logical	Jun 2012	#51
Just more poor writing	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jun 2012	#59
The worry is that someone throws a fit or gets their kid to cry so that they can get off the jet....	Logical	Jun 2012	#62
It would seem easier...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jun 2012	#65
If you check your luggage and do not get on the plane they remove your luggage.	Logical	Jun 2012	#66
I've not seen that.	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jun 2012	#71
"like many three year olds?" I don't think so.	demosincebirth	Jun 2012	#52
True, otherwise all those 3 year olds would get thrown off too	treestar	Jun 2012	#57
It must suck to be 3 years old and have your iPad taken away from you.	Darth_Kitten	Jun 2012	#53
lol	obamanut2012	Jun 2012	#56
I still don't have one of those things! I've survived! nt	MADem	Jun 2012	#63
I still don't have a flatscreen monitor for my computer; little Lord iPad can...	Darth_Kitten	Jun 2012	#67
The parents should have picked something different for him to play with	Nikia	Jun 2012	#60
BINGO! You win the thread--pity you weren't the kid's parent on that plane! nt	MADem	Jun 2012	#64
I was on a trans-atlantic flight one time and	avebury	Jun 2012	#68
Cool. How come your story didn't hit the Associated Press?	Darth_Kitten	Jun 2012	#70
Sounds like the kid is a spoiled brat.	roamer65	Jun 2012	#69

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