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31. A book would work, or a little non-electronic toy

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #23)

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 02:50 PM

Jun 2012

But coloring--naah. Gotta have that seat/tray table in the full upright position!

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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