I've seen that Pepsi thing a few times (Reply #106)

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Tue Apr 11, 2017, 11:12 AM

christx30 (6,188 posts)

106. I've seen that Pepsi thing a few times

from many sources. It's not a fascism thing. It's satire of Pepsi's stupid Jenner commercial with her walking through protesters, and offering a Pepsi to a cop, and suddenly everything's OK.
A post on Reddit was captioned with "I'm never getting a ticket again", and it showed a Pepsi stashed in the door of the car.

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Story about 69 year old Dr. David Dao; the man United dragged off the plane [View all]	OKNancy	Apr 2017	OP
All American family	exboyfil	Apr 2017	#1
Yeah, that was a bad decision for United.	Zing Zing Zingbah	Apr 2017	#13
Well maybe	cagefreesoylentgreen	Apr 2017	#70
Such a horrific way to treat any human being	Justice	Apr 2017	#2
Yeah, he could have been afraid he was about to be deported.	randome	Apr 2017	#3
"How do we know he's a real doctor"	BannonsLiver	Apr 2017	#22
Not at all. It was a legitimate question.	randome	Apr 2017	#27
Really?	atreides1	Apr 2017	#32
One who might state his dilemma rather than scream and fight the police.	randome	Apr 2017	#37
Okay Judgey Judgerton... You are right you don't know ...	LakeArenal	Apr 2017	#50
His immigration status and past conviction may have made him a little jumpy around the police.	randome	Apr 2017	#52
Now you are speculating...	LakeArenal	Apr 2017	#53
That's most of what we do on DU.	randome	Apr 2017	#55
Speak for yourself speculator...	LakeArenal	Apr 2017	#58
Some people will ALWAYS defend Wall Street and so on.	Eliot Rosewater	Apr 2017	#102
Isn't that the truth. (nt)	bekkilyn	Apr 2017	#105
What past conviction?	cannabis_flower	Apr 2017	#59
He was convicted of selling painkillers. Had his license revoked but re-acquired.	randome	Apr 2017	#63
What kind of police	HelenWheels	Apr 2017	#67
Yeah, I'm confused about whether they were police or security guards.	randome	Apr 2017	#71
Apparently they were security guards. nt	No Vested Interest	Apr 2017	#189
Hired by UA. In the same way DAPL corp. hired security officers	BlancheSplanchnik	Apr 2017	#208
He paid for his flight	JonLP24	Apr 2017	#249
Yes, he paid for a flight, not for a specific seat on a specific plane.	randome	Apr 2017	#250
Both parties are responsible -- United and the Chicago PD.	JonLP24	Apr 2017	#251
No company operates without limits on compensation of some sort.	randome	Apr 2017	#252
I'll let the lawsuit sort all this out	JonLP24	Apr 2017	#253
I have no doubt that's true.	randome	Apr 2017	#254
That was subsequently discovered to be	liberalhistorian	Apr 2017	#259
The doctor's identity is irrelevant. And, in fact, it's been 'proven' that the first ID was correct.	randome	Apr 2017	#265
No, United shares equal blame.	liberalhistorian	Apr 2017	#266
Wrong guy, randome	lillypaddle	Apr 2017	#234
Nice find!	BlueMTexpat	Apr 2017	#237
Hey, you're welcome	lillypaddle	Apr 2017	#242
Exactly. Makes you wonder what other forms of "classification" are going on.	BannonsLiver	Apr 2017	#122
I'm drifting with you BannonsLiver..	LakeArenal	Apr 2017	#165
Righhhht	BannonsLiver	Apr 2017	#41
Well, he certainly is NOT a "typical doctor."	cwydro	Apr 2017	#49
Clearly the airline handled this terribly	janterry	Apr 2017	#56
They let him back on and he was presumably going/running (didn't see that part) back to his seat.	PotatoChip	Apr 2017	#170
Someone seated near him on plane said his head hit the floor and he was out for a bit	womanofthehills	Apr 2017	#195
And that's relevant to being dragged off a plane by goons how?	BannonsLiver	Apr 2017	#123
I'be been working in healthcare for thirty years.	Laffy Kat	Apr 2017	#186
And it was pretty evil that those "not so pretty facts" are being used	pnwmom	Apr 2017	#213
It was a shitty question	ProfessorPlum	Apr 2017	#57
I'm simply trying to be objective.	randome	Apr 2017	#60
no, you are not being objective	ProfessorPlum	Apr 2017	#65
No, the implication from the start is that if the man is a doctor, he is more deserving of respect.	randome	Apr 2017	#77
MAYBE they should have offered $100 more, or $200 more, or $300 more	ProfessorPlum	Apr 2017	#83
But they did keep offering more, until they reached the maximum they had to offer.	randome	Apr 2017	#91
They offered vouchers not money	bekkilyn	Apr 2017	#93
The vouchers are pretty worthless. Most people have experienced that.	Alice11111	Apr 2017	#228
Exactly, which is why no one wanted them. (nt)	bekkilyn	Apr 2017	#244
"the maximum they had to offer" a self-imposed maximum	ProfessorPlum	Apr 2017	#95
Nazis? Nah, they would have pumped the whole plane full of zyclon b.	LOL Lib	Apr 2017	#109
The company-imposed limit is the _Company's_ problem	JHB	Apr 2017	#185
THIS! nt	tblue37	Apr 2017	#216
Perfectly stated.	MrPurple	Apr 2017	#225
No they did not do "everything they could"	bekkilyn	Apr 2017	#90
I'm pointing out that if the scheduling situation was as dire as some have said...	randome	Apr 2017	#96
DON'T RESIST CITIZEN. OBEY. OBEY YOUR CORPORATE MASTERS	ProfessorPlum	Apr 2017	#98
If someone is grabbing and threatening me with physical violence	bekkilyn	Apr 2017	#103
We don't know what occurred before the video.	randome	Apr 2017	#116
There was no good reason for him to have been required to leave in the first place	bekkilyn	Apr 2017	#125
That sounds reasonable. But maybe there were no alternatives.	randome	Apr 2017	#129
He probably refused and then security was called	LeftInTX	Apr 2017	#140
+1	dalton99a	Apr 2017	#182
There are plenty of alternatives, but they just didn't try. (nt)	bekkilyn	Apr 2017	#150
It's bribery the minute they offer it	BannonsLiver	Apr 2017	#215
Bingo	BadgerMom	Apr 2017	#145
apparently they randomly selected his name.	bdamomma	Apr 2017	#161
This girl was "asked politely" to leave the classroom--first by the teacher,	tblue37	Apr 2017	#167
But we don't know how much the police tried to talk Dr. Dao out of the plane.	randome	Apr 2017	#169
"To point out that people should meekly and compliantly agree to be brutalized is ridiculous"	EX500rider	Apr 2017	#183
Which means it would never have gotten straightened out	bekkilyn	Apr 2017	#191
and if he had a condition that might cause him to be easily frightened or disoriented?	delisen	Apr 2017	#172
A plane full of passengers is 'special'. Confining space. Nowhere to go.	randome	Apr 2017	#174
What United should have done was take responsibility for their own ineptitude	bekkilyn	Apr 2017	#192
It has occurred to me that someone his age growing up in Viet Nam is likely to have experienced	Tanuki	Apr 2017	#179
Agree. Plus too many police seem to be trained to bark orders at people	delisen	Apr 2017	#190
Which is why we see him in the later video pleading, "Don't kill me!" nt	tblue37	Apr 2017	#217
They could have driven them there. It was only four hours away!	LisaM	Apr 2017	#202
Only typical doctors you mean.	tazkcmo	Apr 2017	#257
Yes.	randome	Apr 2017	#258
So if I were to be trespassing in your house, you'd	mythology	Apr 2017	#80
TALKING is what responsible grownups do	ProfessorPlum	Apr 2017	#85
If the police then beat him up instead, is it your fault?	jberryhill	Apr 2017	#226
The man wasn't trespassing	bekkilyn	Apr 2017	#97
Find another means of getting the crew to Louisville	BadgerMom	Apr 2017	#142
The plane ended up being delayed two hours anyway--and part of the delay was because they had to	tblue37	Apr 2017	#218
Thank you, Professor Plum, very good answer.	Alice11111	Apr 2017	#227
Why should doctors be treated differently?	Demsrule86	Apr 2017	#72
There is no evidence of tasering, despite some DUers pushing that possibility.	randome	Apr 2017	#82
I read it somewhere and I still wonder why you are so determined to blame the victim...	Demsrule86	Apr 2017	#112
I'm not blaming the victim.	randome	Apr 2017	#121
If a passenger were ordered to undress and do jumping jacks, must he comply?	pnwmom	Apr 2017	#214
That "flailing about", as you describe it, was most likely from being tazed and rendered unconscious	brush	Apr 2017	#66
I seriously doubt he was tazed. There is nothing that supports that possibility.	randome	Apr 2017	#84
Guess you've never seen videos of people being tazed. There is yelling. And how do you account for..	brush	Apr 2017	#89
In the video, you see him hit his head against the opposing row of seats.	randome	Apr 2017	#94
I watched several videos and didn't see him hit his head. Why are you defending this horrific...	brush	Apr 2017	#138
I'm not defending anything. I'm saying he hit his head on the opposing row of seats.	randome	Apr 2017	#163
He did hit his face on the armrest. That is why he was bloodied. nt	tblue37	Apr 2017	#219
He hit his face or the rough manhandling led to his face hitting the arm rest?	brush	Apr 2017	#221
That, I am sure--he was yanked around rather fiercely, so I imagine they hit his face	tblue37	Apr 2017	#222
Here you go again	ProfessorPlum	Apr 2017	#99
Oh, come on! Don't get a post hidden on my account! I'm not -as I'm sure you'd agree- worth it!	randome	Apr 2017	#111
"And pls. note everyone. They picked a POC to do that to."	tarheelsunc	Apr 2017	#209
He was tased from what I heard ...and I would have been furious...	Demsrule86	Apr 2017	#69
I feel confident in saying he wasn't tased.	randome	Apr 2017	#87
Post removed	Post removed	Apr 2017	#100
I'm not at all saying that. Geeze, get over yourself.	randome	Apr 2017	#108
man, come on	d_r	Apr 2017	#124
I feel blaming the victim is inappropriate...and too bad for United.	Demsrule86	Apr 2017	#110
How would one forcefully remove a passenger without the use of force?	randome	Apr 2017	#113
I find it disturbing that this discussion has gone as	MontanaMama	Apr 2017	#184
You can debate this until the cows come home	Heartstrings	Apr 2017	#196
I've wondered if s/he is arguing just for the sake of arguing	bekkilyn	Apr 2017	#203
Absolutely.	warmfeet	Apr 2017	#205
+1! eom	BlueMTexpat	Apr 2017	#239
One should not forcibly remove a passenger period so there was no need for any sort of force...	Demsrule86	Apr 2017	#207
Check upthread.	BlueMTexpat	Apr 2017	#238
Slander as well as assault.	Demsrule86	Apr 2017	#241
Please check upthread.	BlueMTexpat	Apr 2017	#236
aaaaaand. . . . right on schedule.	niyad	Apr 2017	#139
Frankly I don't think any mature adult would act like he did, Dr or not.	EX500rider	Apr 2017	#180
He screamed when thecthree goons attacked him. He may have been tased.	yardwork	Apr 2017	#194
He was not tased. No one on the plane said he was.	randome	Apr 2017	#197
Were you there?	yardwork	Apr 2017	#198
Someone on the plane would have said it.	randome	Apr 2017	#201
got a link?	tazkcmo	Apr 2017	#255
Entirely my opinion. I would not expect a professional man/woman to react w shouting & flailing.	randome	Apr 2017	#256
Who cares what YOU would expect?	tazkcmo	Apr 2017	#260
first news source to actually do their job and identify the man and confirm he is a physician.	hlthe2b	Apr 2017	#4
Ya know, I read the DM...daily. I have yet to see why it's called a "rag." I read more news there	WinkyDink	Apr 2017	#7
Well, they certainly seem to work at getting the story--rather than waiting to be spoon-fed the	hlthe2b	Apr 2017	#9
It's a rag because it runs scare stories about immigrants, and obsesses about female bodies	muriel_volestrangler	Apr 2017	#28
"Scare stories" or lies? There's a difference. And you are SERIOUSLY GOING BACK TO THE 30'S?!	WinkyDink	Apr 2017	#220
Scare stories AND lies. Yes, it does goes back to the thirties. It's been a rag for over 80 years	muriel_volestrangler	Apr 2017	#232
When it's competitor is "The Sun" (Murdoch rag)...	mwooldri	Apr 2017	#81
And soon to be the new owner of United Airlines	madokie	Apr 2017	#5
Not a chance	FBaggins	Apr 2017	#48
The United employees are	liberalhistorian	Apr 2017	#267
Thanks, but we don't need to know his past. Nobody deserved that assault and battery.	WinkyDink	Apr 2017	#6
Very true. And we must continue to keep this in mind when the	Tanuki	Apr 2017	#11
WHAT blemishes in his professional history? I didn't read anything of the kind?	hlthe2b	Apr 2017	#16
I am not trying to offend you or slander Dr. Dao.	Tanuki	Apr 2017	#19
I had seen none of this but agree with you that this is immaterial to	hlthe2b	Apr 2017	#31
So the smear campaign begins already.	Demsrule86	Apr 2017	#76
That case might involve some level of racist harassment too.	hunter	Apr 2017	#101
What if it had been Mitch McConnell?	LeftInTX	Apr 2017	#143
So what?	athena	Apr 2017	#118
excellent post! nt	steve2470	Apr 2017	#132
+1000.	byronius	Apr 2017	#188
Yes! This! Lack of empathy, a chronic illness in our country... nt	Heartstrings	Apr 2017	#206
Do you work for United? Stop blaming the victim...don't care	Demsrule86	Apr 2017	#75
They're not blaming the victim.	athena	Apr 2017	#120
No. It is important to get out there to fight the attempt to villainize him and destroy his rep	hlthe2b	Apr 2017	#14
limbaugh asked why didn't they just offer him a pepsi?	certainot	Apr 2017	#30
I've seen that Pepsi thing a few times	christx30	Apr 2017	#106
limbaugh is making fun of the whole thing with a 'political correctness' reference	certainot	Apr 2017	#160
People I've seen it have been crapping on	christx30	Apr 2017	#171
"PC" really means "Prejudice cover-up"	sharedvalues	Apr 2017	#223
here's one definition	certainot	Apr 2017	#224
I don't care	itcfish	Apr 2017	#8
I read that a random computer pick occurred	tavernier	Apr 2017	#10
Nope, he felt that it was racism and misandry	HoneyBadger	Apr 2017	#38
Totally agree. Respect for the man and what he's accomplished, but his being a doctor doesn't	Fla Dem	Apr 2017	#25
The claims for the amount of compensation vary from story to story	csziggy	Apr 2017	#12
Would have been cheaper for them to have offered 2 free first class tickets	n2doc	Apr 2017	#26
They could have hired a car and driver to drive their crew to Louisville	csziggy	Apr 2017	#35
Some DUers in the know say that doesn't work according to FAA regulations.	randome	Apr 2017	#39
As I said in my message,that might have been a consideration	csziggy	Apr 2017	#42
They could definitely be more forthcoming about the reason this became such a problem.	randome	Apr 2017	#45
They could have negotiated with a competitor to fly the crew	hlthe2b	Apr 2017	#43
Maybe they tried. If the entire region was screwed up, maybe there were no alternatives.	randome	Apr 2017	#46
Then hire a private service or join Netjet	BadgerMom	Apr 2017	#51
This...	PoiBoy	Apr 2017	#127
O'Hare's close to Palwaukee airport where I'm sure they could charter a nice small corp jet.	Gidney N Cloyd	Apr 2017	#147
I heard the flight they were repositioning for was next day.	Hassin Bin Sober	Apr 2017	#64
I hadn't heard that. Definitely no logic to forcing passengers off if that's the case.	randome	Apr 2017	#92
Billions, w the boycott.TheChinese are boycotting too.Today alone was1/2 million just in stock loses	Alice11111	Apr 2017	#230
Without a compelling excuse?	cannabis_flower	Apr 2017	#61
It depends on the job - for a doctor it could be a major problem	csziggy	Apr 2017	#168
I was actually thinking of the others on the plane..	cannabis_flower	Apr 2017	#181
Of course we don't know how many passengers were already behind schedule	csziggy	Apr 2017	#187
He definitely looks dangerous in that pic	Orrex	Apr 2017	#15
Why I don't fly	DownriverDem	Apr 2017	#17
I quit flying in 1990 when the passengers were treated like cattle	csziggy	Apr 2017	#40
UA seems to have some serious problems	Phoenix61	Apr 2017	#18
Weather canceled and delayed thousands of flights in the region. It was a scheduling mess.	randome	Apr 2017	#20
Thanks, I didn't know that	Phoenix61	Apr 2017	#23
They also kill pets -- see my post below (and it's all over YouTube and Twitter)	anneboleyn	Apr 2017	#164
I appreciate you sharing that information. Morning Joe were on	dae	Apr 2017	#21
agreed	NewJeffCT	Apr 2017	#33
+1	uponit7771	Apr 2017	#54
69 years old & treated like that . Shame on them!	luvMIdog	Apr 2017	#24
Immigrants coming here and stealing our doctor jobs	IronLionZion	Apr 2017	#29
He was most likely tazed, and knocked unconscious. He was out cold when being dragged out with...	brush	Apr 2017	#86
I hope he sues the pants off of them	TNLib	Apr 2017	#34
When will the violence by Americans against the Vietnamese end?	HoneyBadger	Apr 2017	#36
We're just missing the Jackboots!	SCVDem	Apr 2017	#44
United needs employee training!	Lonestarblue	Apr 2017	#47
DING DING DING! Lonestarblue, you're our grand prize winner!	rocktivity	Apr 2017	#79
They are allowed to offer as high an amount as they like.	athena	Apr 2017	#146
The CEO's response reiterates this attitude. It is a shitty company. Top to bottom.	AgadorSparticus	Apr 2017	#175
Thanks for the lovely picture, OKNancy.	elleng	Apr 2017	#62
I will repeat what I said on another thread on the same subject....	Heartstrings	Apr 2017	#68
Let's not ask Judge	SCVDem	Apr 2017	#73
+1 to you here, too (nt)	bekkilyn	Apr 2017	#78
Thanks good to see you bekkilyn!	Heartstrings	Apr 2017	#104
heres what i dont understand	rdking647	Apr 2017	#74
I hope he sues the living daylights out of United.	C Moon	Apr 2017	#88
I hope all those DUers who accused him of lying about being a doctor apologize publicly.	athena	Apr 2017	#107
+1 nt	steve2470	Apr 2017	#114
Amen	get the red out	Apr 2017	#134
I suggest that you not hold your breath waiting for that apology. there is a certain mindset	niyad	Apr 2017	#144
I can't even imagine	athena	Apr 2017	#149
it is better not to imgaine such disgusting things.	niyad	Apr 2017	#152
LOL. You're right.	athena	Apr 2017	#153
+1,000 I don't recognize this place these days	malaise	Apr 2017	#204
some days it is a puzzlement	niyad	Apr 2017	#246
NY Daily News writing about his previous run ins with the law... I'm	NoMoreRepugs	Apr 2017	#115
totally agree	steve2470	Apr 2017	#130
My daughter may contact him . . .	OldRedneck	Apr 2017	#117
Woot!	get the red out	Apr 2017	#135
Let's ignore, for the moment, the wisdom....	LAS14	Apr 2017	#119
here's the thing to me.	d_r	Apr 2017	#128
Good point. No attempt to de-escalate the situation. nt	LAS14	Apr 2017	#141
Please stop it with the "inappropriate reaction". The man was a 69 year old Vietnamese immigrant.	haele	Apr 2017	#154
I'm with you.	Lifelong Protester	Apr 2017	#158
Well thats fine	d_r	Apr 2017	#166
To begin with...	Zambero	Apr 2017	#131
It's an abuse of the system.	athena	Apr 2017	#137
Exactly.I am so fucking sick of the corporate shills -- United has also killed a bunch of pets	anneboleyn	Apr 2017	#162
Really, they should just up the compensation offers until someone accepts. n/t	PoliticAverse	Apr 2017	#177
An excellent solution	Zambero	Apr 2017	#245
WHAT LEGAL order??? why were the police even there in the first place? WHAT LeGAL ORDER	niyad	Apr 2017	#148
The one thing overlooked about this	tikka	Apr 2017	#126
And yet they still get the money for those no-shows. (nt)	bekkilyn	Apr 2017	#133
STOP THE STEREOTYPING	onetexan	Apr 2017	#136
did they treat a non-minority this way?	niyad	Apr 2017	#151
Did a non-minority refuse to vacate the seat when asked? eom	tarheelsunc	Apr 2017	#210
did they DEMAND that a non-minority give up a legally purchased and occupied seat?	niyad	Apr 2017	#247
I am not defending ANYTHING.	tarheelsunc	Apr 2017	#261
you do not KNOW that a white person would have received the same disgusting treatment	niyad	Apr 2017	#262
And you do not KNOW that they wouldn't have. eom	tarheelsunc	Apr 2017	#263
perhaps not, but we can sure make a good guess.	niyad	Apr 2017	#264
Lol!	Squinch	Apr 2017	#178
The doc said that it was because he was a Chinese man	HoneyBadger	Apr 2017	#231
Don't feed the trolls, guys. n/t	Stand and Fight	Apr 2017	#155
Thanks for this post! I have blocked three posters now who have been posting unbelievable, hostile	anneboleyn	Apr 2017	#156
I must have put at least twenty people on ignore since yesterday.	athena	Apr 2017	#159
a well bred family of drs.	bdamomma	Apr 2017	#157
Corporations are not all alike. United is seeming like one go the bad ones.	delisen	Apr 2017	#173
I had heard he started screaming when he was tazed .......... unconfirmed	Angry Dragon	Apr 2017	#176
I wondered my self about that	duncang	Apr 2017	#199
interesting, thanks	Fast Walker 52	Apr 2017	#212
He's 69 years old? They beat up a senior citizen?	McCamy Taylor	Apr 2017	#193
yes they did	onetexan	Apr 2017	#233
This is a microcosm of how "free enterprise" ...	Fantastic Anarchist	Apr 2017	#200
this post was so much better than I feared it would be	Fast Walker 52	Apr 2017	#211
I think the fact that he is from Vietnam may have something to do with the obvious fear	HoneyBadger	Apr 2017	#229
Certainly they could have found at least	BlueMTexpat	Apr 2017	#235
While there is no confusion about Dr. Dao's being a doctor,	BlueMTexpat	Apr 2017	#240
Wow people get angry because facts are reported	HopeAgain	Apr 2017	#243
They probably thought he was Chinese	JonLP24	Apr 2017	#248

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