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More media outlets are finally reporting the truth.
This was NOT an overbooking situation, and United has no provisions for passengers that have already boarded (with the understandable exceptions where the passenger is illegally onboard or threatens those around them). The provisions and regulations they're trying to hide behind only applies to denying boarding.
And even at that, as someone finally mentioned above, United didn't even follow the rules under which they are cowardly hiding behind (no written offer of compensation or explanation).
The good DR is a felon who gave and took drugs to a patient for gay sex. Not so good. And we all follow the rules. He would not comply. I bet he does not get what you think he will.
He will get a lot. This wont even reach court. And felon or not is immaterial in how this played out. They didnt go in to arrest a known felon on a plane, they went in to act like thugs towards a guy who simply refused to go along with an idiotic airline policy.
BTW, the UA CEO and the Chicago PD are not out there apologizing because things were done the right way and its all the passengers fault. The cop isnt suspended because he did it the correct way and its all the passengers fault.
United is admitting now that the flight wasn't overbooked. They discovered after everyone was on the plane that four employees needed to fly so they went on and forced people off in favor of the employees after the fact. This is what it looked like yesterday. Everyone had a seat but at the last minute, United pulled four customers off in place of their employees.
With the speed of technology and the shrinking of the world, we have reached the point where as fast as news of this story spread, the character assassination follows. I don't know this doctor or whether any of the stories are true but it doesn't really matter. He didn't stop being a human being and it doesn't mean it's okay to drag paid passengers off the plane because the airline needs to transport staff at the last minute.
According to documents filed with the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, Dao was arrested in 2003 on the drug-related offenses following an undercover investigation.
The board’s probe into the criminal charges found that Dao became sexually interested in a male patient, Brian Case, who he gave a physical examinationto, including a genital examination, and then eventually made the man his office manager.
Case then quit that job due to “inappropriate†remarks made by Dao, who then pursued him and arranged to give him prescription drugs in exchange for sexual acts, the documents, filed last year, state.
But does this mean every person who gets on a plane to take a trip has to prove they are perfect and good and wonderful? This man bought a ticket. He chose not to want to change to a different flight. Who knows what life secrets others had who didn't get dragged off the plane? What matters is he was legally sold a ticket, and was sitting peacefully in his seat when he said no. They should have gone on and offered something more lucrative if they really needed the space. I would never assume that anyone on a bus or plane or train was either an outstanding citizen or a not so outstanding one, but was using a means of traveling. Nor would I consider it my business.
This disgusting spectal should further discourage people from flying and allowing themselves to be molested. It should not be allowed to establish that just because one wears a uniform, even if they are a cop, they do not drag people off of airplaines so some airline people can fly.
Utterly disgusting display of what the airline industry really thinks of its customers.
You gotta love the character assassination. This doctor's personal history has absolutely ZERO to do with United Airlines dragging a paid passenger off their plane so employees can get seats. The only people who's character should be questioned is that of the officer and the CEO of UA.
United and the passenger were at fault. United should have handeled the overbooking situation before the passengers boarded. The passenger iis also at fault for not following the commands of a lawful order by law enforcement.
Not true. If there were obvious merit, many attorneys would happily take a case like this on a contingency basis.
But, it doesn't matter whether you are going to win in court or not. What matters is acting like a rational human in the close confines of a commercial airline in the era of daily terror. And the rational way to act is to follow orders and keep your mouth shut.
I think they went too easy on him. He should have been restrained and taken to jail for inciting violence and rioting.
Taken to jail for inciting violence and rioting? What are you smoking? Do you have enough to share?
And no, many attorneys would not happily take a case like this on a contingency basis. One third of a $3K settlement just isn't that appealing.
Your continual advice to follow orders and keep your mouths shut probably works well in Russia.
Here in the U.S., we get to speak up when we are being robbed and assaulted.
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