Remember the story yesterday about the passenger that had to be subdued?...Turns out

[Liberal In Texas]

he was an off-duty flight attendant.

Yesterday's post for background: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215520089

A Delta Airlines flight from California to Georgia was diverted to Oklahoma on Friday night after a passenger became unruly and had to be subdued, CBS Los Angeles reports. Delta confirmed that the passenger was an off-duty flight attendant.

Delta Flight 1730 out of Los Angeles was originally headed to Atlanta, Georgia, but was diverted to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where the man who caused the disturbance was taken into custody. Passengers aboard the flight said the man made an announcement over the plane's PA system telling the passengers to take their seats and prepare to put on their oxygen masks, CBS LA reports.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/delta-flight-diverted-unruly-flight-attendant/

Weird.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Not any more.

[Lovie777]

2. Gosh . . .

what was he drinking.

[FarPoint]

3. Disgruntled employee going " off the reservation".

We are in a post tRump era wherein America has been suffering from his abuse...it has residual effects....PTSD realm stuff...

[mopinko]

7. yup. it scares me.

i've calmed down, but i was not a nice person by summer.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. You can do better than that metaphor.

[FarPoint]

13. I had not yet finished my coffee..

Sure...I'll do better next time

[WhiskeyGrinder]

14. Oh! DU has an edit feature, too.

You can edit your post when you realize you've said something people object to and you don't wish to cause further harm.

[Jilly_in_VA]

12. Lovely

To quote something I read somewhere long ago (it may have been in "Pogo" but I honestly don't remember). "It ain't my job to gruntle 'em."

[magicarpet]

4. Former flight attendant flying high on hallucinogenic mushrooms and acting like a clown,.... now,...

.... looking to once again to become gainfully employed.

Waiting for the buzz to subside and wear off so he can think more clearly.

[SheltieLover]

6. More like bad acid

[dhol82]

5. There seem to be questions as to why he was even allowed to board

On the news this morning it was reported he boarded wearing some kind of helmet and pads on his arms and legs.
Seems a bit dodgy to me.

[SheltieLover]

9. Wth?

I wonder why they allowed him to board?

Makes no sense.

[KentuckyWoman]

8. In all seriousness, I hope he is provided whatever medical help he needs.

All of us, if we live long enough, have moments in life where we simply fall apart. Rebuilding ourselves afterward is hard enough without adding the national spotlight and federal charges to it.

[stopdiggin]

11. Thanks. For adding this element of humanity.

Now if the guy is just a belligerent drunk (or druggie) - I'm not at all sympathetic. On the other hand, a good deal of these 'incidents' seem to have an element of someone not operating with a full deck. And for that - yes I do plead understanding and compassion.

(but, in either case, people can not be allowed to be rampaging around an aircraft - knocking out teeth and trying to open hatches.)

[msongs]

15. one reads it is not possible to open a plane door in flight nt