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FreeJoe

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15. Never had it happen on a plane...

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 02:25 PM

Jun 2012

...but when my kids were 2-3 years old, we had a few spectacular melt down tantrums. These usually came when the child was really tired and really over stimulated. One I recall was when we had to leave a toy store after he had played with a train set for about 20 minutes. I just carried him how and forcibly buckled him into his car seat and then road back with him while Mrs. FreeJoe drove us home. My point is that I could see it happening to any kid, or at least a lot of kids, if all the stars lined up just wrong.

I feel sorry for everyone involved, but I don't fault the airline or even the parents. Sometimes things in life just don't work the way we plan them. I would have tried to negotiate with the airline for a later flight and some reasonable charge and I would have made darn sure that my child understood the gravity of the situation (like you will never touch another iPad in your possibly very short life again if you can't sit properly on the plane!).

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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