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[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

The airline said both the child’s accompanying parent and flight crew tried to resolve the situation but were “unsuccessful.”

While you are likely right, we don't know anything about the family. If the child had special needs it may have just been a bad day for all involved.

[–] isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

There's a certain level of disability that simply makes one unable to fly on a plane. If you're an adult and so detached from the reality that you think the flight attendant is trying to eat your soul, and so you need to stab her? Yeah, you shouldn't be on a plane, disability inclusiveness be damned. If the kid has such profound special needs that he simply cannot sit in a chair on a plane without creating a safety hazard for the whole aircraft? He should not be on a plane, inclusivity be damned.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But why not throw out the offending family and let everyone else get on with their lives?

[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not debating removal, that definately should happen. My debate is with the judgment from commentors despite not knowing the full story.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I know, I went on a tangent. I disagree with you on that. There's no way it's okay to ruin everyone's trip because you cannot exist in society. Fix your shit before gambling with other people's plans.

[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fine to disagree, I just find it heartless. Consider this scenario:

You're a parent of a special needs child
90% of the time, things are fine
9% of the time, they're managable
1% of the time, they're not
Your child has been on many flights, and has been fine
This is the 1%
You can't calm your child, others can't calm you child, so you agree to depart the flight
It happens to be that it took just too long for the plane to depart, and you feel like shit.

There is no "fix your shit" in this situation. There are a lot of rightfully angry passengers, at the situation. Those angry at the parent need to learn this is the real world and shit happens that can't be "fixed".

Now, this could simply be a case of a bad parent. But no one in this thread knows that.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 0 points 1 week ago

You say it's okay for them to throw the dice with other people's lives. I say this is asshole behavior. You say I'm heartless. Now that we've both descended to name calling, I think we can call this thread done.