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Passenger says United ‘trapped’ her next to a man who masturbated on flight. Then the airline let him leave. (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by nocturne@slrpnk.net to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Edit: Original site is paywalled and seeming to not always load, here is another article about the incident: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/united-airlines-flight-masturbating-incident/6551525/

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[–] tazeycrazy@feddit.uk 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Sounds like they where landing. Hence she had to sit as well. The guy probably could have waited till he was in the airport.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

He definitely could’ve waited. The flight was a regional trip and only an hour long.

I bet he does it for the thrill. If he gets off on the publicity of the act and having other passengers be captive around him, then an airport bathroom would have defeated the purpose. He wanted his fellow passengers to witness what he did, like a flasher or exhibitionist.

[–] tazeycrazy@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago

Definitely. Probably some needs attention or needs people to see him. Isn't this the issue Louie C.K. had with flashing other female comedians? It's sexual assault whatever it was. Hope the women Is getting better help now.