Comments on: Gay flight attendant arrested after JetBlue ruckus

By: David Lord

David Lord — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:26:52 +0000

I am confused by comments that seem to glorify ridiculous behavior on the part of the attendant. Is he being given undue sympathy by readers just because he is gay? What if the roles were reversed and a gay passenger inadvertently hit a straight flight attendant in the head when removing luggage. Now granted, the person should apologize, but ultimately the flight attendant has some responsibility as an employee and a representative of the airline to act a little more mature under the circumstances. He had absolutely no business using the company’s intercome to berate someone that he was having a disagreement with. Nor did he have a right to make his dispute with one passenger a public spectacle that disturbed the environment for everyone not involved in his spat. I don’t think either of the people involved should be commended. It sounds like they both behaved like spoiled children.

By: Billy Glover

Billy Glover — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:49:59 +0000

Why did they not arrest the passenger who violated policy and endangered the lives of others/ He didn’t-the plane was safely landed.

By: Eric Barreto

Eric Barreto — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:28:22 +0000

Slater is my hero. You go boy! You’ve done something that myself, as well as many others, have always wanted to do. The Customer is NOT always right. Employers need to start backing up their employees and realize it’s not always about the bottom line. Also.. people need to realize you can’t just speak down to people whenever they see fit…especially in this day and age.