[Butch Cassidy Slept Here]

If the only negative image one ever had of a flight attendant was when it related to an f/a going bonkers over safety or other relevant issues (ie: intoxication) I don’t think we would have ever heard of the term “Sky Nazi.” The fact is there ARE flight attendants, based on media accounts; postings on this board, and elsewhere, who manage to turn a plane into a flying police state and succeed in making Iran look like a liberal democracy. What does “safety” have to do with denying a female customer boarding because the f/a feels she is “provocatively” dressed? Then there are the “write-ups” some f/as apparently live for: A grandmother who won’t delete a cell phone video, a customer who says they will write a complaint letter, and again, shall we not forget American Air’s “Helen The Orange Juice Lady.” So why, praytell, should we all be in a rush to kiss some f/a’s butt when he does something he can’t lie his way out of?? During Mr. Slater’s (the JetBlue f/a) “perp walk,” an arrogant smirk was very much in evidence. “What I did was a big joke and nothing will happen to me” appear to be his thoughts. Perhaps if Slater has to do six months in jail he will get the message that his f/a job (or former job) does not immunize him from criminal prosecutions and the penalties. Mr. Slater’s anger over a clear violation of safety rules may have been appropriate. However his subsequent behavior and demeanor suggests he has been taking considerable delight in making the flights of many completely miserable for no good reason.