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Originally Posted by The_Judge

Hi Jane.....nice title. Have you heard of the word defamation? Here is a quick snip of what it means.........In law, defamation (also called calumny, libel, slander, and vilification) is the communication of a statement that makes a false claim, expressly stated or implied to be factual, that may give an individual, business, product, group, government or nation a negative image.

You might want to think twice about flippantly saying someone is trying to kill you.

The Judge

I apologize, to the powers that be, for going off-topic. However this kind of arrogance simply can't go unanswered.

"Judge," since you seem to be such a legal expert, perhaps you might want to consider that CREW can (although, almost never, are) be held accountable for THEIR less than stellar behavior.

First, there are a few categories of customers who deserve whatever they get. Those are people who are assaultive (with, or without, weapons), drunks, people who think they can smoke in-flight, and those who are unnecessarily loud (unless you're 6 months old.) After all those groups are considered, there should be no LEGITIMATE reason for a crew member calling the cops on someone. Unfortunately, that's not the reality. "Interfering with crew" has to some flight attendents, who are bored or have weak egos, come to include customers who complainin about the quality of a meal; any customer who says they will write a complaint letter; any inter-continental business-class customer who requests a special meal for their child; traveling with a child who will not stop saying "bye-bye plane," and other "pearls!" Obviously, alleging, in these instances that any crew member was "interfered" with is a lie. In many states there are laws penalizing the act of "unsworn falisifaction," or "filing a false report." It's time these laws start being enforced when it comes to flight crew! Airport police should stop kissing the a** of the crew, and treating the customer like a major world terrorist! Indeed, the first crew member to spend a few nights in the lock-up, over this kind of behavior, will likely spark a change of attitude in some of these border-line sociopathic crew.

Finally, NO, I have NEVER had to talk to cops, or have been threatened by crew. HOWEVER, there continues to be coverage, by the media, of incidents of this sort. The outrageous part of this mess is that almost all of the garbage responsible for this behavior work in planes where the American flag is painted on the outside. As yet, this country is NOT a police state. However, this scum is, obviously, working hard to change that!