"This morning, my wife left Orlando, Florida aboard @SouthwestAir flight 1630 (MCO to PHX)."

[mahatmakanejeeves]

This morning, my wife left Orlando, Florida aboard
@SouthwestAir
flight 1630 (MCO to PHX).

She sat behind this man. She had been attending the Grace Hopper Conference all week and was resting her head on her tray table, trying to sleep a bit.

Let me tell you what happened.

Link to tweet

[Sky Jewels]

1. Come on, internet. Let's make this mfer famous.

[Hekate]

2. So, what did happen?

[maxsolomon]

3. It's DU's favorite: Twitter bait.

I surmise that the dude was a jerk.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. I Find It Annoying

I'm not in a place right now where I can watch the video.
Not blaming the OP. The Tweeter could have given a short synopsis.

[ancianita]

38. Just click on the link below the OP twitter photo that says "Follow the conversation"

and you get the twitter blow by blow thread of what this guy did that merits him being arrested for assault as a hate crime.

[LisaM]

8. Here's a regular link.

Short version, she fell asleep with her head on a tray table and apparently bumped his seat in the back and he violently reclined his seat in an attempt to hurt her, which he did. He then proceeded to verbally harass her, called her racial slurs, and threatened to keep reclining his seat to spill her drink. All witnessed by her seatmates, who kept a written account. He was detained after the flight, but the jurisdiction was the FBI, not the police, because the incident occurred over international waters.

https://www.businessinsider.com/man-accuses-southwest-airlines-passenger-physical-verbal-assault-against-wife-2022-9?amp

I can understand why the flight attendants didn't physically confront him. There has been an enormous uptick of violence against flight attendants lately. They did offer to move her, but it sounds as ultimately he was held accountable, so I am not sure what else there is to this story. It's very unfortunate.

[Hekate]

12. TY. As for the flight attendants, they've had facial bones broken & other serious injuries...

…inflicted on them by violent male passengers. Where is the airline industry’s permanent no-fly list for this behavior?

[LisaM]

15. I don't know that he had previous incidents.

But let's hope this is his last flight for a while. It sounds as if it's in the FBI's hands at the moment.

[Treefrog]

30. Weird because in the story it says she was unaware of

the incident, had gotten up to go to the bathroom, and her seat mates told her when she got back.

[LisaM]

40. Because it happened while she was asleep.

I think it woke her up and then she had pain from it.

[LoisB]

4. An idiot doing idiotic things because reasons...

[cally]

10. No, it was a racist, misogynistic violent attack

And the the FBI, SW airlines, nor police have done anything yet. The spreading of this is a way to get an investigation going.

This could happen to any of us and needs to be taken seriously

[Zilli]

34. We live in hate world now.

On another thread on DU this morning there was an essay about how SADISM is the new "cool" and that deriving pleasure and joy from the pain of others is absolutely the goal. Seems to be the the way of things at this point in time. This is a tragic new way of feeling powerful by being sadistic.

[sop]

5. From the husband's name, I'm assuming race and ethnicity had something to do with this assault.

[dchill]

7. This is not the face of America.

This is the face of hate.

[Hekate]

9. Unfortunately, this is America's face right now

[Irish_Dem]

11. This is the face of America.

Full of hatred wanting "revenge."

[BComplex]

13. This is FOX NEWS America. And it's becoming more and more dangerous

with fux nooze stirring up these sociopaths. THIS is not "free speech". This is propaganda, and it's causing this country to FAIL.

[Irish_Dem]

20. Relentless psychopathic propaganda, designed to destroy our democracy.

So that a white, male, Christian minority can be installed.
Via a fascist government.

[BComplex]

43. Bingo!

[Irish_Dem]

44. ..

[WhiskeyGrinder]

37. lol it actually kinda is

[llmart]

41. You must have been asleep for the past few decades.

This is exactly who we are. Oklahoma bombing a building with a daycare in it. The proliferation of guns. Cops shooting black people just because. Sandy Hook, etc. I'm going to stop there because there's too much.

[dchill]

42. Thanks for not understanding!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

14. They are working on identifying this asshole

Link to tweet

[dchill]

17. Seems like they'll be able to flush him out.

[rockfordfile]

24. I agree

[LuckyCharms]

26. He's not the guy...

The guy with the beard in the video is merely describing the incident.

[grantcart]

35. He gives a cogent recap of what happened.

[Treefrog]

28. That guy doesn't look at all like the guy in the OP.

Wtf?

[LuckyCharms]

29. See my post above.n/t

[wiggs]

18. As we have learned over the last 6 years, there are a lot of angry people walking around just

spoiling for a fight, a war, or a chance to break out their weapons.

[Irish_Dem]

21. Angry, bored, privileged, entitled.

Aren't busy fighting for their next meal or trying to put a roof over their heads.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

19. It is only a matter of time before this asshole is identified

Link to tweet

[gldstwmn]

31. The airline and authorities know exactly who he is.

I'd be shocked if Twitter hasn't figured it out already.

[Old Crank]

22. Trying to read Twiddler links

Impossible for me unless it is one screen shot.
Used to beable to but now a screen blocker pops up.
I'm not joining that platform.

[LuckyCharms]

23. Ah, I wonder what would have happened if

he did that with the woman's husband sitting next to her.

He would have had the dog shit beaten out of him...that's what would have happened.

[OMGWTF]

27. Clearly, SW Airlines knows who this jerkhole is because his name is on the boarding pass.

[iscooterliberally]

32. I hope they sue Southwest and whoever this man is. n/t

[AverageOldGuy]

33. I do not have a Twitter account . . . . . .

. . . so I can't see the rest of the story.

Not everyone uses "social media."

[ancianita]

39. I don't either, but I read the whole twitter thread by clicking the link below the photo in the OP.

Try it. In the OP, click on the link that says: "Follow the full conversation on Twitter" and it connects you to the twitter thread that explains the whole thing.

[IronLionZion]

36. Southwest knows who he is

they have names of everyone on the flight and check photo IDs when issuing boarding passes. They chose not to have police arrest him upon landing.

[Rocknation]

45. Was the table down or up when her head ended up on or against it? And did the perp KNOW

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that her head was on/against the tray table on the back of his seat when he reclined it? He definitely acted unruly afterwards, and the airline should punish him for that ("international incident" or not). But I suspect that they and the FBI are both dragging their feet because ultimately, the initial bumping was simply an accident that she had caused: tray tables are not headrests.


Rocknation

[Oneironaut]

46. Just your typical angry, mediocre male that's mad at the world.

Attacking minorities gives him the power he feels like he lost. That, and, supporting their dear, Fascist leader who promises to put white men at the top again.