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Apr 11, 2017 4:57 AM

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UAC_DeltaCompany said:
800$ bucks and a hotel just for a day? Man, that's a sweet deal.
According to federal regulations, they should offer a minimum of 1350 dollars, four times the price of the ticket.

Apr 11, 2017 5:54 AM

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United Airlines is a shit tier company (not that there are really any "good" airline companies in the US).

Feel bad for the dude, hope he sues their asses off.
Apr 11, 2017 6:12 AM

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Oh and the airline was offering money + hotel?!

Jesus....I would've taken that shit and gladly given up my seat!

This guy's a fucking moron all around!


He wasn't just being stubborn without a reason. He was a doctor who needed to be somewhere at a certain time and couldn't simply negotiate a delay.
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Apr 11, 2017 6:52 AM

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Kek at anyone defending this. You guys have no idea how this shit works, do you?




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Apr 11, 2017 6:53 AM

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JustALEX said:
I don't know how people are living in 2017 America and don't already know that when a cop tells you to do something, you swallow your pride and you fucking DO IT!

Welcome to the land of the free, lol. I think I'll avoid Murica and North Korea.
Apr 11, 2017 6:53 AM

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Ameriniggers actually defending this. Fucking typical.
Apr 11, 2017 6:56 AM

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How the fuck are people actually defending United?
Apr 11, 2017 6:59 AM

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How the fuck are people actually defending United?
You're supposed to comply with police and they seem to have the right to do whatever they want with their flight, that means that you can be ejected whenever.

It's just that that might not actually fly in a court anyway, if he decides to sue.
He'll most likely win anything related to overuse of force.




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Apr 11, 2017 8:01 AM

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Apr 11, 2017 8:13 AM

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You have to do some serious mental gymnastics to defend this in any regard.

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Apr 11, 2017 9:15 AM

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Apr 11, 2017 9:33 AM

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Don't really see how anyone can defend this, like really...
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Good riddance....................................................................................
Apr 11, 2017 9:40 AM

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Wow, that guy and his audience were disgusting.

Props to Americans for being shit once again. You guys do so many dumb shit that even third world citizens like myself can't help but pity.
Apr 11, 2017 10:23 AM

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Wow, that guy and his audience were disgusting.

Props to Americans for being shit once again. You guys do so many dumb shit that even third world citizens like myself can't help but pity.
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Apr 11, 2017 11:21 AM

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^Really...."kill me".....cuz you had to get off the plane?!

Fucking REALLY!?

I'm NOT defending United....but Jesus....this guy is NOT some innocent victim like many of you think.

Clearly, something is off about him.
Apr 11, 2017 11:40 AM

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^Really...."kill me".....cuz you had to get off the plane?!

Fucking REALLY!?

I'm NOT defending United....but Jesus....this guy is NOT some innocent victim like many of you think.

Clearly, something is off about him.


the doctor is a memer

just kill me fam

Apr 11, 2017 11:50 AM

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I directly came to MAL after months of not using it, because I know here I would find the more retarded points of view.

1. "He should not have acted like that", how the fuck would you act like in a situation like this? Not everyone is a submissive little weaboo like yourself.

2. "They offered him money"
No. He was going somewhere for some reason, be that a job, medication, a trip, doesn't matter. He doesn't really have to explain it, but sadly, I do: He could have lost said job, died from not having said medication, or lost even more money than he would have gained by having his planned trip screwed up.

As a matter of fact, he was a doctor, so they didn't offer him jack shit with their $800. I'm sure you would have gladly accepted, because that's probably what you make in a month, assuming you have a job and don't live in your mom's basement.

3. The security company should be just as liable as the airline.

4. Any "should-haves" regarding his behavior are completely beside the point: They'd already decided he was to be taken off the plane. His behavior had nothing to do with the situation. Even if we accept this fucked-up system, the problem is still violence against someone who'd paid for their service.

and worst of all, their cunt of a CEO approving of this.


Ok, now education time is over, I advise you all to do something more important with your lives now.

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Apr 11, 2017 12:19 PM
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There's no reason anyone should defend this kind of behavior. What the company did was horrible and is something people certainly shouldn't accept.


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Re: "He should've calmly explained the situation" etc.

We can't know for sure whether it happened or not until more videos/witnesses step up, from the video, we could see him screaming while "security" were "removing" him.. with force. Fair chance that if someone were causing most people here physical injury, that they wouldn't just be calm and collected.

We do however know security did talk to the man, and we do not know exactly how he responded then. People usually only start to take videos when things get rowdy.

As to the "kill me" thing, it might be easy to say that it's an overreaction and whatnot, but the guy was probably in shock from getting beaten up and most people aren't going to be in their most composed state at that point.

United was in a difficult condition (can't fly without crew), but they put themselves there in the first place, so I have zero sympathy for them, and hope that they will suffer a severe backlash (be it lawsuit, investor trust etc.).
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I don't know at what I should feel more disgusted: that a paid Customer was dragged out by Force because of false Management that has been made out of Greed or by the other Passengers, who saw the obvious Brutality to which someone of them was dragged on, but didn't even attempt to stop the Security Guys from mistreating him.

Why doesn't Overbooking work like this: the first one to pay will get his Seat definitely. The second one to pay will only get a Seat if the Machine isn't already full. If Staff needs to travel, they need to know in Advance how many Seats they can offer a Customer or not. Like really, are the Managers from the Airline really that incapable to not have even considered negative Repercussions because of this Incident? Why didn't they just send another Airplane for their Staff if they noticed that they really had to be there?
And to be honest, I don't think that it would have made much of a Difference, if one or two Persons more than Seats were available had been also on Board.
Apr 11, 2017 2:09 PM

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Mikasa said:
1. "He should not have acted like that", how the fuck would you act like in a situation like this? Not everyone is a submissive little weaboo like yourself.

You understand cops have guns and shit right?

You understand this is America, where we have about a million stories where cops use excessive force....

If you understand those two points, then you should understand why he shouldn't have acted like that.

The guy will sue United and probably win a million dollars or some shit....so happy ending I guess.
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Noboru said:
or by the other Passengers, who saw the obvious Brutality to which someone of them was dragged on, but didn't even attempt to stop the Security Guys from mistreating him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect
Apr 11, 2017 3:39 PM

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Lmao the ceo finally apologized after defending the removal as standard procedure because his stock tanked today

$$$$ talks
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What united was doing was straight up fraud, they can get away with this because the percentage of having a full plane is very low. If it does happen - they have to kick out people that PAID for their ticket.
Apr 11, 2017 4:26 PM

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Spicer's next job is PR with United

Apr 11, 2017 4:27 PM

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The heading is wrong, they found mah waifu's doujinshi in that man's phone so I called the security, all the bribed the shit out of the people in the higher-ups, and I said "because YOU are OVERBOOKED".

At least my money made a change...
Apr 11, 2017 5:49 PM

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I heard it was actually illegal what they did. Once on the plane the FAA rules kick in for forced removal. They did not have legal authority nor would police to kick anyone off for the reason they did. They would have had to keep raising the price offered to voluntarily have people leave.
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Everyone should boycott United Airlines until they are bankrupt
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I heard it was actually illegal what they did. Once on the plane the FAA rules kick in for forced removal. They did not have legal authority nor would police to kick anyone off for the reason they did. They would have had to keep raising the price offered to voluntarily have people leave.


I tried to look it up. It doesn't seem to be "illegal", but it does seem to, if one is a lawyer, violate UA's own code of conduct.

Apr 11, 2017 8:38 PM

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The Airline is at fault here. They overbooked the flight and had to kick a few people off because of it, but just because the guy's a VIP doesn't mean he should get special treatment. Anyone could have been chosen, and it just happened to be the guy that went out kicking and screaming. It would be be unjust to pick someone else just because he's a doctor and threw a tantrum.

In the end the biggest loser is the United Airlines, or maybe not. Are people really going to stop using the Airline because of this? Or maybe Airlines in general will practice overbooking less after this incident, even if it means a few less people per flight.

Edit: and I don't mean to imply what the doctor did was wrong. If anything he'll get a better settlement because he got the shit beat out of him. I just think it would be unjust for the Airline to pick someone else because the doctor had a "better reason" to stay on.
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^Really...."kill me".....cuz you had to get off the plane?!

Fucking REALLY!?

I'm NOT defending United....but Jesus....this guy is NOT some innocent victim like many of you think.

Clearly, something is off about him.

Probably because he's a doctor. One mishap could potentially cost you your job and license. And not coming on the job is a big one (especially for surgeons and such).
Apr 11, 2017 9:32 PM

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Noboru said:
or by the other Passengers, who saw the obvious Brutality to which someone of them was dragged on, but didn't even attempt to stop the Security Guys from mistreating him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect
Yeah, I've heard about that. But in this Case, it seems to be more the Fear of Authority that didn't make anyone do anything aside from filming and/or shouting.


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Edit: and I don't mean to imply what the doctor did was wrong. If anything he'll get a better settlement because he got the shit beat out of him. I just think it would be unjust for the Airline to pick someone else because the doctor had a "better reason" to stay on.
Unjust? Maybe. Still, there would be a Possibility that another Person, who wouldn't be that time-restricted, would comply.
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THIS MAN HAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE TO PATIENTS ILLEGALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UNITED AIRLINES WAS/IS JUSTIFIED IN BEATING HIS ASS!!!!!!

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/uniteds-stock-is-set-to-fall-5-and-wipe-1-billion-off-the-airlines-market-cap-2017-04-11

Glad this cost them way more than they saved. They deserve it. At this point, due to how many times the airlines have been bailed out, the govt. should realistically own them - Their should be no CEO making Twitter comments amounting to nothing.
Apr 11, 2017 9:42 PM
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This incident will be remembered by US people, shame! shame!
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Lel, it turns out this "doctor" lost his license to practice for selling drugs and trying to by gay sex; he also has anger management issues and was given back his license to help him cope, as it was a matter of "family honour".
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4401980/Dr-dragged-United-swapped-drugs-secret-gay-sex.html?ITO=1490
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/11/david-dao-doctor-dragged-off-united-flight-was-con/
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I heard it was actually illegal what they did. Once on the plane the FAA rules kick in for forced removal. They did not have legal authority nor would police to kick anyone off for the reason they did. They would have had to keep raising the price offered to voluntarily have people leave.


I tried to look it up. It doesn't seem to be "illegal", but it does seem to, if one is a lawyer, violate UA's own code of conduct.


No it was pretty illegal. The author of this article is a lawyer.
http://lawnewz.com/high-profile/united-cites-wrong-rule-for-illegally-de-boarding-passenger/

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^Really...."kill me".....cuz you had to get off the plane?!

Fucking REALLY!?

I'm NOT defending United....but Jesus....this guy is NOT some innocent victim like many of you think.

Clearly, something is off about him.

He's an old man having an anxiety attack after being harassed and roughed up.
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Aureolus said:
Lel, it turns out this "doctor" lost his license to practice for selling drugs and trying to by gay sex; he also has anger management issues and was given back his license to help him cope, as it was a matter of "family honour".
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4401980/Dr-dragged-United-swapped-drugs-secret-gay-sex.html?ITO=1490
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/11/david-dao-doctor-dragged-off-united-flight-was-con/
And this changes things because... it's a just-world complex. He still had a licensee (limited), and if the article is true even more cause not to be late because of the probationary conditions.
Does not change he had patients, paid for the seat, and was subjected to unnecessary force.

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Aureolus said:
Lel, it turns out this "doctor" lost his license to practice for selling drugs and trying to by gay sex; he also has anger management issues and was given back his license to help him cope, as it was a matter of "family honour".
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4401980/Dr-dragged-United-swapped-drugs-secret-gay-sex.html?ITO=1490
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/11/david-dao-doctor-dragged-off-united-flight-was-con/
And this changes things because... it's a just-world complex. He still had a licensee (limited), and if the article is true even more cause not to be late because of the probationary conditions.
Does not change he had patients, paid for the seat, and was subjected to unnecessary force.

worth noting that they got the wrong guy. the one being forced out of his seat and having to stay in a hospital due to injuries in his body is not the same Dao that sold illegal drugs.
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And this changes things because... it's a just-world complex. He still had a licensee (limited), and if the article is true even more cause not to be late because of the probationary conditions.
Does not change he had patients, paid for the seat, and was subjected to unnecessary force.

worth noting that they got the wrong guy. the one being forced out of his seat and having to stay in a hospital due to injuries in his body is not the same Dao that sold illegal drugs.
https://twitter.com/_ClaireConnelly/status/852038054093008896

So now he's got to fight libel on top of this assault, lol.
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I mean, acting like a child wasn't going to solve anything. If anything he should have tried to talk to those in charge, and said that he's got something important, hopefully allowing he to stay on and another taking his place off the plane. If someone else didn't have something important on, i'm sure they'd swap their places. But screaming and holding onto a seat, that's not going to accomplish much.


He did but they forced him off regardless.

"A man says a fellow passenger who was dragged off an overbooked United Airlines flight protested to airline employees that he was a doctor who needed to see patients in the morning."

- https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/kentucky/articles/2017-04-10/the-latest-united-procedures-followed-to-remove-passenger

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I mean, acting like a child wasn't going to solve anything. If anything he should have tried to talk to those in charge, and said that he's got something important, hopefully allowing he to stay on and another taking his place off the plane. If someone else didn't have something important on, i'm sure they'd swap their places. But screaming and holding onto a seat, that's not going to accomplish much.


He did but they forced him off regardless.

"A man says a fellow passenger who was dragged off an overbooked United Airlines flight protested to airline employees that he was a doctor who needed to see patients in the morning."

- https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/kentucky/articles/2017-04-10/the-latest-united-procedures-followed-to-remove-passenger


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Lel, it turns out this "doctor" lost his license to practice for selling drugs and trying to by gay sex; he also has anger management issues and was given back his license to help him cope, as it was a matter of "family honour".
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4401980/Dr-dragged-United-swapped-drugs-secret-gay-sex.html?ITO=1490
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/11/david-dao-doctor-dragged-off-united-flight-was-con/


This only proves he's still a doctor with someone mot likely supervising him and weather he did or didn't need to see patients the next day despite his situation means united employees didn't really talk it out with him, including security, are also apart of the ones who mishandled this altogether from the get go.

The only actual thing united needs to do is reprimand whoever allowed the overbooked flight and those who forcibly removed him, also remember they needed to remove five people by force for those five employees. Four of those five could've been treated the same or just willingly went with the security.

They also need to apologize if they haven't yet. Including the crew and security.

Either way you paint it, doesn't matter who they were. What matters is that they paid to travel when they wanted to but that freedom (dignity?) was taken from them and disregards the customer.

(Didn't see your post until I posted, excuse the double post.)
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THIS MAN HAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE TO PATIENTS ILLEGALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UNITED AIRLINES WAS/IS JUSTIFIED IN BEATING HIS ASS!!!!!!

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE


He still paid for his seat though.
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Veneficia said:
THIS MAN HAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE TO PATIENTS ILLEGALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UNITED AIRLINES WAS/IS JUSTIFIED IN BEATING HIS ASS!!!!!!

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE


He still paid for his seat though.



I'm mocking people who will say this or already did.
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Guys, did you know the flight might not have been overbooked?

:^)
https://archive.is/K0J0F

So there's a multitude of ways and of people that he can sue and fuck over.




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Aureolus said:
Lel, it turns out this "doctor" lost his license to practice for selling drugs and trying to by gay sex; he also has anger management issues and was given back his license to help him cope, as it was a matter of "family honour".
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4401980/Dr-dragged-United-swapped-drugs-secret-gay-sex.html?ITO=1490
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/11/david-dao-doctor-dragged-off-united-flight-was-con/
Why are you so desperately trying to conflate two different issues?

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i love it when people start acting like some neutral almighty unbiased godly judge and they even believe their own shit, suddenly its not their thoughts and opinions anymore but the righteous justice god way, they are unbiased, non-subjective, they just are! To be honest, everyone is like this quite often, me included, but i don't forget myself and i still post a lot of personal shit which is what forums are made for , if they didn't want us to have our own style and posts it would be an article instead a forum thread.
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Guys, did you know the flight might not have been overbooked?

:^)
https://archive.is/K0J0F

So there's a multitude of ways and of people that he can sue and fuck over.

The CEO apologized AGAIN?!

Jesus...this has to be a new record of apologies.
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Between the leggings incident and now this guy, I can safely say I'll never be flying with that airline.

What they should have done is increase the incentives to voluntarily leave the plane. Offer up 2-3k and watch how many people willingly give up their seats.

Instead of doing that.. Now they're faced with lots of bad press and a lawsuit that's going to cost them thousands and thousands of dollars.
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