MR SLATTER

I read with great sympathy the plight of Steven Slater, the flight attendant who everyone seems to think had lost it on the incident he had with a passenger.

My question is why is everyone so surprised by his reaction to the passenger?

Isn’t it what is really happening allover America now? Aren’t we quick to use abusive language in public places? Aren’t we quick to think that our own universe is the only one that exists? It seems to me we all owe Mr. Slatter an apology, for accepting the rudeness of the woman on the plane. The mere fact that she: hits him with her luggage and doesn’t even apologize for hurting him! What’s wrong America? Isn’t that what we are tolerating now, rudeness to people, building mosques near sacred grounds and the hell with the victim’s families, driving while talking on the cell phone or texting, causing traffic to slow up, creating dangerous situations?

I notice we don’t make full stops at stop signs, will race to close a gap so someone can’t get in front of you on a highway doing 65 mph. We don’t get thank you from anyone, we disrespect the elderly, and the rights of all kinds of people, and then the press works up a frenzy about Mr. Slatter saying in essence: “Who the hell needs this kind of society? Where is civilization? I’m getting the hell out of the crazy world asap!”

The man serves the public for 20 years and decided: enough is enough, and the media jumps on him, not the nasty, childish passenger.

I know my baby sister is an airline attendant. I would not want to hear someone speak to her the way that inconsiderate loon spoke to Mr. Slatter. But my gripe is with what we are becoming as a society, not just airline passengers. I appreciate the stress that flying has become, but we are all in this together, thanks to some deranged towel heads and the morons that would defend them.

Meanwhile, Mr. Slatter was terribly wrong in his reaction. He did put people in danger by his actions and the drama that ensued. He really missed his chance by NOT suing the passenger and having her arrested for assault, the law was on his side and choose drama instead!