AA Passenger going Berzerk on the ramp @ CLT

melax

melax

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Dunnot know what to sayyy....
Crayzeee...
I guess he went on a "Rampage"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5446169/Passenger-kicked-flight-strips-waist.html

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Murdoughnut said:
Also, here’s what white peivledge gets you - not being beat down.
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The guy was tackled to the ground and had knees and elbows forcibly pinning him down on the back of his head and neck from multiple men, some of whom were not white. It probably wasn’t excactly a comforting experience. And that was before the cops even showed up. (btw, the first cop arrived by catching a ride with a ramper on his bag tug). But, yes, I’m sure there just had to be some element of racial injustice to be drawn from this somehow.
 
Murdoughnut said:
Nice response time CLT police.
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Not sure if it's still the case, but in 2011, the Charlotte Airport Police were responsible for medical response inside the terminal and for an aircraft attached to the jetway. Middle of the summer time and I had a passenger (male, mid 70s) apparently run from the other side of the airport to catch our flight. He's totally out of breath when he gets on board (we were parked at a remote spot with no jetway out at the end of the E gates) and sweating. He gets about halfway to his seat and collapses. My FO sees it happen, grabs the radio and calls ops to request medics (which is company policy). Meanwhile out FAs go to work on the guy.

And then we wait.

And wait.

And wait some more.

My FO and I call ops and ramp control 5 or 6 times over the next 10 minutes while we wait for the medics. Meanwhile the guy in the back is still breathing... kind of... but unconscious.

12 minutes after the FO called, two cops walk over to the airplane and yell up the stairs to ask if "somebody needed something". They don't even have their med bag with them... it's back on their golf cart they left parked inside the terminal. One of them kind of ambles back inside to get it while the other one comes on board and starts working the patient.

After that I never bothered calling ops for medical and just called ground and asked them to roll the trucks to the gate.
 
BobDDuck said:
After that I never bothered calling ops for medical and just called ground and asked them to roll the trucks to the gate.
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I think that's a good idea anywhere. I don't like the idea of my request getting relayed through ramp or ops and not even knowing for sure if someone is on the way.
 
BobDDuck said:
Not sure if it's still the case, but in 2011, the Charlotte Airport Police were responsible for medical response inside the terminal and for an aircraft attached to the jetway. Middle of the summer time and I had a passenger (male, mid 70s) apparently run from the other side of the airport to catch our flight. He's totally out of breath when he gets on board (we were parked at a remote spot with no jetway out at the end of the E gates) and sweating. He gets about halfway to his seat and collapses. My FO sees it happen, grabs the radio and calls ops to request medics (which is company policy). Meanwhile out FAs go to work on the guy.

And then we wait.

And wait.

And wait some more.

My FO and I call ops and ramp control 5 or 6 times over the next 10 minutes while we wait for the medics. Meanwhile the guy in the back is still breathing... kind of... but unconscious.

12 minutes after the FO called, two cops walk over to the airplane and yell up the stairs to ask if "somebody needed something". They don't even have their med bag with them... it's back on their golf cart they left parked inside the terminal. One of them kind of ambles back inside to get it while the other one comes on board and starts working the patient.

After that I never bothered calling ops for medical and just called ground and asked them to roll the trucks to the gate.
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This is a post-9/11 phenomenon. Any law enforcement hijinks are pretty much off limits for conversation.

The problem is you can't have an honest discussion about it because everyone involved immediately plays the "safety card", the "national security card" or the "you're attacking law enforcement" card. Pressing the issue brings you the kind of attention you don't want.
 
SquatThrust said:
The guy was tackled to the ground and had knees and elbows forcibly pinning him down on the back of his head and neck from multiple men, some of whom were not white. It probably wasn’t excactly a comforting experience. And that was before the cops even showed up. (btw, the first cop arrived by catching a ride with a ramper on his bag tug). But, yes, I’m sure there just had to be some element of racial injustice to be drawn from this somehow.
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Yeah well, summoning the cops is never going to be a "comforting experience".
 
fholbert said:
Let's see...

- The guy got kicked off the plane for erratic behavior.

- Ran out onto the ramp and attempted to prove his behavior was normal.

What's wrong with that?
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He was just upset about having to leave his rollaboard in the jet bridge!
 
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