I cover a lot of in-flight misbehavior on Live and Let’s Fly, but I don’t think I’ve seen an incident that has made me angrier than a man who egregiously cursed out a flight attendant on Frontier Airlines, then apparently walked away after the flight. This thug needs to face justice for his deplorable action.
Violent Thug Needs To Face Justice After Horrible Rant On Frontier Airlines
First, a word on masks and airplanes. I don’t care that you don’t like masks or think they are ineffective. I really don’t care. I don’t like them either. Whatever you views on their efficacy, when you buy an airline ticket, you agree to wear one…just like you agree to wear a seatbelt. It’s part of the bargain. Don’t like it? Then walk.
Believe me, I look forward to the day when we no longer have to wear masks onboard. I see so many absolutely worthless loosely-fitting cloth masks that the whole thing seems like a mindless charade to me. But it doesn’t matter. It. Doesn’t. Matter. An airline can require passengers to wear masks if it so chooses. If it does, you have a choice: abide by the rule or find another form of passage.
Which leads us to our Frontier Airlines flight. In a video posted on Reddit, a man is captured unleashing a string of profanities then threatening a flight attendant who told him to put his mask on.
Will anyone defend this thug? This marks the disgusting behavior of a deranged, depraved, and petulant little man.
Here’s the sad thing. The guy apparently was not arrested. The passenger who posted the videos above was asked and said, “I know the cops talked to him upon landing but then saw him headed to baggage claim a few minutes later.”
His action does not call for a scolding. Instead, this thug should be be facing a $50,000 fine and jail time for threatening a crewmember. Listen to the video. Between the obscene language, he threatens to hurt the flight attendant. It’s recorded. It’s there for all of us to see.
So does anyone recognize this man? Please share this video and let’s identify this thug so that he will face justice for his actions. The skies should not be a place where flight attendants are scared to come to work because they fear these sorts of passengers who have no respect for other people.
One sidetone: Why would the flight attendant in the first video above try to stop the other passenger from recording the encounter? Sure, it shows that flight attendants were not in control, but what were they supposed to do when confronted with a violent thug? The video provides valuable evidence of what happened onboard.
And a word to the thug: learn some respect you loser. You think you’re a patriot? You’re a traitor to this nation, a coward, and a fool. This country will rot because of losers like you. Don’t take out your aggression on a poor flight attendant trying to do her job.
CONCLUSION
This incident really upsets me…I am so sick of those who use vile language because they lack the vocabulary to properly express their thoughts. Clean up your mouth when you’re in public and if you want to fly, realize that a mask is part of the deal. Now let’s bring this thug to justice. Please reach out to me if you know who it is. These incidents will continue if they go unpunished.
I agree with you on this clown, however you need to understand the use of the word “thug” is now considered “racist” in any context.
Wake up buddy!
Listen up folks, I was also horrified to see this word. The truth is that “thug” today is a nominally polite way of using the n-word.
As Kam likes to say: check yo self before you wreck yo self
Horrified??? Check yo self before you wreck yourself snowflake. Thug is a gangster wanna be. Exactly what he’s trying to be against federal law. Check yo self offends me.
All these middle aged white men project their feelings about their ugly wives onto our current Vice President. It’s the ultimate in misogyny and racism.
Dave Karen Edwards: oh no is Christmas cancelled!!!
It’s a slow day in The Villages and he’s bored
And shouldn’t you be in the closet watching your wife get serviced by her personal trainer AGAIN? Isn’t that why you pay him? Good old UA, the Cucks Cuck.
Dave’s off his meds again, just biding time til Truth Social (what a joke) comes online.
Til then, Mrs. Edwards giving free blowies in The Villages, step right up! Dentures in or out, your call.
F*** you, soyboy.
Such an intelligent response BF! Well played!
And using it to refer to a white thug makes the situation worse because… ?
The language is vulgar but I am much more concerned by the flight attendant’s behavior. She is violating the videographer’s personal space when she reaches in to physically touch him and his phone. Her failure to respect social distancing is exactly the type of behavior that is prolonging the pandemic and endangering the lives of everyone aboard this flight.
Most every airline now clearly state pre flight that video taping isn’t allowed. She’s doing nothing wrong. Concentrate on the action, not the reaction.
Like that hair, your snarky act is old and tired…
That flight attendant should have received a beat down for mouthing off to a customer. Amazing she escaped without any bruises
Really??? You are the problem. Please stay home.
Mark: Really? You’d punch a Female who is responsible for your safety? Why are you so angry? Your not thinking correctly. Do you punch out Police who pull you over for speeding ? Take your complaint to the Federal Government.
The lack of repercussions is what emboldens these uncouth dolts. Why fellow passengers don’t say something…well I get it, no one wants to get into a fight with a maniac, but this has gotten so out of hand, airlines, police, FAA, congress need to act and ensure that those who think it’s okay to behave this way only have their own 2 feet to use to travel with.
Do bandages count as a face mask if you punch him in the face until he bleeds? These anti-maskers are annoying enough. When they become obnoxious and threatening they need a lesson that won’t be soon forgotten. There was a time when if a fight broke out, the individuals involved were separated, the end. People were much more polite back then.
Lack of repercussions…..
Kinda like the lack of repercussions for Burning, Looting and Murdering….
All or nothing my dude.
And flight attendants should be conscientious in enforcing the mask mandate why?????
Very little support or meaningful punishment. Why bother??
Why should flight attendants check if someone’s seatbelt is fastened ? Maybe they should let everyone walk around the cabin whilst the aircraft is taxiing.
After all, the chance of catching covid on a plane is really low. Chance of a plane crashing is really low. So why have any rules ?
An FA’s role is to follow federal laws and airline policy, whether they make sense to them, whether they want to accept them or not.
You need to check the definition of the word “thug”. A thug is a violent, lawless person. The word has its routes Hindi. Why is EVERYTHING branded racist??? Consider that.
Thank you. The snowflakes are trying to ruin this country. Just cry racism is the motto…
If a dictionary doesn’t count it as racist then it isn’t. The idiot in the video is a thug and it isn’t racist.
Flight attendants should be allowed to carry tasers. Tase him. I think he committed first degree assault.
“ Hang’em ! Hang’em high!
Something else. The police who met the flight, interviewed a-hole and then let him go should get a dressing down too. This is the major reason why this keeps happening. Overlapping jurisdictions and none of the law enforcement officials want to get involved, so the transgressors don’t feel any repercussions for their behavior, which emboldens them to do it again. And with 25 years in aviation, I know from where I speak.
Police in certain cities know that liberal prosecutors will not charge him anyway so why waste time and file an arrest report when it won’t go anywhere.
How pathetic….another entitled, immature, American ‘male’. And all over a mask. How small can you get?
You sound like a lunatic yourself by ranting and raving about cursing and profanity. Cursing and profanity is protected speech. Free speech is a human right and anyone has a right to use profanity. I didn’t watch the video and can’t comment on any other points, but I can say your biggest gripe bout this man (using profanity) is disgusting and outrageous. I thought you had more sense than that to make the central point of your argument for government action about protected speech.
Yeah go ahead and drop some F bombs on your next flight (and knowing your racist beliefs, you would love to drop some Ns too) and see how far your protected free speech gets you.
Are you for real, it was a private company, a private contract, when he paid for the ticket he agreed to obey their rules, if he didn’t like it, take a hike. If I yelled out “Fire” in the middle of a packed movie theatre, a private business, is that free speech? Stop being so melodramatic, the animal in this video is a tosser and deserves to be jailed, they’ll gag him inside for sure and probably plug a few holes at the same time, woops! Problem solved.
@Jackson Waterson: I’m confused. What does flying on a commercial airplane have to do with free speech?
And on a serious note, do you use what is conventionally considered bad language? If so, why?
Because the moment the police (the government) arrests him absent a crime and only for using meany words, they are infringing upon that right.
Your whole article suggested prosecution with profanity use being cited by you over and over again as the worst thing the guy allegedly did. It’s reasonable to conclude that’s a reason why you want him prosecuted. Use of profanity should be irrelevant to any prosecution or charges.
Flying an airline isn’t some sort of soapbox in the middle of a public square. You have zero rights of speech on a private company’s property.
You’re flying on the airline’s rules. Behaving appropriately is one of those rules.
The minute he started menacing the crew it should have become a federal case. I’m really lost as to why the crew did nothing. After all, who knows if on that day the guy, wasn’t in a ‘normal’ or ‘good’ mood, what happens if he’s pushed a little bit more by a crew or other passenger and actually does harm. Or he forgets to take his meds, goes through a rough patch, etc. For all we know he might already be a convicted criminal.
Jackson, this is unfortunately a bad day for you. I’m sorry to say but you just picked a fight with the wrong guy at the wrong time.
I am currently in training to be a domestic violence advocate. Yesterday, I watched video of a 2 year old little girl who fled from her abusive father with her mother. They lived on $36 per week, and slept where they could, while the father wouldn’t leave them alone and kept fighting for custody. It was a heartbreaking, soul crushing video to watch. Being 35-36 thousand feet in the air, Jackson, is not escapable. This flight attendant was no more able to escape the abuse than the two year old was in the horrible video. So you just picked a fight with someone who has all the sympathy in the entire world for this flight attendant, and all the gratitude for Matthew for expressing the anger that so many people should be feeling.
Jackson, you also made a huge mistake by opening your mouth when you didn’t even watch the video. Well, I got news for you, buddy. I did. And it’s vile, disgusting filth and grime. How would you feel if you were spoken to this way with NO WAY TO ESCAPE? Watch the video. And if AFTER you watch it you still feel as if Matthew is wrong, then I challenge you to a fight. Game on, Jackson. You picked a fight with the wrong guy, and I just made it public. I, too, have had it with entitled brats thinking that they can get away with this vile, scummy behavior.
We are putting 100% of the in-flight enforcement on the flight attendants and occasionally the captain if the situation escalates; why don’t those of us who are able bodied step in and then these cases of air rage would certainly diminish; if the idiots just have to worry about 2-4 flight attendants, who are spread out in the plane, they might think twice before raging. Passengers have an input. What if those on Flight 93 said “no, not today, I don’t want to get involved.” The “it’s not my job to intervene, only to film it” or to blog about it is weak. Step up. Yes you may miss your connecting flight or get home late to watch TV due to filing out a police report. Worst case is you take a punch. What’s it worth to you? Would you tolerate it anywhere else like you do in the skies? Reprehensible also to sit by and let children listen to this abusive language without intervention. Stop the madness.
Crews are trained to handle unruly passengers. In many recent videos we’ve seen strong male passengers actually helping crew out in restraining or carrying those fools.
If you go to a night club do you throw a guy out for being a drunken fool ? No, there’s a bouncer. If he needs help he will ask for it or call law enforcement. Same case here.
+ Some passengers might want to avoid coming close to someone without a mask, or risk getting themselves injured or being accused by police for getting into a fight with the guy and possibly get sued by the guy.
I’m guessing the white cops who talked to him decided “oh, just a bro being a bro.” It is outrageous that he wasn’t arrested. Can you find out what po po dept was involved and who the cops not doing their job were? And did Frontier FA’s report this guy so he could be put on a no fly list? Man, vigilante justice is a lot of work…..
We need to just start mass liquidating this filth.
Jail time, no two ways about it, 3 months in the slammer, they have many ways to gag fools like this.
The airline must know who he is and should report him to the FAA.
I have to agree with you regarding this passenger’s behavior. What bothers me is the stewardess at the end trying to block the camera from recording the event. Why did she do this? I wonder, if this had happened on American or Delta, would the pilot immediately have turned the plane around and landed it and this passenger placed in Federal custody, which is where he belongs in my opinion. We know this has already happened with them. What is the deal with Frontier. Why doesn’t Frontier do something. What kind of a work culture do they have that allows this ? They could for example put this passenger on a no fly list and make it public. Has Frontier even made a statement about this or are they deliberately trying to keep it quiet so as not to antagonize the Trump base out there that flies on Frontier and will stop flying on it if they can’t throw temper tantrums about masks.
Agreed that the flight attendant acted inappropriately.
Yeah let’s put people in prison and fine them heavily for swearing…… How about arson, assault and theft?
I thought you are a lawyer.
I must’ve missed the violent part. All I saw was a toddler throwing a hissy fit. Unless you meant the stewardess
welp; what happens when discretion is in the hands of so-called in charge personnel. the guilty ones mostly go free because they don’t fit the physical appearance of a troublemaker.
This author is a thin-skinned dongbag. So, he supports doxxing somebody when the airlines and cops didn’t see a need 5o act??
What a judgey douche.
Do you support this loser on the plane?
okay, let’s make sure that Frontier Airlines is pursuing this incident. Do we at least know what flight number and the originating city?