Comments on: Is this really a good use of Federal Law Enforcement and our tax dollars? http://www.bloggernews.net/16801 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Mon, 28 May 2012 05:28:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Tim Kirkwood http://www.bloggernews.net/16801#comment-25649 Tim Kirkwood Thu, 17 May 2007 12:14:19 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/16801#comment-25649 The issue here is not that he was making out with his girlfriend on the aircraft. Had he followed the instructions from the flight crew and simply quit and sat quietly, all would have been forgiven. Much like fighting with the police officer who has pulled you over to give you a warning. Flight Attendants are now the police of the aircraft, and you just never know when a simple conflict will blossom into a real problem while you're hurtling through space at 500 mph in a sealed aluminum tube. Consider, too, the cost to the airline if they have to make an unscheduled stop, the cost to taxpayers to house and try the passengers in question...etc. Tim Kirkwood, Author THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT JOB FINDER & CAREER GUIDE The issue here is not that he was making out with his girlfriend on the aircraft. Had he followed the instructions from the flight crew and simply quit and sat quietly, all would have been forgiven. Much like fighting with the police officer who has pulled you over to give you a warning. Flight Attendants are now the police of the aircraft, and you just never know when a simple conflict will blossom into a real problem while you’re hurtling through space at 500 mph in a sealed aluminum tube.

Consider, too, the cost to the airline if they have to make an unscheduled stop, the cost to taxpayers to house and try the passengers in question…etc.

Tim Kirkwood, Author
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT JOB FINDER & CAREER GUIDE

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