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Mon, 14 Aug 2017 09:55:16 +0000

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By: sumac

sumac — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 06:37:23 +0000

In reply to Old Rockin' Dave. What, and leave out the cop/s who actually did the nose-breaking, tooth-ejecting, and concussing?

By: Old Rockin' Dave

Old Rockin' Dave — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 04:04:41 +0000

After following this whole awful business for days, I can only say that CEOs should follow the code of bushido, or at least the part about seppuku (I hope I’m using the terms correctly) after bringing deep shame on oneself or one’s family, friends, or institution.
It would certainly be cathartic for those of us who feel helpless in the face of those who place power and ever-increasing money over doing the right things.
Or maybe at least to allow Dr. Dao to nominate someone to have five uninterrupted minutes with Mr. Muñoz and a baseball bat.

By: Daniel Slosberg

Daniel Slosberg — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 15:57:29 +0000

You can find the Pre-shame Round-up of all four United/Muñoz statements, conveniently collated, on a number of sites, including here…
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article144430739.html
…and here…
http://1520wbzw.com/news/business/4-statements-by-united-on-passengers-removal-from-flight

By: Divinea

Divinea — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 16:01:29 +0000

Why on earth is this man’s ethnicity germane to United’s Office of Damage Control, let alone inserted into a public statement?

One wonders if there is racism inherent in his selection, or a racist assumption that he would go quietly, being Asian and all.

By: Wendy M. Grossman

Wendy M. Grossman — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 15:43:38 +0000

I’m eagerly awaiting a new posting on the CEO’s appearance today on ABC?’s morning news. Either it’s taken him three days to react like a normal human to the video *or* he never saw the video until last night and was relying on descriptions relayed to him by a chain of minions, each of whom sanitized the incident slightly en route.

There is also some dispute over whether the Daily Mail smeared the right David Dao. Farhad Manjoo has a good piece in the NY Times about technology’s role in leading airlines to the bottom wrt customer service.

By: sumac

sumac — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 15:25:56 +0000

In reply to Andy in Texas.

That’s a good point.

I will edit the first paragraph accordingly — thank you!

By: Andy in Texas

Andy in Texas — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 15:22:13 +0000

I realize this story is still developing, even now, three days after the event itself, but based on what we know now, I wish people would stop referring to the “overbooking” of the flight. Whether the flight was overbooked is not established or relevant. They needed the seats, not because they oversold, i.e., sold more tickets to paying customers than they had seats, but because they had a flight crew – United employees – who needed to get to Louisville to staff a scheduled flight leaving from there. United’s dishonesty extends beyond the smarmy initial statements, or the defense of the flight crew and police officers. They haven’t even been honest about the situation itself.