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JetBlue’s Steven Slater: Working Class Hero or Psycho?

August 13th, 2010. By janem

JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater is getting his 15 minutes of fame and then some, for going ballistic on passengers, grabbing a few beers from the galley (coming to a beer commercial soon) before sliding down an emergency chute, making his escape and  later arrested. He has become a folk hero for many people and he’s the latest media darling. But what do those JetBlue passengers think of Slater? If airline staff yelled expletives at me I would be upset, to say the least. And I might want to sue the airline for emotional pain and suffering.

Marjorie Briskin, age 53, said that Slater was rude to a passenger over a luggage issue, and thought his behavior was totally inappropriate. Another passenger said Slater was also rude to her when she complained about a coffee stain on her seat—on the other hand, I might fly into a rage if I were told to whip out the spot remover and clean the Queen of Sheba’s seat while trying to deal with a few hundred people fighting for overhead luggage space. So is Mr. Slater a Working Class Hero or Psycho?

Slater has been charged with criminal mischief and reckless endangerment. He most Read the rest of this entry »

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