If the little douche really had it on and the flight crew knew about it, then have the little douche bag arrested just like everyone else who gets even the slightest bit out of line on a plane now a days.

More likely is that the kid had the music up so loud he wouldnt have heard an engine explode let alone anything as "unimportant" as a safety briefing or captain's announcement.

The man had the government shoot the kid down?

There's no lawn on a plane.

Stay off this guy's lawn!

I think it's our duty to protect this country by backhanding 15-year-olds; anytime, anywhere

Keeping your phone on? That's a backhandin'.
Putting up your headrest during takeoff? That's a backhandin'.
Putting down your tray table during takeoff? You better believe that's a backhandin'.

making disrespectful teenager's listen, there's a slap for that!

what a shiatbrick. I bet he wouldn't have felt so brave and heroic if hadn't it been a kid.

Pic looks exactly like a guy who would lose his temper over "those damn kids" and do something this stupid.

J.Garcia'sRightMiddleFinger: The man had the government allow the kid land to safely in Ohio while a substitute kid was shot down?

Fixed for TRUTH

I don't blame the guy. I get really ragey at folks that think they are "getting away with" something and doing it for no other reason than they don't want to be "inconvenienced" by not getting to listen to music or or play angry birds or make a phone call for a couple minutes out of their EXTREMELY IMPORTANT lives.

No Hero tag?

Hero tag?

Should have used the "Hero" tag.

When the flight crew says "turn off your phone": Turn off your f*cking phone. I know, I know, you read in popular mechanics that there's no real need to have the phones off. But you're not on Popular Mechanics airplane. And you are not that important.

agoodbook: Pic looks exactly like a guy who would lose his temper over "those damn kids" and do something this stupid.

I resent that.

Pops probably lost his shirt in Vegas. Having less money makes my fuse shorter, too.

I don't know if it deserves a hero tag, but why didn't the crew do anything about it? Crew could have stopped the flight and had the kid escorted off the plane.

I can relate. I was down south over Christmas and the whole farking place is full of people. Californians, even. He should have stayed in Idaho. That's why they put us up here in the first place--because we can't get along.

Hero Tag. Kid was a douche. There are reasons the damn things have to be turned off. They can interfere with instrumentation.

So he backhanded the poor little snowflake? Poor baby.

Kids should be hit all the time.

My lawn; get off it.

moralpanic: I don't know if it deserves a hero tag, but why didn't the crew do anything about it? Crew could have stopped the flight and had the kid escorted off the plane.

Because the crew does not care about stuff that does not really matter.

Grass Hopper: Hero Tag. Kid was a douche. There are reasons the damn things have to be turned off. They can interfere with instrumentation.

So he backhanded the poor little snowflake? Poor baby.

I wonder what the comments would look like if it was a "thug" who back-handed this old man for not turning off his device?

"They're prone to violence!"
"Throw the animal in jail!"

/and such

I Said: Should have used the "Hero" tag.

When the flight crew says "turn off your phone": Turn off your f*cking phone. I know, I know, you read in popular mechanics that there's no real need to have the phones off. But you're not on Popular Mechanics airplane. And you are not that important.

iPhone =/= plane destructing mobile phone, especially when he was probably using it on airplane mode anyways.

/The only reason they ask you to not use electronic devices on takeoff and landing is so they don't become a hurtling projectile if the plane farks up. As for music, that's so you can hear instructions on how you are probably going to die anyways if something farks up.
//Me? I'd rather keep my headphones on and let chaos reign. Not like the screaming and hollering of terrified passengers would allow much communication anyways in an emergency situation.

I've been telling people for decades now that wrestling has gotten stale. "Oh, this bores you? How about... a title match! No? We can do a tag team match. No? Really? Man, you guys are tough today. How about we put a ladder in there and... no? A casket? A barrel full of fish? How about a cage match? No? Damn..." You know what would be nice? Do it in a 747 mid-flight. Strip the seats out, leave a few fold up chairs and what have you for weapons, and leave the referee nowhere to hide. Smash out a window mid-match for additional drama. Finally, at the culmination of the match, land the plane and make everyone inside wait seven hours until a gate opens.

Funny, I have never turned off my phone on a plane and not one has ever crashed because of it. Then again I do not use the thing when I am on a plane and the announcement has been made so no one would ever notice it is even on. Oh well I like breaking the law......

I'm certain that in the 137 words of this article we have the complete picture. Enough to draw conclusions about the man, the flight crew, the kid... everyone.

It is just not possible that there is more to this story.

DROxINxTHExWIND: I wonder what the comments would look like if it was a "thug" who back-handed this old man for not turning off his device?

Not amused:

Friskya: leisurejack: I think it's our duty to protect this country by backhanding 15-year-olds; anytime, anywhere

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It amazes me to read that it even got that far. Flight crew should have taken care of that. Although, to play devil's advocate, there is no mention made regarding if the phone was in airplane mode, and what the snotnose was doing with the phone. (Yes yes, during takeoff all electronic devices should be off and stored, I know)

Ronin FF: moralpanic: I don't know if it deserves a hero tag, but why didn't the crew do anything about it? Crew could have stopped the flight and had the kid escorted off the plane.

Because the crew does not care about stuff that does not really matter.

Apparently they did last week when they kicked that actor off for not turning his phone off. I forget who it was though.

DROxINxTHExWIND: I wonder what the comments would look like if it was a "thug" who back-handed this old man for not turning off his device?

"They're prone to violence!"
"Throw the animal in jail!"

OOoh... you mean the "negro-ly" folk right?
I gotcha...

Glad you were here to remind us evil honkeys of our racist ways.
Good job with that. Doin' your part.

We all cool now, right?

Brofist?

Winner winner chicken dinner?

Headline needs more "terrorist." I'm guessing the kid wasn't all brown and scary.

I realize that having a phone on (iPhone or otherwise) will probably not crash the plane. However, if they say turn it off, turn the damn thing off. You are not special and above the rules. Dickwad.

why is it that "electronic devices" only affect "planes flown by Americans"

not an issue in other places
stupid rule

First, this douche keeps his iPhone on, then everyone will keep their iPhones on, then..... Anarchy

Lamune_Baba: No Hero tag?

That's what I came here to say

Good for him. Damn kid.

Lamune_Baba: DROxINxTHExWIND: I wonder what the comments would look like if it was a "thug" who back-handed this old man for not turning off his device?

"They're prone to violence!"
"Throw the animal in jail!"

OOoh... you mean the "negro-ly" folk right?
I gotcha...

Glad you were here to remind us evil honkeys of our racist ways.
Good job with that. Doin' your part.

We all cool now, right?

Brofist?

Winner winner chicken dinner?

You mean "dap"

Lamune_Baba: DROxINxTHExWIND: I wonder what the comments would look like if it was a "thug" who back-handed this old man for not turning off his device?

"They're prone to violence!"
"Throw the animal in jail!"

OOoh... you mean the "negro-ly" folk right?
I gotcha...

Glad you were here to remind us evil honkeys of our racist ways.
Good job with that. Doin' your part.

We all cool now, right?

Brofist?

Winner winner chicken dinner?
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I didn't know thugs only come in Negro-ly. But, I see you're out in front white-knighting for white people by putting that old internet bigot in his place. You're doin' swell

/handshake

If I was the punchy pops, I would use the "he was putting my life at risk because leaving electronic devices on during landing interferes with the tower" defense.