JetBlue on Steven Slater: Not a Hero!
Almost all of America is rallying around Steven Slater, the former flight attendant who ended a 20-year career in the business by telling off a passenger and emergency sliding off a plane.
A Facebook group already has over 15,000 supporters signed up to defend Slater, while 97% of THG readers polled would give him a key to New York City.
However, JetBlue is not among those rushing to the defense of their ex-employee. Far from it, in fact.
According to an internal memo uncovered by TMZ, the airline is peeved at Slater. Immediately prior to Steve's outburst, the memo confirms his plane was parked and attached to the gate; passengers were in the process of exiting when "...the forward service door was purposely re-armed and the slide intentionally deployed, endangering lives and equipment."
Also included in the document, which was sent by Vicky Stennes, VP of Inflight Experience:
"Some media outlets are portraying yesterday's event as a humorous example of what individuals may consider doing at a point in their careers -- walking off the job in a very public fashion. However ... deploying a slide is a forceful event and yesterday's deployment endangered, and could have severely injured or even killed."
In court yesterday, Slater pleaded not guilty to multiple charges. He faces seven years in prison if convicted on them all.
Does that seem like a fair punishment? Make your voice heard below: What should happen to Steve Slater?
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August 11th, 2010 7:57 PM
I'm sorry, but a "HERO"? That is an insult to intelligent people around the world. I understand that the guy got fed up and that people should not treat him, or anyone else, rudely, but not a great way to go out of a long time career. Is this what we want to show our children as acceptable? I don't think the guy needs to do jail time, but certainly not hailed as a hero...That is not a noble deed in my mind.
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August 11th, 2010 12:29 PM
Everyone’s hailing Steven Slater as a hero – but is he really?
TV Host RENE SYLER weighs in with her fresh take on the issue – and why Steven (and others) set bad examples for today’s kids…
Go to Good Enough Mother for article
August 11th, 2010 9:34 AM
I'm just messing with you H.H. I don't care if you are gay, straight, a-sexual or whatever. Unlike the flight attendant you do a good job.
August 11th, 2010 9:05 AM
You guys are the one for coming up with info other people can't. The passenger in this incident should be outed, why has she been protected/ Go to work, TMZ, expose this person!!!
August 11th, 2010 9:02 AM
Obviously, what this guy did was not the best example of what one does in this situation, but sometimes enough is enough. Working with the public, as folks who work with the public know, is not as easy task. People are rude, and most time one can overlook their actions for the sake of the job. But, as I mentioned, sometimes enough is enough.
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August 11th, 2010 8:56 AM
@randyjacksonsbutt: You sure showed us! Are we supposed to be insulted by being referred to as "gay?"
August 11th, 2010 8:43 AM
Why is everyone rallying behind this idiot?
Nobody forced him to be a flight attendant that was his own miserable choice. Maybe if he wasn't so flamboyantly homosexual then other opportunities would have risen besides a flight attendant or a writer for the a gossip website (hahaha!).