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Originally Posted by
Guppydriver95
Once again, I encourage you to involve yourself back there (or up in the terminal, or wherever.).
Go right ahead. Have a ball!
Take that FOM back there and explain to folks how in command you are. I’m certain they will take it the right way.
Just don’t claim you weren’t warned when you wind up on Tosh looking like a fool.
Being right does not trump being smart. Under no circumstance is it ever smart to get involved with any pax issues. Make your decisions from the cockpit, and rely on people who are trained to deal in person with idiots who are obviously trying to set us up.
Sir/madam
You’ve definitely jumped the shark. I NEVER said it was something I would want to do. I simply was correcting the uninformed notion that the Captain “has no business” getting involved. I agree that he/she should TRY to direct appropriate ground personel to diffuse the situation while at the gate. We have NO idea what happened prior to the video being taken. That’s the problem. You get a snap shot in time, with incomplete facts, and then spout off about why the Captain was wrong when you obviously have NO IDEA how the chain of command works. But hey, keep in tilting at that windmill, sport.