Going Postal Flight Attendant

This fucking story is getting real old real fast:

Pa. passengers call JetBlue flight attendant rude

PITTSBURGH - A pair of Pittsburgh women aboard a JetBlue flight said flight attendant Steven Slater — hailed by some as folk hero — was rude to passengers and instigated the confrontation that resulted in his barreling down an emergency chute from the plane and, ultimately, his arrest.
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I really don't understand the mentality behind some people making this cocksucker out to be some sort of hero.
What's the big deal? He got all pissy, mouthed off on the P.A. system in the plane, grabbed a couple beers from the drink cart, popped the emergency chute, took off across the tarmac, went home to his boyfriend and sucked his dick.

He's nothing but a mouthy asshole who should with out a doubt, be fired, fined, and sent to jail.
What if the average Joe passenger would have pulled a stunt like that?

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