Re:United Airlines bans duct tape restraints
by alex7o on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @11:12AM
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Wouldn't choke a child, but restraining and talking to him might/should help.
Re:United Airlines bans duct tape restraints
by relax88 on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @11:15AM
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Yeah for sure. When I said I’d have zero hesitation choking someone out in my other comment I meant in a situation in which they could not be restrained. Teenage boys can be pretty big and strong, unlikely at 13 but some 16 year olds can be 6 feet tall and 180lbs.
Like I’m definitely not sitting there going “oh well I guess since we couldn’t hold them down well just have to hope the window doesn’t break”.
Re:United Airlines bans duct tape restraints
by Broken_Hippo on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @11:49AM
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At the end of the day:
It was still a child. The airplane windows should hold. Restraints are fine, if you really need them. Duct tape, though?
It was still a child. Even at 13.
I don’t think you can reasonably expect people to sit there and do nothing in a situation where a 13 year old boy is overpowering his mother and kicking airplane windows.