tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post5425127111953520333..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: Empathy and Air TravelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-44057601233750072822011-09-01T17:09:29.875-04:002011-09-01T17:09:29.875-04:00AA: Not exactly the same, butI feel a kinship with...AA: Not exactly the same, butI feel a kinship with the Kindle guy. <br /><br />Jesse-- Nothing about this felt sadistic. It felt like everyone was operating by procedure, and the guy who barked "don't go near your stuff" was also the guy who quietly asked "did you move?...that's why"...the procedural flaw was that my stuff should have been brought over to me. But sadism is a strong word and no one watching would have said that I was treated abusively. I guess the question of intent depends on who has my laptop at this moment....<br /><br />Liz, thanks, fixed it.Dinahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227988351623862689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-27754540699589546112011-09-01T16:36:32.943-04:002011-09-01T16:36:32.943-04:00FYI link to disasters post is broken, takes me to ...FYI link to disasters post is broken, takes me to blogger sign-in...Liz Ditzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455722013211350247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-22128782980461320162011-09-01T13:51:53.984-04:002011-09-01T13:51:53.984-04:00It seems to me a big part of what gets to us is th...It seems to me a big part of what gets to us is that there is a degree of sadism evident in the response of the agents. They know that the alarm was triggered by a mistake but still speak to you as though you are a suspect, which you are not as is evident by them not even caring about what you are bringing with you. Thet hide behind the regulations which are the vehicle or their sadistic impulses. Otherwise they would have shown some concern for your belongings, or at least for your concern!jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11077223398907532291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1728379554530625122011-09-01T06:25:11.425-04:002011-09-01T06:25:11.425-04:00Hi Dinah,
As a Kindle owner, I have alot of sympa...Hi Dinah,<br /><br />As a Kindle owner, I have alot of sympathy for this person losing his.<br /><br />However, I feel that your situation and his are different. TSA didn't allow you to watch your stuff and as a result, you understandably forgot about your laptop. Even if you had remembered to retrieve it, there was still a good chance it would have been stolen because it was sitting there while you were being patted down by a TSA agent. No one was watching it.<br /><br />While this guy was forced to switch seats all of a sudden, no one was preventing him from making sure that he had all his belongings. If I am missing something, please let me know.<br /><br />Where the airlines deserves criticism is it seems they were not at all helpful in trying to assist him in getting back his Kindle. That is disgraceful.<br /><br />AAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com