Fired RIM execs 'chewed through restraints' on flight

[Locut0s]

WTF, are they rabbits?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/12/09/rim-execs-flight.html

Talk about acting like an asshole. Would be scary to be on a flight with them. They should have knocked these guys out.

 

[TakeNoPrisoners]

Those two hit the crack pipe a little hard that day.

 

[Locut0s]

Those two hit the crack pipe a little hard that day.

Wouldn't be the first time a drunk passenger went ballistic on a flight. Somehow alcohol + airplane = even worse behaviour than usual when drunk. I don't get it, even at my very drunkest I just get really unbalanced, talkative, and say a lot of stupid shit. I don't get people who go off the deep end on alcohol.

 

[lothar]

Wait until Pliablemoose sees this.

 

[OlafSicky]

But I thought Canadians were nice?

 

[BoomerD]

But I thought Canadians were nice?

Much like anyone else..."Instant Asshole. Just add alcohol."

 

[zinfamous]

Sounds about right

 

[zinfamous]

Wouldn't be the first time a drunk passenger went ballistic on a flight. Somehow alcohol + airplane = even worse behaviour than usual when drunk. I don't get it, even at my very drunkest I just get really unbalanced, talkative, and say a lot of stupid shit. I don't get people who go off the deep end on alcohol.

I know the cabin is pressurized, but it doesn't take care of everything, I think.

I know one or two beers on a plane can get me tipsy, and it usually takes 4 or 5 for that. :\

higher elevations will increase such effects. I certainly notice it in Summit County (A-Basin/Keystone/Breckenridge?et al) when skiing.

 

[spaceman]

 

[Locut0s]

Sounds about right

Have you personally met any psych/sociopaths? One of my fathers long time friends may be one. He was friends with him all through college and they were the best of buddies. They kind of lost touch with each other through the years then got in touch with each other about 15 years back. His friend was in need of some help and actually asked my father to mortgage our house to give him money to help him out. When he refused the guy went ballistic and cut off all ties with my father. He asked another friend to perjurer himself in court over something, and similarly dropped him like a ton of bricks when he refused to. Again like many sociopaths, super charming, very intelligent, very friendly, but can snap in 1/2 a second over off things. I remember once being in a restaurant with him and something was a bit off with his order or something and the way he snapped at the waiter, like there was a different person in there. Don't know is he's actually a sociopath or not, my father still keeps in contact with him but is careful.

Ever met any yourself?

 

[oogabooga]

I don't think I have. That description is insane, glad I haven't. I know people with short tempers but not like that.

 

[zinfamous]

Have you personally met any psych/sociopaths? One of my fathers long time friends may be one. He was friends with him all through college and they were the best of buddies. They kind of lost touch with each other through the years then got in touch with each other about 15 years back. His friend was in need of some help and actually asked my father to mortgage our house to give him money to help him out. When he refused the guy went ballistic and cut off all ties with my father. He asked another friend to perjurer himself in court over something, and similarly dropped him like a ton of bricks when he refused to. Again like many sociopaths, super charming, very intelligent, very friendly, but can snap in 1/2 a second over off things. I remember once being in a restaurant with him and something was a bit off with his order or something and the way he snapped at the waiter, like there was a different person in there. Don't know is he's actually a sociopath or not, my father still keeps in contact with him but is careful.

Every met any yourself?

Yes. I put distance between them and myself whenever I can. --first neighbor when moving out here. They're all over this town, actually.

 

[Locut0s]

I don't think I have. That description is insane, glad I haven't. I know people with short tempers but not like that.

It's not about the temper. All psychopaths have a bad temper but it's much more about the complete lack of empathy and ability to use anyone when it benefits them. Sociopaths aren't usually dangerous but they will sell their own mother down the river to get ahead. And they will carry out long term seemingly very genuine friendships with people only to get something out of them.

 

[BoomerD]

Have you personally met any psych/sociopaths? One of my fathers long time friends may be one. He was friends with him all through college and they were the best of buddies. They kind of lost touch with each other through the years then got in touch with each other about 15 years back. His friend was in need of some help and actually asked my father to mortgage our house to give him money to help him out. When he refused the guy went ballistic and cut off all ties with my father. He asked another friend to perjurer himself in court over something, and similarly dropped him like a ton of bricks when he refused to. Again like many sociopaths, super charming, very intelligent, very friendly, but can snap in 1/2 a second over off things. I remember once being in a restaurant with him and something was a bit off with his order or something and the way he snapped at the waiter, like there was a different person in there. Don't know is he's actually a sociopath or not, my father still keeps in contact with him but is careful.

Ever met any yourself?

Hell yes. Many. In the Marine Corps...in jail...lots of both kinds.

I may even be one myself.

 

[Imp]

I'm surprised that they don't keep 'proper' restraints on planes these days. Pair of handcuffs or zip-ties would be useful. Not like they're expensive, and if you have to resort to tying them with crude items, sure untrained people could figure our zip-ties.


Edit: Woops... Read the article more thoroughly. Looks like they did have zip-ties? Tell you what, they have some strong teeth.

 

[Locut0s]

I'm surprised that they don't keep 'proper' restraints on planes these days. Pair of handcuffs or zip-ties would be useful. Not like they're expensive, and if you have to resort to tying them with crude items, sure untrained people could figure our zip-ties.


Edit: Woops... Read the article more thoroughly. Looks like they did have zip-ties? Tell you what, they have some strong teeth.

The mistake they made, I assume, is restraining their hands in front of them instead of behind their backs.

 

[DominionSeraph]

Sounds about right

Probably more just self-entitled assholes who have never before in their lives had to deal with a real "no" -- people who were spoiled growing up and learned that as long as they were difficult enough they would always end up getting their way.

I can't see high-order psychopaths teaming up. Spoiled whiny man-children do. "Let's drink and celebrate how our deep understanding of the world (thanks to our Intro to Psych and Intro to Philosophy classes at that Ivy League school) makes us superior to everyone else."

A psychopath coming upon interfering authority would sit there and quietly rage, calculating how to destroy those who got in the way of their impulses. They wouldn't get on the floor and start kicking like a 5 year old.