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We shouldn't tolerate rude behavior
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It all begins with spoiled brats who never are taught good manners and it goes downhill from there.We see these people all the time:In line at the discount store, trying to force the people ahead of them to go faster because they deserve to get done and leave ahead of everyone else.In the movie theater where they believe they have the right to ruin an expensive movie for everyone around them by mouthing off throughout the feature.In traffic where they think they can talk on their phone, mess with their stereo, steer with their knees and then expect you to get out of the way when they swerve into your lane of traffic.And now in an incredibly expensive, cramped commercial airplane where, well, where this happened ...Ali Alramakh, from Akron, Ohio, decided to act like a brat on a commercial flight and caused a lot of trouble for a lot of people.According to an affidavit from federal court, detailing the events on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Germany, “Alramakh was speaking in a loud tone of voice, using profanity, with his face inches from the flight attendant’s face. The flight attendant asked Alramakh to step back multiple times, but instead Alramakh shoved the flight attendant backwards against the aircraft.”As the Associated Press reported, the man’s tantrum messed up travel plans for everyone on board. “The pilot decided to land at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport because of the disturbance.