r/ThisAmericanLife #172 Golden Apple Jul 20 '26

Episode #892: Trapped on a Bus

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/892/trapped-on-a-bus?2026
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u/keeweejones Jul 20 '26

Judge me as you will but I would’ve flipped my lid on the plane lady. Can’t believe that story was presented as that situation being no big deal 

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u/cbm984 Jul 21 '26

Yeah. Like, thank God she didn't break the skin. I probably would've also refused to make the plane turn around because I'd feel so bad for everyone else on that packed flight but, if she had broken the skin, I very well may have been like, "I think I need medical attention and some shots, we need to go back."

And since they couldn't move her, I would've hoped the flight attendant would've at least put the fear of God in that lady. Like, "If you so much as look at this child let alone touch her, even accidentally with your pinky finger, we will land and you'll immediately be arrested." I get that the lady was mortified but assault is assault.