Are there just issues with kids and flights lately or what????

tagent · 07-19-2007

DENVER — A woman accused of beating her children then threatening a flight attendant who intervened while on a flight between San Francisco and Denver was ordered jailed Wednesday until her next court hearing.
Tamera Jo Freeman, 38, faces a charge of interference with flight crew and assault, according to court documents. Magistrate Judge Boyd Boland ordered Freeman jailed until Friday, when she has a preliminary and detention hearing. She was arrested Monday after the plane landed at Denver International Airport. According to an affidavit, witnesses told investigators that Freeman had been using profane language and hitting her children — ages 2 and 4 — to the point they were crying and trying to hide in a corner on the floor. When a flight attendant intervened, Freeman allegedly threw a drink on the floor and confronted the flight attendant in a common area. Freeman told investigators that she slapped her children because they were fighting over a window shade. She denied throwing a drink, saying she had set it down on the floor on the aisle and added she "lost it" while on the plane. Freeman requested a public defender and it was unclear whether one had been appointed. A hometown for Freeman was not immediately available. Jeff Dorschner, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, declined comment.

Rissask · 07-19-2007

You know what it is? It's just the way the media works

....it's like a fungus. If there is one story about a certain topic that gets attention, it spreads and other similar stories are picked up and reported upon, whereas before the first one got attention, they never would have made the news.

playawannabe · 07-19-2007

And this one is not about the kids - it is about the mother.

As with all of these stories, who knows what really happened unless you were actually there......

fryman · 07-19-2007

At least she was trying to control them and not just saying the usual lame "aawww... they are just kids"

Good for her.

Babaloo · 07-19-2007

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At least she was trying to control them and not just saying the usual lame "aawww... they are just kids"

Good for her.

good for her that she was hitting the kids?
hmmm
you are going to get a nasty kid on your next flight
....at least we can hope

MikeW · 07-19-2007

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Originally Posted by fryman

At least she was trying to control them and not just saying the usual lame "aawww... they are just kids"

Good for her.

Wow . . .

gingele · 07-19-2007

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Originally Posted by fryman

At least she was trying to control them and not just saying the usual lame "aawww... they are just kids"

Good for her.

Please please say that your sarcasm just got lost in the 'net.

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and presume that you are a decent human being and do not condone child abuse.

Mikey · 07-19-2007

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Originally Posted by fryman

At least she was trying to control them and not just saying the usual lame "aawww... they are just kids"

Good for her.

As they are kicking the back of your chair from Cancun to Dallas.....

mastequilapf · 07-19-2007

I guess I have been lucky...I have been on 8 flights since July 4 and have not had one "BAD" kid yet...

This lady was definitely overstepping her bounds when she reacted the way she did. I agree that we shouldn't "let kids be kids", however there are proper ways and then there are very improper ways of coercing or punishing children, and this was not one of those ways. Last month Susan and I saw something on the MARTA train (Atlanta's public transit system) that was a case of "hey Susan, do you have the number for DFACS handy?". I don't even want to repeat it.

hrlydavison · 07-19-2007

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Originally Posted by fryman

At least she was trying to control them and not just saying the usual lame "aawww... they are just kids"

Good for her.

BITING MY TONGUE HAAAARRRRRDDD!!!!

**SunKneeMarie** · 07-19-2007

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BITING MY TONGUE HAAAARRRRRDDD!!!!

not worth it

Ginger · 07-20-2007

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not worth it

I agree....ignore and move on.

hrlydavison · 07-20-2007

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I agree....ignore and move on.

Awww Come on...cant I just let loose a little???

Ginger · 07-20-2007

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Awww Come on...cant I just let loose a little???

Okay, but just a little.

hrlydavison · 07-20-2007

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Okay, but just a little.

Ginger said I could...

Is there a Canadian version of Jeff Foxworthy? Because If there is...I know who he is talking about all the time.

07-19-2007	#1 (permalink)
tagent ruined Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 87	Are there just issues with kids and flights lately or what???? DENVER — A woman accused of beating her children then threatening a flight attendant who intervened while on a flight between San Francisco and Denver was ordered jailed Wednesday until her next court hearing. Tamera Jo Freeman, 38, faces a charge of interference with flight crew and assault, according to court documents. Magistrate Judge Boyd Boland ordered Freeman jailed until Friday, when she has a preliminary and detention hearing. She was arrested Monday after the plane landed at Denver International Airport. According to an affidavit, witnesses told investigators that Freeman had been using profane language and hitting her children — ages 2 and 4 — to the point they were crying and trying to hide in a corner on the floor. When a flight attendant intervened, Freeman allegedly threw a drink on the floor and confronted the flight attendant in a common area. Freeman told investigators that she slapped her children because they were fighting over a window shade. She denied throwing a drink, saying she had set it down on the floor on the aisle and added she "lost it" while on the plane. Freeman requested a public defender and it was unclear whether one had been appointed. A hometown for Freeman was not immediately available. Jeff Dorschner, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, declined comment.

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mastequilapf Un Hombre Legendario Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 4,949	I guess I have been lucky...I have been on 8 flights since July 4 and have not had one "BAD" kid yet... This lady was definitely overstepping her bounds when she reacted the way she did. I agree that we shouldn't "let kids be kids", however there are proper ways and then there are very improper ways of coercing or punishing children, and this was not one of those ways. Last month Susan and I saw something on the MARTA train (Atlanta's public transit system) that was a case of "hey Susan, do you have the number for DFACS handy?". I don't even want to repeat it. Last edited by mastequilapf : 07-19-2007 at 08:59 PM.

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07-19-2007	#2 (permalink)
Rissask Brit basher Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 18,001	You know what it is? It's just the way the media works ....it's like a fungus. If there is one story about a certain topic that gets attention, it spreads and other similar stories are picked up and reported upon, whereas before the first one got attention, they never would have made the news.

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playawannabe reposado Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Edmonton AB Posts: 1,412	And this one is not about the kids - it is about the mother. As with all of these stories, who knows what really happened unless you were actually there......

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fryman way into it Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 108	At least she was trying to control them and not just saying the usual lame "aawww... they are just kids" Good for her.

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