Steven Slater The George Mallory of Escaping Jet Blue Flight Attendants

“It was right there.”
Howard Turman, court-appointed lawyer to American hero Steven Slater, explains why his client chose to activate the emergency slide to make his exit from the JetBlue flight he was attending yesterday. This report contains a wealth of further detail on this story, but I’m still in love with the basic summary: “Law enforcement officials said that after the passenger cursed at Mr. Slater, he grabbed the intercom, cursed her out, bid passengers goodbye, grabbed a beer, and activated the inflatable exit chute. In court, an assistant district attorney, Benjamin Martell, said that Mr. Slater said over the plane’s intercom, ‘Those of you who have shown dignity and respect for 20 years, have a great ride,’ before making his final exit.” Slater remains in custody.