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Several airlines are re-examining their practices after a recent incident on a United Airlines

jet. United Airlines overbooked the flight and offered $1,000 to any passenger who would

give up his ticket. When no one did, the airline randomly selected a passenger and had

the police drag him from the plane, smashing his face into the arm rest as they went. The

passenger was then taken out on the tarmac and shot to death, and his head was later stuck

on a pike and set outside the United Check-in desk with a sign that read, next time, take

the $1,000. United CEO Oscar Dessad later issued a statement defending the airline's actions,

saying that beating and killing passengers was a much cheaper form of in-flight entertainment

than those annoying little TVs in the backs of the seats. It's nearly impossible to hear

a movie dialogue over the jet engines Dessad said, whereas nothing says entertainment

like watching your faux passengers body bounce around in the aisle as he's being dragged

away in handcuffs. Dessad later apologized for his statement, saying, quote, I was just

kidding. And if you don't think it's funny, our flight attendants will be happy to kick

the crap out of you. No, I'm kidding. And if you can't take a joke, we may have to shove

a bag of tasteless pretzels down your throat. No, I'm kidding. Unquote.

Unwilling to let United outdo them in the public relations department, American Airlines soon

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