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JetBlue crew has woman arrested over video of fighting passengers
A Las Vegas woman was hauled off a JetBlue flight in handcuffs last week for shooting video of two other passengers having a loud argument.Marilyn Parver of Las Vegas says that after settling the altercation, started by a male passenger arguing with the mother of an unruly kid, JetBlue crew members combed the cabin asking for witnesses. When Parver told crew members that she had filmed the fracas, they brought her back to the galley to view the video. They then asked Parver to delete the footage.
She refused.
As she recounts what followed to a Las Vegas area newspaper, the crew accused her of intending to put the film on YouTube. They said she had illegally operated an electronic device during the flight (though the plane was at cruising altitude).
Crew members then said a directive had come from the captain ordering her to delete the film.
Parver, 56, asked to speak to the captain. The crew refused. They said if she didn't delete the video, federal agents would be waiting for her when the plane landed in Vegas.
They were. Declining to give in, Parver was taken into custody and led off the plane. Somewhere between the plane and the arrivals counter, Parver says, the charges against her had ballooned into taking video footage of the cockpit (because those doors are always open), the galley and other parts of the plane.
The Feds, the TSA and a JetBlue representative looked at the video and decided it was harmless. Still, the JetBlue rep demanded that the video be deleted or Parver would be banned from future JetBlue flights and her name circulated among other airlines as a undesirable passenger.
It all ended pretty badly for Parver. The authorities were about to let her go when she made the mistake of demanding people's names. A Vegas police officer told her to leave or be arrested. She said, "Arrest me."
Parver went to jail -- though it looks like she wasn't arrested -- before her husband arrived and sprung her.
JetBlue Airlines says it is looking into the incident. Parver has sent angry letters to the airline, the TSA and a host of other agencies.
Filed under: Airlines, Consumer Activism
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 9)
Secret Asian Man Aug 15th 2008 3:03PM
Alright, I'm starting a betting game.
Let's guess how many comments this post will get. The closest guess wins! A bonus prize for how many posts will it take before someone starts swearing.
My guess: 215 posts total, 26 posts before someone swears.
Place your bets!
Brenda SFO Aug 15th 2008 10:46PM
What do we win if we're on the mark SAM? :)
I'm going to go lower, only because I think that everyone is getting burnt out on flight crew/passenger flame out stories this summer. I'll guess 169 posts total, and 19 posts before someone swears.
I try not to fly too much during the summer travel months. I'd rather be sailing on the bay, where the only thing I concern myself with is the wind.
Secret Asian Man Aug 15th 2008 11:23PM
Well, if you guessed correctly, you win a free free flight with Gadling's team! Including Kent as your pilot and Heather as your flight attendant!
The bonus price is a free ride on Brenda's sailboat!
becky Aug 17th 2008 11:28AM
im sorry but if jet blue is too ignorant to realize how much worse they made themselves look they deserve all the bad attention they are getting... I am sure even had the tape been put on utube the fact the dispute had happened on thier airline would of been the last thing excitementmongers would of cared about
marilyn Sep 23rd 2008 1:42AM
I'll bet you it won't take that many posts. I give it within the first 10......
Lauren Glenn Aug 19th 2008 9:37PM
They should've changed her seat to the bathroom. ;)
What's up with JetBlue? Do they want to not have passengers? How can you take video of the sensitive parts of a plane, let alone be arrested for it? People: 9/11 is a tragedy but the terrorists didn't take away our intelligence. Stop trying to have people arrested for stupid things like taking a video on a plane, or bringing a match on an airplane. They make you take off your shoes to stop people from having plastic explosives in their shoes by just looking in the shoes.
They say you can't bring more than 4 oz. of liquid on a plane. But you can bring multiple bottles of 4 oz. liquid containers. Plus, if you were trying to mix chemicals to blow up a plane, you'd bring 10 or more people on there with 4 oz. each of something = 40 oz.
This is getting stupid. Next thing you know a woman will try to stick C4 up her cooch so every woman's going to need a pap and remove tampons before boarding a plane.
Brenda SFO Aug 16th 2008 7:53PM
Secret Asian Man - you forgot Bob, The semi-talented singing pilot! If I win, I want him on the crew too!...:) Those two will have to decide who gets to be captain and who gets to be FO.
If someone else wins, they'll be absolutely NO boat rage allowed on my sailboat! Only mellow people need apply. :)
Secret Asian Man Aug 19th 2008 9:45PM
Wow, Brenda, I think you won!
Brenda SFO Aug 19th 2008 11:34PM
LOL Secret Asian Man - I only won because I knew there would be another airline story that would come along and divert everyone's attention - thanks to the drunken Irish passengers, I wasn't disappointed!! My Irish bros didn't let me down!...Hahaha!!!
Let's see, what airline or demographic group hasn't yet had their summer airline chaos story? Have we missed any airline yet???
Ray Aug 17th 2008 10:41AM
the Las Vegas cop is a piece of trailer trash, along with the morons that work for the TSA who aren't qualified to pump gas.
Kickasslumina95@aol.com Aug 17th 2008 10:53AM
If it is not illegal, why did they demand she delete it? Oh, and if that entitlemoo had controlled her brat none of it would have happened in the first place.
lewis Aug 17th 2008 10:58AM
I must say, I hope the lady in question not only wins a lawsuit for $18,763 219.18 but in adition she gets to fly first class for free forever. In addition she should be allowed to toss the entire flight crew out of the plane at 35,000 feet damnit. Of course this action would have to take place over verious flights lest all aboard plummit to a firey screaming terror filled death.
Mitannica Aug 17th 2008 2:28PM
Lewis, you are the voice of universal truth! Mom & her likeness should have been escorted off the plane and she held responsible for the havoc. I wish the LV lady to win the prize you allocated for her suffering. Careless and thoughtless parents all should be forced to take child-rearing and etiquette classes at their own expense!
Mitannica
louie Aug 17th 2008 11:01AM
videotaping other people without their permission is only allowed in public, and the person videoing cannot reuse that video without permission. The cabin of a plane is not a public place. No video should be taken of any other persons without their prior permission. The crew was 100% correct in what they did
Jimmy Aug 17th 2008 11:20AM
And it the video was so illegal, why did the Captain ask to review it?? Right. And the videos that the NFL teams take on the planes and show them on the NFL channel, Im sure that they are illegal too.
Jet Blue is getting a real bad rep on treatment of their customers.
fooshe Aug 17th 2008 11:30AM
Louie,
Are you serious? Do you really believe that? FYI, this was not a private chartered plane.
I suspect that they wanted the tape erased because there may have been some sort of situation, or lack of response by the crew, that might have taken place that they don't want the public to see or interpret for themselves. Otherwise, why would they not want people to see it, even if she did want to post it on youtube?
If the tape was illegal, they would have arrested and charged her. If the tape was harmless, there would be no reason to ask her to erase it. I would love to hear jet blue's version and the the officer's/TSA's version.
I am also curious how the taping of the cockpit charge is justified if there are no shots of the cockpit? Or at least the story did not mention it. Sounds like a case of false imprisonment to me if she is right.
David Aug 17th 2008 12:25PM
Actually all trains, planes and buses are legally considered as public places, regardless of the fact that you have to pay to use them.
Chris Aug 17th 2008 12:10PM
The cabin of an aircraft IS a public place, no different than the city bus (except the flight attendants seem to think they are Federal Officers). If you arent chartering a private airplane you in a "public place." Trust me... if you do something like expose yourself or many other crimes the charge would be "... in public"
David Aug 17th 2008 2:54PM
Louie, you sir are a DUMBASS (ever see That 70s show?). Yeah thats right, I called you a DUMBASS!
If you were being mugged in an alley and someone recorded the video, would you want the culprit to be caught or your possessions back? Just wondering.
Marilyn Parver was just being a good citizen and trying to bring a sense of justice to the situation. Most youtube people don't mention their recordings and just post them. I'm sure she wasn't going to post this anywhere. The crew made poor choices how to handle the situation. She should win a settlement but not an excessive amount; enough to make Jetblue react better in these type of situations.
I agree, being recorded without knowledge is a violation of privacy but she told people so the passengers obviously knew of the video. I'm sure if either party in the altercation asked her to delete the video for privacy I'm sure she would out of respect. If anyone were to ask her to delete the video it would be the ones involved in the altercation; not anyone from Jetblue or TSA or even police. No crime was committed unless abusing your power is a crime. I mean c'mon, a video of a child kicking a guys chair and he argues wit the mom? Big deal.
I have never flown and will NEVER fly Jetblue. I am a Business and Leisure travel agent and I can honestly say I will NEVER in my lifetime voluntarily book anyone on Jetblue EVER.
Nothing personal Louie I just think you're not seeing the whole picture.
aris Aug 17th 2008 12:55PM
the cabin of a plane is a public place as it is a pasenger train etc.