INCIDENT: Take responsibility

The couple traveling on the United Airlines flight with the 12-year-old daughter who had epilepsy and suffered a seizure and requested a hot meal be served to her, should know what is involved taking care of these seizures and it’s their responsibility to have available resources to calm her down. Yes, the airlines could possibly have served her a meal from first class, but the parents should carry what is needed to satisfy her requirements.

This is a good example of her mother and father leaving the child’s health disabilities to someone else to handle. Since the United flight had to make an emergency landing and request that this couple and their child be removed and placed on another flight before continuing shouldn’t have any legal responsibility to what they caused themselves. Now there is word that they have contacted an attorney and plan to file discrimination charges against the airline for what was their responsibility.

This letter, written with my opinion and experience handling epileptic children working as a substitute teacher and having an adult relative who was born with autism, understands that the major responsibility remains with those in charge. Those either working with epilepsy or autism should understand what is required to handle and maintain those individuals afflicted with this unfortunate disease. The couple flying on United sound as if they rely more on someone else accepting their responsibility so they can obtain financial gain for something they neglected to keep under control. Another example of blaming someone else for your neglect.

BILL SINGLETON

Coeur d’Alene