According to the parents of a teenager with Down Syndrome, their son, who appears perfectly well-behaved on this video was deemed a "security risk" at Newark, on their way to Los Angeles.
You can see the boy quietly playing with his hat, and the mother sobbing, not understanding why her son is being singled out. Apparently, afterwards, they were put on a United Airlines flight and there was an entire row of seats blocked out in front of them.
I guess United Airlines doesn't know that Down Syndrome isn't contagious.
American Airlines is trying to spin its way out of this story.
Apparently, the family had no contact with the pilot.
I've sent this around. It's pretty upsetting.
