The relationship between alcohol and stress is very complex, and if I'm not mistaken research shows that it can reduce resilience to stress. I didn't find dedicated studies on the issue quickly though. The ones I did find stayed that alcohol consumption for stress relief is associated with a higher risk for alcohol use disorder.
Personally, when I was still drinking, I avoided this scenario and never drank when stressed because of that issue.
I really don’t care about people not being sober as long as they can function correctly.
Regardless of the rest you wrote that I disagree with, she crashed her car on the way to the flight that she was removed from, blaming the steering. Not sure how that would qualify as "function correctly"
It's been this from the very beginning. But they don't fit the definition of a protection racket as they're not the ones attacking you if you don't pay up. So they're more like a security company that has no competitors due to the needed investment to operate.
A lot of people have no idea about aviation safety, it shows in these kind of threads. I worked in aviation for about 5 years, so I at least have an idea, though I'm far from an expert (about a year as a technical officer in the German Air Force, more of a management role but you still get the basic safety courses like Maintenance Resource Management training, four years of procurement for a maintenance IT system), and how some people approach the subject stumps me. Flying isn't the safest mean of travel because of its nature, but rather because of rigid rules at every step of the process that are enforced by supervisors and inspectors.
Vielleicht liege ich hier falsch, aber meiner Meinung nach muss man schon sehr stark in einer Bubble unterwegs sein, um die Auswirkungen während der 20 Jahre Afghanistan als Terror zu bezeichnen. Außer natürlich, man hat Angst vor Frauen, die mehr als eine Grundschule besuchen, dann natürlich schon.
Ob ein militärischer Einsatz überhaupt strategisch sinnvoll war, steht auf einem anderen Blatt (ich persönlich glaube das auch nicht), aber rechtlich und ethisch sehe ich rückblickend eigentlich keine Probleme. Zumindest das Leben in Kabul war aus meiner Sicht während des Einsatzes für die lokale Bevölkerung besser, besonders für Frauen. Das Problem ist halt, dass gesellschaftlicher Wandel nicht mit militärischen Mitteln wie einer Besatzung erreicht werden kann. Die Strukturen der Taliban und Al-Quaida, die die USA ja auch mit aufgebaut haben, ließen sich damit eben nicht beseitigen.
I’m not worried. I don’t live my life around freak accidents. This really doesn’t need to be national news ruining her life if there wasn’t a crash before hand, that’s the real issue.
I mean she literally crashed her car on the way to the flight she was finally removed from? I agree it's weird that this makes the news, but it's probably because the case is so odd…
Expecting a shit wage employee to act better than cops (let’s set that bar real low) in a dangerous event is silly.
It's shameful that Virgin pays so little. But then again it doesn't excuse going on the job drunk. Don't take the job, go on strike for better conditions, all fine by me. But don't show up drunk to your job where you operate safety equipment. Too much to ask? Also I do expect cops not to be drunk
Probably, but then again that's not the only possible accident; she was planned on an intercontinental flight that day, but it could just have been Rome or something; and even over the ocean, an aircraft has rafts, it might not save you in the very middle, but if you go down close to a coast, you want the crew to be able to handle emergency equipment and not be tipsy
I know you jest, but the flight attendants' primary job isn't catering, but safety. Some passengers seem to forget that. Passengers are required to follow their orders, not the other way around; their hospitality doesn't mean they have to take one's bullshit.
So yeah I'd personally prefer if the people in charge of safety on a flight weren't intoxicated. Usually that's a pilot privilege
Schutz vor Gewalt und Ausbeutung müssen für alle da sein
Um körperliche Gewalt (als Mittel der Strafe) sollte es hier nicht gehen, sondern um Punkte wie die Arbeit unter Mindestlohn, was ja auch eine Art der Ausbeutung ist. Da bin ich durchaus für die Abschaffung, allerdings weniger weil mir jedes Individuum im Gefängnis so sehr am Herzen hängt, sondern primär aus anderen Gründen.
Auch das ist möglich. Ich denke auch, dass in den Gefängnissen einiges schief läuft (z.B. Die Kosten für Telefonate oder die faktische Zwangsarbeit - letzteres ist tatsächlich ein Punkt für unmenschliche Behandlung). Es wird allerdings schwierig sein, für Häftlinge eine Lobby in der Gesellschaft zu finden, da es ja impliziert, dass die betroffenen Personen gehen die Regeln der Gesellschaft verstoßen haben, was natürlich nicht immer der Fall ist. Aber wie gesagt, so ist es wohl in den Köpfen der meisten und eben auch nicht immer ungerechtfertigt. Mir z.B. ist es scheißegal, ob der von mir beschriebene Typ dort in seiner Zeit ausgebeutet wurde, er war wahrscheinlich eh nach ein paar Monaten wieder raus oder es gab nur eine Geldstrafe (Schmerzensgeld gab es wohl auf jeden Fall damals, es ist schon ca. 15 Jahre her).
Now I know taste is subjective, but I consider all stacked chips garbage, and as such I always thought of Pringles as too expensive. I dislike the texture and the base taste is subpar compared to real chips. The flavoring cannot save that mess.
The whole product seems like some cheap copy of a real product for poor people or for bad times. the only thing premium about them is the marketing.
The relationship between alcohol and stress is very complex, and if I'm not mistaken research shows that it can reduce resilience to stress. I didn't find dedicated studies on the issue quickly though. The ones I did find stayed that alcohol consumption for stress relief is associated with a higher risk for alcohol use disorder.
Personally, when I was still drinking, I avoided this scenario and never drank when stressed because of that issue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xU5yIH_P9I talks about the issue, I guess there are more out there and it's not a scientific source. But maybe it's a start