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FEBRUARY 15--After demanding that the mother of a crying toddler shut that nigger baby up, a male passenger allegedly slapped the 19-month-old across the face as a flight prepared to land in Atlanta last Friday evening, The Smoking Gun has learned.
The shocking February 8 incident aboard Delta Airlines Flight 721 resulted in Joe Rickey Hundley, 60, being charged with simple assault, according to a U.S. District Court affidavit. Hundley, seen at right, is president of an aircraft parts manufacturer headquartered in Hayden, Idah
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As detailed by FBI Agent Daron Cheney, Hundley was traveling to Atlanta from Minneapolis in seat 28A on the MD-90 twin-engine jet. He was seated next to Jessica Bennett, who shared seat 28B with her son Jonah.
Bennett, 33, told investigators that the aircraft was in final descent to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport when her child started to cry due to the altitude change. Bennett added that she was trying to get [her son] to stop crying, but he continued.
At this point, Bennett recalled, Hundley used the racial epithet as he told her to shut the child up. He then allegedly turned around and slapped the toddler in the face with an open hand, which caused the juvenile victim to scream even louder. The slap, Bennett said, caused a scratch below [the childs] right eye.
After Hundley hit the child, Agent Cheney reported, Bennett received assistance from several other passengers, including Todd Wooten, who was in seat 16C. Wooten told agents that he heard derogatory language coming from the rear of the aircraft and got up to investigate. According to Mr. Wooten, Cheney noted, he saw Joe Rickey Hundley strike the toddler.
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http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/baby-slapped-on-plane-571923
If I was on the plane when that happened, I would be under the jail right now..
littlemissmartypants
(22,692 posts)LAGC
(5,330 posts)He had to be from Hayden, Idaho. Home of the late Aryan Nations...
gateley
(62,683 posts)helveticas
(35 posts)who thinks he's the only impotyant passenger.
Walk away
(9,494 posts)is his god given right. This guy is from KKK central!
BanzaiBonnie
(3,621 posts)peeking out from a clown KKK costume.
And I may have been assaulting his ass too. I likely would have knocked him to the ground and been sitting on him.
babylonsister
(171,070 posts)Bolo Boffin
(23,796 posts)This dude starts in with the racist remarks and then slapped someone else's kid? Oh, hell no.
pacalo
(24,721 posts)Firebrand Gary
(5,044 posts)Let's hope this qualifies as a hate crime.
aquart
(69,014 posts)He's 60, which is kinda young for it, but if he has no history of this violent public display, then all my questions become medical.
Because I've met all sorts but nobody hits someone else's child.
jollyreaper2112
(1,941 posts)It's like with the drunk driver who slammed into the pickup and killed the guy's kids. Now maybe he was reeking of alcohol and it was obvious what happened. Maybe you couldn't tell from the smell and he had a medical emergency. Sure, the hospital did a blood test on his remains later but there's no way for the dad to have known the story before shooting him. While I can certainly sympathize with his anger, this is the sort of situation where clear heads are required.
Consider the situation of the guy whose wife just told him the neighbor molested their daughter. He breaks into the guy's house and stabs him to death, leaves the body for the guy's mother to find. Only guess what? His wife made the whole thing up because she wanted attention or something. Sorry, honey! You killed an innocent man and are going to prison! Tee-hee, it's just one of those kooky things you see in sitcoms! Sadly, true story.
It'll be interesting to see if the guy does have a brain tumor or something.
Bonobo
(29,257 posts)LAGC
(5,330 posts)Thanks to a few outspoken racists who still inhabit the area, Idaho's reputation has been seriously harmed.
It's going to take some time to repair the state's image, but moves like this are steps in the right direction.
We need to make these racist fuckers feel unwelcome everywhere -- no sanctuary!
loudsue
(14,087 posts)They definitely need to fire this dude. He's sucking up MY tax dollars! Government contractors executives performing criminally racist acts? Assault on a child? The government needs to come down really hard on this dude and his company.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,350 posts)My expectations are low.
Number23
(24,544 posts)So that's a good start.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,350 posts)I...am...astounded.
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)pending the outcome of the investigation.
They wasted no time suspending him and putting their statement out. "The allegations are disturbing and are contradictory to our values."
They can't outright fire him based on allegations without putting themselves at legal risk.
Good thing I wasn't there or I'd probably be under arrest for assaulting him.
tavalon
(27,985 posts)Cute baby
cali
(114,904 posts)What about child abuse?
this is just so horrendous.
CanonRay
(14,104 posts)let alone the racial overtones.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Ter
(4,281 posts)They mostly go with the Constitution Party, who happened to run Virgil Goode. Then there are the kind that don't even go CP. They either stay home or vote straight up Nazi.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)It's like the purists who voted for Nader before who bit the bullet and voted for Kerry even though they couldn't STAND him.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)What a shithead.
MissNostalgia
(159 posts)I already saw on twitter someone supporting this Hundley scum. I can imagine Fox News having this guy on as a victim in the coming weeks like that of George Zimmerman.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I cannot believe someone could possibly do such a thing! He needs to be beaten with a large wooden stick and severely. Poor kid!
loudsue
(14,087 posts)That poor kid wouldn't ever need to want for money!
Berlum
(7,044 posts)Cesspool style.
BanzaiBonnie
(3,621 posts)with some suggestions.
OneGrassRoot
(22,920 posts)If he would have done that to my child or ANY child in my presence, he would need an EMT upon landing.
Seriously.
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)He's suspended pending the outcome of the investigation. It doesn't look like they'll give him any protection or cover.
And I'd be right there with you and OGR facing my own assault charges for belting the crap out of him.
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Walk away
(9,494 posts)Should we be doing business with these people?
Number23
(24,544 posts)My sentiments exactly...
DearHeart
(692 posts)Just who the hell does this SOB think he is? If I were the mother, I would've at least slapped him right back, if not worse. NO ONE would ever do this to my child without getting it right back!
ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)According to Virginia state court records, Hundley was arrested in 2007 following a fight with his girlfriend. Initially charged with simple assault, carrying a concealed weapon, and public intoxication, Hundley subsequently pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor assault rap. Hundley told TSG that the weapon he allegedly brandished was a wine corkscrew.
Brigid
(17,621 posts)The child's dad had been on the plane?
Algebra Palin
(34 posts)Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)Wow, just wow.
Kennah
(14,276 posts)This incident is the exception that proves the rule. I woulda slapped Mr. Hundley and told him, "Shut your dumb-assed racist mouth."