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ariesgem

(1,634 posts)
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 03:11 AM Feb 2013

'Shut That N--ger Baby Up': Air Passenger Charged for Slapping Child


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 child’s] 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..
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'Shut That N--ger Baby Up': Air Passenger Charged for Slapping Child (Original Post) ariesgem Feb 2013 OP
Oh Jesus. n/t littlemissmartypants Feb 2013 #1
Oh gawd. LAGC Feb 2013 #2
Yeah, I saw the Hayden, ID and thought -- dude, you're letting your sheets show. gateley Feb 2013 #3
Another old white man helveticas Feb 2013 #13
More like another Klan member who thinks abusing black children... Walk away Feb 2013 #29
Yes, you I can see his beady eyes BanzaiBonnie Feb 2013 #20
Good. Go viral. nt babylonsister Feb 2013 #4
OMG, when I first heard about this, I thought it was someone slapping their own child. Bolo Boffin Feb 2013 #5
So did I! What a hateful jerk. pacalo Feb 2013 #11
Omg, wtf is wrong with these people? Firebrand Gary Feb 2013 #6
First he gets a physical w/ lots of tests. aquart Feb 2013 #9
agreed jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 #23
Found the company and their statement. Bonobo Feb 2013 #7
Good to see the North Idaho community standing up to this crap. LAGC Feb 2013 #10
Military Industrial Complex contractor. loudsue Feb 2013 #18
"... investigating ... one of our business executives ..." JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2013 #24
Well, it does say that he has been suspended pending further investigation Number23 Feb 2013 #31
And I was wrong. He got fired. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2013 #43
the authorities are investigating; the disgusting creep is suspended from his job: magical thyme Feb 2013 #34
Disgusting man tavalon Feb 2013 #8
Simple assault? that's all they charged him with? cali Feb 2013 #12
I agree, seems like a pretty light charge for slapping a little kid CanonRay Feb 2013 #27
Safe bet who he voted for. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #14
Definately not Obama, but probably not Romney if he is Aryan Nations Ter Feb 2013 #40
A LOT of those people voted for Romney in their panic..... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #42
That man is lucky he made it off that plane with all the teeth he boarded with. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #15
This monster will become Fox's new star MissNostalgia Feb 2013 #16
What a hateful asshole! smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #17
If he was on company business this woman could sue the shit out of his company. loudsue Feb 2013 #19
"Republican Family Values." As usual. Berlum Feb 2013 #21
I sent an email to his company BanzaiBonnie Feb 2013 #22
Good. I'm doing the same. OneGrassRoot Feb 2013 #25
the company put out a strong statement yesterday magical thyme Feb 2013 #35
***The slap, Bennett said, “caused a scratch below right eye.”*** That's child abuse PERIOD uponit7771 Feb 2013 #26
Ugly hateful man! nt sheshe2 Feb 2013 #28
Does this company have government contracts? Was he on business? Walk away Feb 2013 #30
"If I was on the plane when that happened, I would be under the jail right now" Number23 Feb 2013 #32
Unfreakinbelievable! DearHeart Feb 2013 #33
Sounds like he has an anger management problem and probably a drinking problem as well: ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #36
I wonder what would have happened if . . . Brigid Feb 2013 #37
the mother is a saint. Algebra Palin Feb 2013 #38
What the fuck is wrong with that guy? Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #39
Respect elders and don't beat the shit outta old people Kennah Feb 2013 #41

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
29. More like another Klan member who thinks abusing black children...
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 07:07 PM
Feb 2013

is his god given right. This guy is from KKK central!

BanzaiBonnie

(3,621 posts)
20. Yes, you I can see his beady eyes
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 07:29 AM
Feb 2013

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.

Bolo Boffin

(23,796 posts)
5. OMG, when I first heard about this, I thought it was someone slapping their own child.
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 03:39 AM
Feb 2013

This dude starts in with the racist remarks and then slapped someone else's kid? Oh, hell no.

aquart

(69,014 posts)
9. First he gets a physical w/ lots of tests.
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 04:30 AM
Feb 2013

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)
23. agreed
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 07:59 AM
Feb 2013

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.

LAGC

(5,330 posts)
10. Good to see the North Idaho community standing up to this crap.
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 04:36 AM
Feb 2013

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)
18. Military Industrial Complex contractor.
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 07:11 AM
Feb 2013

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.

 

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)
34. the authorities are investigating; the disgusting creep is suspended from his job:
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 07:27 PM
Feb 2013

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.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
12. Simple assault? that's all they charged him with?
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 04:44 AM
Feb 2013

What about child abuse?

this is just so horrendous.

CanonRay

(14,104 posts)
27. I agree, seems like a pretty light charge for slapping a little kid
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 09:26 AM
Feb 2013

let alone the racial overtones.

 

Ter

(4,281 posts)
40. Definately not Obama, but probably not Romney if he is Aryan Nations
Sun Feb 17, 2013, 12:37 AM
Feb 2013

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)
42. A LOT of those people voted for Romney in their panic.....
Sun Feb 17, 2013, 04:06 PM
Feb 2013

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.

MissNostalgia

(159 posts)
16. This monster will become Fox's new star
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 05:24 AM
Feb 2013

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)
17. What a hateful asshole!
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 07:02 AM
Feb 2013

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)
19. If he was on company business this woman could sue the shit out of his company.
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 07:13 AM
Feb 2013

That poor kid wouldn't ever need to want for money!

OneGrassRoot

(22,920 posts)
25. Good. I'm doing the same.
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 08:14 AM
Feb 2013

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)
35. the company put out a strong statement yesterday
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 07:32 PM
Feb 2013

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.

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
30. Does this company have government contracts? Was he on business?
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 07:13 PM
Feb 2013

Should we be doing business with these people?

Number23

(24,544 posts)
32. "If I was on the plane when that happened, I would be under the jail right now"
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 07:17 PM
Feb 2013

My sentiments exactly...

DearHeart

(692 posts)
33. Unfreakinbelievable!
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 07:18 PM
Feb 2013

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)
36. Sounds like he has an anger management problem and probably a drinking problem as well:
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 07:43 PM
Feb 2013

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.

Kennah

(14,276 posts)
41. Respect elders and don't beat the shit outta old people
Sun Feb 17, 2013, 02:55 AM
Feb 2013

This incident is the exception that proves the rule. I woulda slapped Mr. Hundley and told him, "Shut your dumb-assed racist mouth."

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