American Airlines Blamed 9-Year-Old Girl For Being Filmed in Plane Bathroom, & Today's News

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✩ TODAY’S STORIES ✩-
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00:00 - American Airlines Blames 9yo for Not Spotting Camera Employee Taped to Toilet
02:59 - Coffeezilla Accuses Rabbit AI of Being Founded on Crypto NFT Scam
07:25 - Try Guys Launch Streaming Service, Eugene Leaving
10:40 - Sponsored by Huel
11:47 - Tennessee to Offer 100 Diapers Per Month to Families Under Medicaid
13:54 - Louisiana Set to Classify Abortion Pills as a Controlled Dangerous Substance
16:14 - Three European Countries Recognize Palestine as a State
19:08 - Sponsored by MeUndies
20:22 - Video Games Make Us Violent? Experts Say Benefits Outweigh the Few Drawbacks
25:45 - Comment Commentary
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Produced by: Cory Ray
Edited by: James Girardier, Maxwell Enright, Julie Goldberg, Christian Meeks, Matthew Henry
Art Department: William Crespo
Writing/Research: Philip DeFranco, Brian Espinoza, Lili Stenn, Maddie Crichton, Chris Tolve, Jared Paolino
Associate Producer on Video Games: Brian Espinoza
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[@JelliestOfBeanz]

Blaming a CHILD for being the victim of a sex crime is INSANE!! WHO THE FUCK would even CONSIDER THINKING that, like wtf!?!? There are not enough words in the world to describe how infuriating and fucked up this is.

[@JustAHorrorShow]

Unfortunately it happens all the time.

[@Paul__Allen]

True but i really dont see why American airline should be held accountable for an employees action unless he/she had a sex crime record

[@SlurMaster9000]

Apparently more than one person...there was a story 6 months ago where an Ohio cop threatened to arrest a 9 year old for being blackmailed into sending photos of herself

[@frankcooke1692]

A man who was found liable for r*p*, by a jury of his peers in a civil proceeding is the presumed Republican presidential nominee. They just put their finger to the wind.

[@Elithrae]

Most people do, as sick as it is to say. My own mother blamed me. And I know other people who've been in situations like mine where the same thing happened. People suck at taking responsibility. Even if they didn't commit the crime, if they're even tangentially responsible, they will throw the victim under the bus.

[@folklorefanatic7193]

Where American Airlines pulls the "what were you wearing" accusation on a literal child, you know corporate negligence has gone beyond the pale.

[@Playingwithproxies]

And followed it up with that lawyer we paid to file for us doesn’t speak for America airline. They better fire anyone who signed that court motion.

[@skyetranqille9534]

It really shows you how far removed they are from empathy. Barely human.

[@johans3164]

​@@skyetranqille9534 they are disgusting af

[@LittleQueen1978]

I was the victim of grooming and sexual assault when I was seventeen by a volunteer coach of the academic decathlon at my high school. I sued the school district a few years ago and actually won a pretty sizable settlement. When I read their response to the legal complaint that the school was negligent, their defense was something along the lines of I didn’t tell anyone and I didn’t stop him so I must have consented. I WAS FUCKING 17! I mentioned this to my attorney who basically told me that this was not an uncommon defense and was most likely copied and pasted from a previous complaint from a similar kind of case and that those kinds of counter defense arguments are par for the course in the defense of a major corporation (or school district in this case) against claims of liability for sexual assault. It certainly didn’t quell my anger nor did it make the retraumitization more than twenty years after the incident happened any easier. With that being said, it sucks that attorneys use defenses universally Instead of attempting to formulate a defense based specifically on the situation and circumstances of that particular case. All I can say is fick American airlines and double fuck the attorneys for their bullshit defense response

[@speedy01247]

I think the better question is "who are you hiring?"

[@drehm7897]

I work in public relations. When a company makes a statement, it goes through a lot of channels within the organization before getting issued to the public. Which means MULTIPLE people at American Airlines read the statement and thought “yes, blaming this child is a good call. Send it”

[@willcook1530]

Or borderline worse, many higher ups or at least through that chain of command are just irresponsibly complacent and don't actually review things. (Which given the state of the airline industry I could also very much believe).

[@MadFlourish]

We wish these major companies had that much oversight but in truth, places like that have a bunch of managers who just keep passing the buck. I doubt they read much of anything.

[@dustinb1070]

I don't think legal filings get the same amount of eyes on it as a PR release

[@Armorlord04]

Legal filing, this has the same energy as when there was a filing that a plaintiff could not have found a mouse in a can of soda because it would have dissolved. Pepsi was like WTH and worked to rapidly withdraw that. Think they fired the counsel involved as well.

[@RachelMaryB]

not to defend them at all, but a legal filing like this would likely be handled by outside counsel (unless they have an in-house legal team for these civil cases, but still a totally separate department). so while AA did hire the law firm (likely they just had a contract to work with them on all suits of this type), no one on the AA team themselves likely reviewed that pleading before it was filed. so the real idiots here are the attorneys who either wrote something that dumb or didn’t read closely enough to correct the paralegal who drafted it. and AA is just dumb for hiring a firm that would let that happen.

[@ethanwhitman7956]

AA: “Getting filmed in the bathroom is a skill-issue” Me: “wtf why not just say he acted alone and you had no way of knowing he was doing this” AA: “idk lol”

[@mollusckscramp4124]

If anything, this was basically just a statement of admission that "this happens from time to time on our airlines, so it's your responsibility to not fall victim to it" wtaf??

[@AmbiambiSinistrous]

As a lawyer, I 100% see the thinking behind the American Airlines victim-blaming. AA asked their lawyers, "How can we pay less money on this claim?" and their lawyers pushed the standard "Pay less money argument" button, a.k.a. "Contributory Negligence", ... without ANY thought about what that argument means when applied to the actual situation at hand. 🤦‍♀️

[@smalltime0]

Settling out of court means you only get the retainer fee.

[@olorin3815]

i doubt its an experienced lawyer LOL might work as a tactic if you are defending the guy that did it, makes no sense for company tho its just terrible PR and whatever they could ever potentially save on paying in that case they lose out massively on marketing

[@UlshaRS]

Are spending as much on lawyers as they do compensating pilots?

[@OMFGZdance]

I would not be surprised if it also turned out they were using ChatGPT to save money on their legal advice...

[@LordInquisitor701]

Maybe they got that lawyer from San Francisco

[@Nova_3579]

The fact that American Airlines had the nerve to victim blame CHILDREN for what happened is disgusting beyond words. Everyone involved in this response needs to be fired and investigated. Their views are alarming and show who they really are. Absolutely appaling.

[@squibbelsmcjohnson]

Straight disgusting.. Almost as if all the bums that barely passed college are running these companies today. Holy fuck

[@justanidiotmk2749]

​@@KrillixKaiit's pretty easy to prevent crime when everyone is in a fucking sealed tube.

[@Omnip073n77]

When corporations react this way, it's because they KNOW how insanely hurtful this lawsuit is about to be for their pockets.🤣

[@Zoroasterisk]

​@@KrillixKai The criminal they hired? That criminal? Gtfo of here

[@danniellekirsty3138]

Trigger warning but I went to court against my childhood sexual abuser - best friends father - and the only defense his team had was to blame the children. I was 5 when it began (and 13 when i went to court). But sure I asked for it. (He got 14 years in prison. Which wasn't long enough since he was convinced of SAing at least 30 children. But yay UK sentencing laws.)

[@themckenzies]

The diaper story has me thinking “Did America… do something… good? For the lower class?!”

[@KJ4EZJ]

Pro-life Republicans creating a social program for people who have already been born. Credit where credit is due, I honestly never thought I would see the day.

[@sophiamacdonald1949]

While I'm pro choice I do think it's really nice to see a pro-lifer stand on their opinion and actually make it easier to raise children

[@coryaw95]

@@sophiamacdonald1949RIGHT? It almost NEVER happens. The only other time I can recall is when Mike Pence said “if you are pro-life, you MUST be pro-adoption”. The only sensible thing that came of his mouth.

[@Azby64]

​@@sophiamacdonald1949 I consistently raise my brow when I come across his statement. It's the teeeeniest glimpse of what peace there could be, and I have to keep shutting down any hyper optimism or I'll die of agony when things don't change tomorrow.

[@BikingWIthPanda]

getting directly into the diaper business as a public asset would be for the lower class, as it stands now it's just an accident that it helps. it's really a kickback to Johnson & Johnson

[@DeadHawk23]

Imagine saying a 9-year-old child should understand how fucked up the world is.

[@maferpinilla3641]

Well, yeah actually. I mean not how it was handled in the video, obviously, but by explaining how messed up the world is but at least adding a little bit of hope. Blaming the child was wrong in this situation, and it just amazes me (In a bad way) how they were able to get away with. WTF is this. I mean I already know that society is screwed up, and despite having ASD, I am eventually able to brush it off and say, "oh well that's society." But this was so outrageous!

[@lilelo208]

That's how I got anxious and depressed.....

[@mollusckscramp4124]

Real, I'm glad at least one of those kids was resourceful enough to know to pull out a phone and take a photo to tell an adult. She must have good parents.

[@malirk]

Never flying American Airlines again. You can't walk back blaming a 9-year old.

[@ThePongo]

Fr fuck them and their business.

[@KawaiiNancy]

👏👏👏

[@user-jc8ez9iw2j]

I can't wait for Charlie Critical to covernthis

[@kylelopez2900]

Facts

[@mollusckscramp4124]

Forget blaming, can you imagine if that happened to your own child? Negligence is an understatement, you'd be safer flying on the plane from fkn Con-Air. At least Nic Cage would look out for the kids

[@Troy-bo9lv]

A while back I interviewed a 16 year old for what would be his first job, one of the generic questions was about leadership and teamwork. This kid spent several minutes telling me about organizing a wow raid and problem solving the boss fights for the group they had. Hired him so fast for how well he articulated his experiences.

[@gregoryvn3]

Nice!

[@robsnyder2614]

What a great comment. Thank you for not considering gaming knowledge and experience, and how they correlate with problem solving and inventive thinking, and just assume they are a negative waste of time.

[@JustMe_Jessi]

This is actually such a great response to what so many people can view as "video gamer stuff" without seeing the qualities that not only organizing a raid, but also all the troubleshooting and cooperative work needed to succeed in these areas. Yes, it's a video game, but man oh man can it be soul crushing to either have your guild fizzle out from lack of players able to participate in the raid or when your group gets stuck on some bosses over and and over again 🥲

[@Kaminkaese]

​@@JustMe_Jessiwhen I told people that I learned more english from Video games than from school, they called me stupid. Even tho school didn't teach me how to actually have a conversation. They told me the vocabulary and send me off 😂

[@Zeithri]

I hate this. It just justifies all the idiots back 20 years ago that their raiding experience provided leadership skills. If you've ever actually been in a raid, you know how bullshit that is. So well done, you hired someone with no actual experience.

[@brianneporchak3023]

Not every family has the time or resources to switch to reusable diapers. I wanted to, but in an apartment, with no balcony and ridiculously expensive laundry machines, I was unable to reliably or financially use washable diapers. I remember feeling hopeless when buying diapers for my daughter back in the mid to late 2010's. We weren't struggling, but diapers felt like pads or tampons to me - a mandatory "luxury". The relief of receiving even a sleeve of diapers from family or friends is profound. The fact that there is a state that will lessen that burden, even slightly, is wonderful.

[@ethanwhitman7956]

The craziest thing about the American Airlines story to me (besides the horrific victim blaming ofc) is that it’s not even close to the most compelling argument they could make. Presumably they had no idea their flight attendant was doing this or else they would have already fired him, SO THEN WHY NOT JUST SAY THAT?!?!?! Even from a no empathy, please-don’t-sue-us perspective, that just seems so much more effective

[@VeracityLH]

Exactly. Why blame the victim instead of the ACTUAL CRIMINAL. Sounds like AA has been taking stupid pills.

[@kyleellis1825]

Yeah, exactly. It was very clearly something the guy did right before she went in and wasn't a permanent setup. Pretty simple to place full blame on him and they could have given the family free flights for like 5 years. They come out looking like the good guys.

[@DanceLouisDance]

As a dad of 3 boys all of whom are elementary school age, if I saw anyone filming them while they use the restroom, I'm catching a felony assault charge to put it simply. Also the fact AA has to nerve to say "well she should've spotted the camera" instead of comdeming their deviant employee honestly makes me mad to a level i havent been in years.

[@phobos258]

seriously that flight would have needed an emergency landing from the actions I would have taken.

[@Indiestructible]

And nobody would have blamed you. Idk how that guy got off the plane without a few bruises on his face

[@jacobiwankenobi9664]

​@@phobos258 The actions of the attendant should've already made it an emergency landing...

[@MidnightBitesCarly]

As any dad should 🙏🙏

[@matthewmiller6568]

I honestly don't think you'd be found guilty. What jury would convict a man for beating the person who was filming his child in the bathroom? Not one.

[@Dynamic_Dynamo91]

All I can say is thank god the girl had a phone on her to take a pic, thank god she felt empowered and safe enough in her family to tell her parents, thank god her parents believed her, and thank god the rest of the crew jumped on it. Idk if this story would have ended the same 5, 10, 15, 20 years ago. Kudos all around.

[@mollusckscramp4124]

Yeah, I feel so sad that the other kids he'd filmed didn't feel the same or safe enough to tell anyone they noticed something suspicious. Adults need to listen to their kids more to prevent psychos like this from getting away with these sorts of crimes

[@RealBradMiller]

.... 😮 She set that dude up! *Intense music plays*

[@earthtoast20]

What legislators aren’t understanding is that some medications used for abortions aren’t explicitly for abortions and have multiple uses. I had to have a round of Methotrexate after my D&C concluded my miscarriage was actually an ectopic pregnancy. Methotrexate is most commonly used as a form of chemotherapy but can be used in situations like mine where they couldn’t find where the pregnancy was located on an ultrasound and didn’t want to just cut out one or both of my tubes and just hope for the best. Laws like this will inevitably put a lot of other medications up on the chopping block and hurt more people than the women they’re targeting.

[@SonicKing84]

"My friend got operated on by a Kirby main once. He pee's through 5 holes now." Phil, you cannot be killing me that suddenly at this hour!

[@ashmeyer21]

Thank goodness that young girl had the good sense to get evidence with a picture. If not that sick man might not have been caught immediately after that plane landed .She's pretty much a hero who saved other young girls from become future victims and I appluad her.

[@shoobeedoowah5452]

IKR? As we know many victims are not believed without photo or video evidence & her bravery saved her from the pain of being doubted & she has saved who knows how many other girls from becoming victims - she is definitely a hero! 👏

[@gwoody20]

I saw American Airlines and immediately clicked. They just left me stranded for 2 days and all I got was $25 flight credit…

[@apollofell3925]

Got stranded on Christmas eve and the AA employee told us the only available flight was the next day... neglecting to mention that other airlines offered the same flight that afternoon

[@marieblankenship8592]

And that's why the federal govt is making that illegal soon.

[@christoner2666]

Entirely your own stupidity, sorry that happened to you, but life happens sometimes. Just because you were dumb enough to accept a subpar resolution, doesn't make others wrong later. Saying this as someone who flys first class every time and never paid even full price coach. Stop complaining and learn the rules.

[@ChristinaMoralesMindfuqed]

OH HEEEEEELL NAWWWW😡😡

[@kykalinowski5217]

In Charlotte by chance?? They left me stranded overnight for 12 hours last Friday and just gave us $12 food vouchers because they messed up so many flights they ran out of hotel rooms to give out.

[@theredblur6499]

Nah, whoever came up with ‘it’s the child’s fault a paedophile was filming’ absolutely needs to have their computer looked at

[@mollusckscramp4124]

Every exec at AA too, just to be sure

[@imstarwars]

My dad went back to school to get his masters a few years back and his master project was on video games and their impact on people in terms of violence. His study, which included active and former members of the military and also people un-exposed to that type of situation, found that video games are largely a cathartic experience and actually lower violent tendancies. It becomes the outlet instead of doing it IRL. Also, there was no evidence of video games desensitizing people to violence.

[@kuroneko4183]

Your father is an amazing man

[@ANewPlace]

Tf are you even saying

[@TheSlayerV1]

​@@ANewPlace do you not understand English?

[@geobus3307]

Thank you for that unrelated piece of information.

[@supercoolguy43]

It blasts my mind that a team of legal professionals, the PR team, and all the higher ups at American Airlines somehow had no idea where the wind would blow BEFORE publicly blaming the 9 year old for getting perved on.

[@mariapaz6379]

The hypocrisy of them claiming not to notice the actions of a third party (their lawyers), after accusing a child of being liable for not noticing the actions of a third party, seem almost like karma.

[@mollusckscramp4124]

It's an echo chamber of likely child predators, what can you expect

[@JoeAuerbach]

The diaper thing is huge and I love it. A poor friend was once at our house and when I told him that his child needed to be changed he felt the diaper and said, "it's not full yet". My mind was blown. This is needed.

[@HotPinkMEG101]

My father has been a surgeon for decades and was one of the doctor’s who spearheaded the introduction of “surgery robots” to his particular hospital. He’s on the board for managing the training and usage of these machines. And he’s been a gamer for as long as I can remember, on of my earliest memories is sitting on his lap while he played Tomb Raider II on the PS1. And this is more personal observation from watching my father age, I think gaming has helped keep his mind, well, young for lack of a better word! Video games have helped my dad help other people!

[@cheesecake6696]

On the diaper story. We recently got a batch of reusable diapers. Would highly recommend. On the pluses- environmentally friendlier. Just as easy to use and they have a much larger soakage area so they can actually be left on for longer. They are machine washable. You can also get biodegradable linings. This means that when there's a poop, you just throw away the lining and throw the diaper in the laundry without soaking . Only real draw back is they don't have the blue line to tell you the diaper is soaked so you have to open it up to check. You could say having to wash them is a draw back, but considering how often I need to wash the rest of her clothes anyway, it really isn't.

[@LindaK14]

As a video game developer there’s something so bittersweet hearing Phil talk so highly of the benefits of the industry while the industry is in such decline right now

[@Roadent1241]

High five, fellow gamedev.

[@hc483.]

Kinda crazy to see this bc just today I was talking to my mom about how beneficial it would be for me to channel energy into video games to de compress from a day like I used to when I was younger.. I had no idea the industry was in decline :/ my mom has MS and a brain tumour and always plays games on her computer to help her brain function!! She plays for a little bit every morning and she says it helps her so much (and reading haha)

[@tonibresadola9969]

The industry is in decline? Why?

[@Pixelpopped]

@@tonibresadola9969it’s a mix of people not playing as many games as during covid plus interest rate changes. Tons of layoffs and the such from last year

[@supremecai5857]

@@tonibresadola9969covid. Every company and their mother still using it as an excuse at least. Most hired too many and are still “trimming” hence the literal thousands of layoffs we’ve had in the last few years. As well as with the acquisitions/publishers, studios can disappear in a night especially if their game didnt preform as well as the suits wanted. Not including the constant drama of something being too or not enough woke. Making games is fun, but god are people trying their hardest to make it not so.

[@Milliardo__Peacecraft]

If I found out someone was trying to secretly record someone like that let alone a child they would be kicked out of the plane mid flight.

[@rileyfuckingrifle]

You, I like you.

[@gwendolenyoung4198]

You give me an idea. It should be a new rule similar to walking the plank and you have to sign a waiver before getting on board

[@stevnated]

A couple of years ago in the local Dollar Store, I saw where someone had ripped a small hole in a bag of diapers to steal ONE diaper. The implications were horrifying. Surely that baby needed more than just one diaper.

[@marzash]

ugh, this hurts 😔

[@apsuaha]

In the 1950s, there were a slew of injuries and deaths from kids trying to emulate Superman based on what they saw on TV. The TV was not banned, and those kids( the ones who lived) grew up fine. Parenting is the key, and we have to understand our children's world and guide them through it. We won't always hit the mark, and neither will they, and that is okay. Remember, we were once misunderstood by our parents.

[@Indiestructible]

AA retracting their statement is a growing problem with these huge companies. They said it was her fault!? Someone in charge of their media department either needs to be fired or replaced. Too many times have we seen companies walk back their statements only because of backlash. “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time”

[@kingofhearts3185]

I mean both things can be true at once. Someone is an idiot and has screwed up massively, which isn't likely to go over well with the boss.

[@ChaoticKrisis]

I don't think their media department ever saw the statement tbh. This would have been the legal firm they hire putting it in there, and whoever is supposed to read over it either not noticing or not caring.

[@hieronymusesquireiii380]

💯💯

[@ll2323]

Hold them accountable, people should sell their stocks in the company and make them lose their money.

[@juniethebee]

Sick world we live in, when children are BLAMED for being filmed going to the bathroom.

[@MeCooper]

Ikr! Really we should be blaming the parents for teaching their children to use the bathroom in the first place.

[@Annie1962]

this is going to bite the airlines in the arse so badly and so well deserved. Blaming a child for going to the toilet. pfft. Disgusting

[@Raqatour]

I'm a game developer and have written academically about videos games up to a postgraduate level. Despite the PhillyD populous largely being the choir singing the praises of video games I'm so glad you told that story! It's important to say games aren't the cause of school shootings and other acts of violence because it detracts from the real reasons those events happen. Video games are all over the world. America is the only country infamous for the amount for mass shootings. If video games were the problem mass shootings would be a worldwide issue.

[@rickcanty]

Video games aren't the cause, but they do desensitize people to violence which certainly doesn't help. The thing that makes America unique is having these violent video games in addition to extreme ease of access to firearms. I know it's just one factor, but I do think it contributes.

[@biosparkles9442]

A friend of mine had brain cancer and was told he'd never be able to walk or write again, video games were such good physical therapy for him that you'd now have no idea he ever had any issues at all.

[@TempehLiberation]

American Airlines being like "Oh yeah the error was we didn't realize how pissed people would be when we victim blamed a 9 year old".

[@chere100]

Eugene officially leaving is definitely heartbreaking. I hope he'll still pop in for a video every now and then.

[@NeonDolly]

When I became a 60 ton crane operator in the military the Sergeant who was looking for people to train asked us first "Who plays a lot of video games?" The ones who raised their hands got selected. He explained that gamers can do things like retract and swing the boom at the same time while non-gamers can only do one at a time usually.

[@GeorgePerforms]

23:25 the fact that the Smash narrator was used to say "Ike, Fox, etc." instead of Phil was hilarious, thank you to whoever edited today's episode for making me laugh.

[@tabithaziol504]

Pharmacy tech here. I work in a Behavioral health facility, and even we see Miso/Mife. There’s so many other uses to these drugs and controlling them will only delay care and make patients suffer unnecessarily.

[@WilliamStonerock]

I had a large shoulder tumor removed in Japan by a surgeon using a remote surgical robot. I even got a DVD of the surgery. This was in 2012. Glad to see the US trying to catch up. (The hospital stay, biopsy, doctor visits, surgery, and post-op all cost about $6000 before insurance, which meant about $1200 out of pocket.)

[@DR_REDACTED]

My father got his knee fixed with a similar style here in Finland😊

[@shelby6]

​@@DR_REDACTED same with my mom in South Africa

[@lordlyka68]

I wonder how often or if you even could request your surgery to be filmed? I'd be so happy if I could have a DVD or just some form of video of my big surgery I had years ago, I think it'd be really interesting to look at and I'd genuinely appreciate watching something like that. Though I imagine just knowing their actions are being recorded might make surgeons more anxious, which is the last thing you'd want your surgeon to be. Plus someone would either have sole cameraman duties (extra person in the room) or it would be added to their responsibilities (everyone there already has a lot of those that are way more important) so idk

[@IfImYouAndYourMeWhat]

@@lordlyka68it’s likely a set of fixed cameras. I get your anxiety around how the surgeons may feel being recorded, but I personally would like to think there is no reason a good surgeon should be phased by much of anything. I’d personally be more worried if filming made my surgeon anxious. Just my unsolicited 2 cents

[@lordlyka68]

@@IfImYouAndYourMeWhat oh yeah good point! But no, I'm not anxious about surgeons/surgery, I think I was actually the most calm going into surgery lmao, I just thought maybe they might be uncomfortable with it, but to be fair they are probably used to very uncomfortable things being a surgeon and all. 👍

[@averyeml]

The wild thing about American is that they could’ve gotten that case tossed out so easily by firing the dude and complying with cops. “We weren’t aware this was happening, we don’t monitor the personal private phone activities of our employees nor do we record our bathrooms so how could we know, he had no priors that showed on a background check (I friggin hope), as soon as we were aware he was fired and we complied with all law enforcement requests. We cannot be found liable for the behavior.” No rando mom’s lawyer could outlast them dragging it out, it’s one of those cases where the big business can squash this no issue. But by going with the MOST WILD DEFENSE EVER they have not only brought bad publicity on themselves, they also make me wonder why they couldn’t just go along with the bog standard “let the cops do their thing and then wait out the lawsuit and settle” big company thing. What would have been found?

[@icosmicvii3568]

That whole segment about video games was pretty cool. I wrote a college paper talking about how video games are good for you. Everything that Phil talked about was included in my paper. I'm glad he's spreading good information about video games.

[@nathancawley6944]

I find the fact that Isreal doesn't see Palestine and Hamas as separate entities concerning.

[@claudegrenier3180]

I find it concerning that Phil's audience seem to not give a s#!% about Palestine. You can scroll comments and find one on the subject every 100 or so comments... Soooo disappointing 😔

[@KleioChronicles]

That title is indeed batshit crazy. The story was even more batshit. I was expecting a tiny camera, not an entire iphone.

[@smalltime0]

With the fucking recording light on. Pervy sex-offender stuff aside, how did this incompetent moron actually pass through the certification process?

[@bmljenny]

I mean, it's good that he was so stupid as to use a phone. Otherwise he might be still up there doing this garbage.

[@chayden153]

Same

[@satisfied656]

America is such a crazy place....thank god i mostly live in Europe since 2017!

[@banquetoftheleviathan1404]

Well, that's funny because both me and my mom have some story about some Old dude perving on us in europe. In germany and italy respectively

[@jennimg91]

"Gaming has been around for decades; we're getting old." My late brother would have loved that statement.

[@Zultzify]

when that study mentioned Top Gun i thought it meant Top Gun for the NES at first, that game requires fine motor skills to land the plane!

[@adelai3795]

As a proud Cajun who chooses to live in Louisiana to help save my culture, this bill hurt and for the first time ever I’m thinking of moving. I don’t ever wanna be pregnant, it just ain’t in the cards for me. Im scared of saying too much online, but the only advice I can give anyone anymore is don’t tell anyone what is going on or what you want to do. It can still happen and there are people who would keep you safe. If you need to find your closest Auntie in the network. They have cars, resources and phone numbers for when this would happen. Welcome to the Metro.

[@ManderzArl]

It's heart breaking that women don't get as much reproductive rights as men do. Instead of banning abortions, they should be working on educating people of contraceptives and helping women get the tubal ligations they want/need, easier. Without going through hoops of any kind. (I would sign a non liable contract, so fast. If there was one to sign lol) I just hope more men and women who are in the dating scene scope out their potential partners, about kids. Before they get too deep in the relationship. I for one, would like to find a partner who doesn't want kids. I will never change my mind about them. I won't be celibate either because pleasure is a part of life and happiness. That and if men don't have to do it, women dont either. Equality!

[@LKMNOP]

Tubal ligation. I had it done in my twenties. I never looked back.

[@TheSteely127]

See, the problem with saying "absolute batshit sentence" is that bar keeps getting raised. Almost daily.

[@loribroadbent8573]

Or lowered, depends on your POV. But yeah, insanity.

[@meganthefencer694]

You’re not wrong

[@komosobyplays]

Phil that Kirby slander was uncalled for!

[@irishbearsfan12]

Appreciate you giving Coffee a little shine too. KZbinrs helping KZbinrs

[@truewantsaband]

Society has a huge issue recognizing who’s the victim and who’s the perpetrator, may he rot in prison.

[@adamrutherford8523]

Insert Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard take here

[@Reditect]

I don't think it's so much "society" as it is the people who are in law for these businesses. Most people would "recognize who the victim [is]". I'm sure working for a company has an impact on the human or moral or ethical angle of things.

[@truewantsaband]

@@Reditect I think any survivor who has told their story would disagree

[@timdeathly]

Most people know just look at the most liked comments​@@truewantsaband

[@chocolate_gore]

⁠​⁠@@truewantsaband they’re right though, this is a case of a business trying to avoid taking responsibility for one of their employees actions, and nobody is "unsure" who the victim is. The people seeing right through the blatant victim blaming in this case easily outweigh the ones who would fault the victim [if there even are any] so it’s simply the wrong case to make it a point and argue that society has issues with the recognition of victims, when the majority is backing her.

[@MorganVsTheInternet]

Did they seriously blame a child for being filmed in the bathroom by THEIR employee? How about not hiring predators American Airlines?

[@WyntheRogue]

Seriously, background check your applicants FFS! Victim blaming, especially victim blaming kids is fucking gross.

[@technicaldifficulties368]

It is possible the employee didn't have a criminal record before this, but it's pretty easy to condemn the actions of an employee without taking responsibility for said employee. Whoever put that out there has probably cost the company millions

[@iambear.6526]

@@WyntheRogue Background check wouldn't mean shit if they had no priors.

[@ChristinaMoralesMindfuqed]

YOOOOOOO..... 😢 they are a MINOR!!! The laws are supposed to protect them! They dont know any better! Thats why they get stolen by being told that someone has candy😤😤😤😤😤 They dont sense danger most times!

[@WyntheRogue]

@@iambear.6526 Touché , though it's still gross AF that AA would side with a perv, not to mention more bad PR on their end.

[@tylerchrisco1]

I haven't tuned in for a while, you're looking good. Keep it up.

[@granola_treehugger]

23:30 😂😂😂 i love Phil and his entire crew. You guys are the best!! Thank you ❤

[@just2lovable]

My son who has ADD and autism has benefitted so much from games. His hand eye coordination and fine motor control have increased drastically since he began playing shooters.

[@erikh5512]

I have no idea how this fact isn't more known, But any violence that is shown due to video games, is actually caused by COMPETITIVENESS, and not violence. More aggression was found in subjects who played sports games and mario kart, than was found in shooters, both vs other people, and vs CPU's. But more importantly, all levels of violence increase from video games were MUCH SMALLER than that of playing sports in real life, or other real life competitive environments

[@kittehgo]

Many moons ago I worked at a laser tag place, and we had mothers bring their ADD and ADHD kids to have some fun. Those kids were lethal in the arena, I couldn't best them 😁

[@breabeyrouti7834]

At one point i was so poor i used female pads and saran wrapped them to my toddler. I was in-between jobs, had no way to get diapers and it was that or the kid went naked. It was horrible. I felt like such a failure. I'm in tears with joy to hear families will get support in this way. This is wonderful news. Every bit helps.

[@lifewuzonceezr]

Best gift I got was fitted cloth diapers..used them with all 3..I want to buy some and donate them now!

[@LightBlueVans]

i am so sorry you had to go through that. i’ve often times wondered how i could make it work to get even a small pack of diapers. it makes you feel like the worst parent on Earth. i hope things are going better for all of you now.

[@breabeyrouti7834]

@@LightBlueVans that's kind of you thank you yes he's a grown adult now! We survived it haha

[@chere100]

@@lifewuzonceezr Whenever my mom's invited to a baby shower, she always brings cloth diapers as her gift.

[@MoondustManwise]

I'm skipping the kids, world's too expensive now to raise anyone. I wouldn't be able to feed them, can barely feed my cat. I'm glad you made it through, cloth diapers go hard from what i've heard

[@thomaswatson8447]

Thank you for continuing to tell the news. I get stories here I don’t get for other sources. Like the story about diapers.

[@laurenelliot5708]

Phil, listening to you is a quality high point in my week. Thanks for share your rational perspective of the world’s shenanigans for a living 👍

[@Youhaveaname]

I would wager the people saying video games are "the problem" are the same people saying guns aren't the problem.

[@sourgreendolly7685]

Projecting their struggle to differentiate fantasy and reality onto others.

[@regojozsa]

The Venn diagram is a circle

[@LittleQueen1978]

@PhilipDeFranco regarding the American Airlines situation: I was the victim of grooming and sexual assault when I was 17 by a volunteer coach of the academic decathlon at my high school, Porterville High Scool in Porterville, CA. I sued the school district a few years ago for negligence and actually won a pretty sizable settlement. When I read their response to the legal complaint that my attorneys filed stating that the school district was negligent for not conducting a bg check (he had a prior sex assault of a minor conviction in WA that would've been easily found had a bg check been conducted) and basically allowing him free access to the campus because my English teacher listed him as a decathlon coach, their defense was something along the lines of "I didn’t tell anyone and I didn’t stop him, so I must have consented." I WAS FUCKING 17! I discussed this with my attorneys who told me that this was not an uncommon defense and was most likely copied and pasted from a previous complaint from a similar kind of case and that those kinds of counter defense arguments are par for the course in the defense of a major corporation (or school district in this case) against claims of liability for sexual assault. It certainly didn’t quell my anger nor did it make the retraumitization I experienced 26 years after the incident happened any easier. With that being said, it sucks that attorneys use universal defenses instead of attempting to formulate a defense based solely.on the specific circumstances of a particular case. All I can say is fuck American Airlines and double fuck the attorneys for that bullshit defense response.

[@Proverb.]

Well I mean, can't blame lawyers for doing their job. They gotta try something... presenting a defense while knowing all the facts are against you... That's not easy. But they can't just throw up their hands and give up. I wouldn't take it personal

[@hootie413982]

@@Proverb. That's exactly why I can't even fathom how attorneys defend clients they know are guilty. How can they, in good conscience, defend them? This is why attorneys are joked about not having souls because in situations like this, a sane, rational human with a conscience, would go "Umm... nope we can't be friends anymore you psychotic monsters."

[@coffekihlberg]

Good morning. The American Airlines actually blaming a nine year old child is... insane, victim blaming of the worst sort, out of touch with reality and gives an idea of how above reproach these companies think they are. That lawyer needs his harddrive checked.

[@idreamed_adream2]

My stepdad frequently recorded me in the bathroom. For YEARS I blamed myself for not protecting myself better. But I was a CHILD. There can be no blame put onto the child. That's ridiculous they would even try to

[@LynnM9035]

My friend was in the military and was in such good health but got stage 4 lung cancer and passed away at 39. But the whole time he was fight cancer he was being an advocate to get the health care so many veterans need after being exposed to the burn pits. It's an amazing how he helped get bills passed. His name Heath Robinson to look up the information. 😢 I am sad but so proud though

[@Leedark3]

For a while, I was beginning to think NFTs were a collective delusion we all had. They just disappeared and I haven't even heard that term in months!

[@Firikka]

They still are there, but the original hype train is gone. Most likely the prices have gone and stayed way down.

[@sunnyandthechlo]

Fever dream. It's just because they have NO value any longer, which is exactly what most people predicted.

[@pissass.8675]

Thank fuck for that. Remember how people thought nfts were gonna be used for everything? what a nightmare of an idea

[@luketfer]

@@sunnyandthechlo Yup the whole thing crashed and burned....and those same NFT bros (that were previously Crypto Bros) are now the AI Bros trying to push that as the 'new hotness'. Grifters just move from one to the other it seems.

[@DrJamesGang]

What a wonderful overview on the science behind gaming. Thanks for the Phil in.

[@xDamajx]

Been a watcher for decades. Never commented on a video on KZbin before. Your league and video game references made me chuckle and I wanted to let you know. Thanks for being there over the years phil.

[@shizzy8250]

That first story is wild. He was caught with other girls on his phone and the company STILL defended him. Any company I ever worked for would throw me under a bus if it meant they could save a cent. The fact that they are even defending the dude is crazy. This makes the conspiracy theorist in me think this might go a little deeper.

[@virtualgambit577]

Seriously! It’s wild they’d defend him when so many companies would rather blame their employees for shit they didn’t even do.

[@nattalete]

That statement by American Airlines is not a defense for any of those counts of the employee trying to record the private parts of a child. American Airlines might have defended that action elsewhere, but they did not in that statement.

[@nattalete]

A person saying a victim was negligent does not mean that the person was defending the perpetrator.

[@mza2195]

My head actually tilted to the side trying to figure out how American Airlines could come up with this!

[@mza2195]

@@MassFireworks no. Why does that matter. It wasn’t about the flight attendant at all. Bless your heart

[@LordErebusBloodmoon]

​@@mza2195what are you trying to say? Your comment makes no sense. The op was commenting on how ludicrous it seems that they came up with that legal defense.

[@mza2195]

@@LordErebusBloodmoon someone deleted their comment. I’m also the op.

[@jijitters]

It's actually a pretty common statement to make about *adult* complainants, some form of, "a reasonable person with reasonable intelligence would have obviously seen this" etc, but them applying it to CHILDREN is absolutely insane! Children should not be held to the same intelligence standards as adults nor should they be blamed for not taking action against said adults. Even if the little kids saw something odd, many of them would not have questioned it, or might have questioned it but felt they didn't have a right to say anything, and none of that is the fault of the child!

[@nix.tricks]

fantastic skate review. take notes skate shops- this is great content

[@LMN22]

I'm convinced the American Airlines lawyers are actually moral humans and not really on the side of AA

[@DarkHeartedKill]

The intro monkey being brought back, then gone the next video, then brought back again, then suddenly gone again is giving me whiplash

[@Thekimeebee]

He is keeping us on our toes

[@lawrenceredmacher4382]

chimps are not monkeys☝🤓

[@virtualgambit577]

Fr I’m not okay

[@ericmalikyte885]

I love the monkey. Lol

[@solitivity]

You know what though? This might be another sign of the existence of parallel universes. We're probably phasing in and out of realities - one with the intro and one without. 😂

[@Aarpod]

I love that you covered the lack of child support services while also covering the abortion rights being attacked 👍🏽

[@donseesyourshaydim7529]

I said this yesterday. I'll say it again. This is the only news show that's actually enjoyable

[@dimmingstar]

omg the gaming section was amazing, loved the edits of the Smash characters' voices over Phil's XD and the Kirby shade had me guffawing LOLL

[@scrbrglmhllw77]

Hi, infant daycare worker here. While my specific center cant deny care to a child who doesn't bring diapers, we do have a policy where the child has to be picked up if they dont bring diapers. My coteacher & I try to give a grace period of like 2-3 days but not everyone can bring the diapers in. Now, sometimes we get donations but its very few & far between, not to mention if the donation is a size 2 & most kids are size 4/5. Thankfully we provide formula, which can help with some families but its not really enough. I did work for a center that supplied diapers & wipes before but the fees were so outrageous, most families I know couldnt/cant afford it without vouchers

[@tkps]

I'll probably cop it for this for cloth nappies only went out of fashion in the last couple of decades and current waste incredible. Everyone can afford a 2 dozen cloth nappies and keep them rotated. Napisan and gentle detergent are more affordable than disposables. We all have clothes racks if not dryers. Soak, wash and on the line on days when I could, if not on the 'rack'. I was lucky my Mum took on the childcare when I went back to work. My daughter in law was in childcare for 10 years till she recently injured herself and yes, our subsidised by government child care isn't cheap but affordable. Although private they run on government regs with all providing necessities avoiding ad hoc systems.

[@shawntapley6733]

the wildest thing is that the hidden camera was not even hidden, dude just taped a whole ass phone to the toilet seat. he finished taping the phone to the toilet seat, and he literally looked at it, and said "yeah that's good no one will see it here"

[@virtualgambit577]

Fr it had the light on😭

[@alyxgraff9121]

22:32 I know there were a lot og serious stories today but that Smash Bros joke really got me. I'm glad Philip did research on competitive Smash terminology.

[@Jakesnake745]

That smash bros rant got me. "He pees through 5 holes" 🤣😂🤣

[@Phil.Anthropy]

The diaper law is amazing help and I couldn't be happier for the families that will benefit from this. Let's hope it won't get fumbled in a horrific manner.

[@Willow76ny]

Yeah right. It’s the 9 year olds’ fault for not checking for recording devices in the bathroom of an airplane. Ayfkm?!

[@Thechangelingpnw]

@@MrFineWhiteWineNo, that was the 14 year old that saw it.

[@NyanGeneral]

that segment for video games was amazing thank you PDS

[@TheMissPelled]

whilst I was recovering from a paralysed leg my phisio sessions sometimes included very simple games on a motion sensor enabled game system. I usually played whack-a-mole that required you to walk to certain spots to get the mole and despite its simplicity was really fun and helped me take my mind off "You need to work, work, work on this to get better" and just have fun whilst actually doing something beneficial

[@arche2460]

I'm not a huge gamer. I've been a lifelong fan of the Zelda games but even then I've only played a few. Over the passed few years I've become more and more disabled and now I can barely leave my house. Back in March I got ADDICTED to this MMO called Sky: Children of the Light. The userbase is wholesome and friendly (for the most part), most people are happy to sit and talk for a while. It's a gentle, cozy, forgiving game. This game gives me the socialization I've been missing since 2020. I actually have more friends, I get excited to wake up and play every day. There's a lot of unofficial "quiet corners" where people go to just relax for a while, maybe talk to friends. A lot of people would say "Oh it's just a game' but this game has been HUGE for my mental health. I can talk to people!! I feel like I can do things- even if it's just through a proxy avatar. Games with a lot of fighting or stressful quests can make me tense up and cause myself pain, but with this game I can just. Relax. I can leave it on in the background while I do something like read in case any of my friends hop on and I can play with them. Fuck anyone that thinks video games make you violent

[@bashura_0019]

I absolutely despise that politicians have the gall to call out video games and influencing kids to become "violent." That's just a whole lot of bullshit that it already has been annoying and exhausting to hear.

[@XiaomiTk]

I love sky, played it back in eighth grade on my phone and have it on my switch now. It's a diamond in the rough for me man, I'm glad someone else enjoys it

[@NotSoMax]

With the Louisiana law, it’s a good reminder that abortion bans are something that only a small percentage (13% if it’s all abortions, and around 35% for most cases) of Americans want abortion to be illegal, and while the numbers have changed, over the past 3 decades the majority of Americans have supported abortions being legal. It’s especially telling that when you consider that the people most effected by these bans, ie people between 18-30 the gap is even larger with only 23% thinking it should be illegal in most cases. In almost all cases abortion support has a 2/3rds majority so you gotta wonder why these laws are even getting passed.

[@rileyfuckingrifle]

Ye. But that 13% still gets them, so think on that too.

[@MaidenHelll]

I will always believe the less the government can control our lives the better…laws like these only set a precedent for future laws that may have even less public support being passed

[@eaglesclaws8]

Old people not expiring fast enough

[@honeybeeami2654]

Take a look at the ages in our political offices. They’re so out of touch because they grew up in a wildly different America

[@stagenine4702]

old Christian evangelists trying to create their religious state and push their beliefs onto others. All for a world they won’t see and despite the fact they’d hate it if someone pushed their beliefs onto them. It’s ironic they don’t see the issue with banning abortion but not banning firearms, they’d both stop “murder.” To them it’s more about wanting to have their cake and eat it; wanting it both ways.

[@fromdarknesscomeslight6894]

21:24 Making friends 101: "MID OR FEED" ......... There might be a flaw somewhere in my plan... 😂

[@CProbably.]

In regards to the video game story, my dad could’ve had a hand and making video game controllers more ubiquitous between younger soldiers and old. My father worked for Lockheed Martin during his time he implemented the use of gaming controllers in reconnaissance drones through the desert hawk program. My father had the foresight of seeing myself and my brothers playing video games and applying it into his work. as I understand currently, his efforts are still being utilized today. So many young people are familiar with gaming controllers that it becomes second nature. Having such such a civilian item in a military setting could make the soldier more comfortable with his surroundings and equipment.

[@TheSkyLisette]

Someone high up in American airlines was probably like "just blame the person for not noticing the camera since the flashlight is so obvious!" And the legal team was probably like "okay, bet."

[@lilypudd]

Yeah because a kid that is using an airline toilet, where there are differences in every toilet, should know the exact layout and what's supposed to be there or not. They just don't want a lawsuit but too late! Wondering how many people will be inspecting the AA toilets on the regular now? Yeah, stupid move on their part.

[@FrankMuniz]

They really think blaming a 9-year old girl is a legitimate stand - I beg your FINEST pardon!

[@bm2015lol1]

As someone that developed Multiple sclerosis in my 20s (my brain is actively trying to destory itself) it feels like video games are keeping my hand eye coordination as sharp as it can be. As well as stimulating my brain to make new connections through the problem solving. I don't feel like it's a cure by any means. However, between managing the disease with medicine and me doing my part at home with excercise (both physical and mental) i feel like that is the reason that I'm doing so well comparatively to others I've seen. Something i started doing as a child in the 90s for fun and continue to this day feels like it's helping my quality of life. I only see it as a plus.

[@merrillt8387]

I’m not even going to watch the story because it would be too sad but you can believe I will never fly with American Airlines again. Phil is such a trustworthy journalist and thank god because there aren’t many anymore ❤

[@16driver16]

If i catch someone filming my child like that on a plane. they're having a sudden "door failure" mid flight

[@virtualgambit577]

Alaskan Airlines moment

[@amandanunyabusiness5027]

Samee!!

[@coreyfloyd2402]

When coffeezilla is on your ass you f--ed up 4:18

[@eafortson]

24:01 -Meet the grahams beat started playing in my head 😂

[@porkchop9978]

I like that you wish me a proper morning now. Got a busy life now with the kid and and soul crushing full time job. I look forward to saving episodes for the following morning with coffee. It's me time.

[@brittanyb1942]

Thanks to the commenter who posted about va disability claim help. I'm currently filing mine and it's very difficult to understand what will help or even hurt my claim. Took a picture and will utilize if they give me grief. We all know how much the VA likes to give grief. They're like a parent who always thinks you're lying

[@SammytheBeak]

I'm 50, and I've been a gamer for close to 25 years. About 13 years ago I was in an accident that caused a traumatic brain injury, resulting in neurological and cognitive impairments. Something my neurologist advised me was that gaming could help. And it has! Beyond that, some games, especially Dark Souls, have helped with the depression and suicidal ideation that comes with a TBI. It's also how, as a disabled person, I'm able to have regular interaction with friends. Basically, without gaming I might not have lived this long. I shit you not.

[@admiralsnackbar69]

I love fromsoftware bring on 21st june!

[@thatwaygaming8679]

If I may be so nosey, what is it about dark souls and the other games that helped with your depression?

[@kguile7832]

​@thatwaygaming8679 probably because most of those games are designed to force you to deal with your issues, even if it takes you many tries, i.e. never give up. - just a guess, but Ben Yahtzee Crenshaw said it best, paraphrasing, "keep smashing into a brick wall until you get through"

[@SammytheBeak]

@thatwaygaming8679 in those games you're struggling your way out of darkness. You get defeated, but you come back and try again, eventually succeeding. Each attempt teaches you something new.

[@tershi3943]

as someone who has an unreliable back, vr games such as beat saber, synth ryders, and walkabout gold have help me excercise in a safe and fun way and has actually helped me manage my pain!

[@AustiuNoMatterWho]

I heard a joke recently from an Israeli, you put two of them in a room and end up with three opinions. I was rolling on the floor laughing

[@daniellelodewijks3445]

i gotta add that to the aul repetorie

[@lawrenceredmacher4382]

the whole "the illegal recording device was in plain view therefore it's not illegal" sure is a defense

[@Bidoof_is_best]

How in the blue hell do American Airlines even think blamming a 9 year old for some pervert's actions is evem remotely okay?

[@luislopez6885]

The only change I love is Phil giving us the news on a bed.

[@rondamon3553]

The video game is funny because it reminds me of a school project i did for science class “does playing video games improve reaction speeds” where as part of my project i listed articles, and put up a reaction speed test for people to do as they walked by my poster board, and list their times, and whether or not they gamed, and it was a pretty much unanimous result that the gamers scored WAYYY better than the non-gamers. It was a resounding victory that day