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I am CERTAIN FAs have reported Thompson’s sleazy behaviour and were ignored. Certain. It just gets worse, and they NEVER learn.

I know of one drugged up creep (ambien) currently and thankfully only working as a cargo pilot. The problem is also that the APA ( pilots’ union) is militant and will defend pilots to the death which makes it hard for those companies that prioritise the best interests of their employees and passengers to fire these creeps.

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A note on the Butler allegations: I am getting swamped with emails and comments that Butler may have done XYZ to up to 5 different women. I am urging these people to go to the police or contact the victim’s lawyer. I just can’t do anything with that information. I can’t post about it with getting slapped with a defamation lawsuit.

The group is getting large numbers of views. One Butler post had over 15,000 views on par with the Molin stuff. Some of those views will be bots however compared to the 1.5k posts that other posts get, such as Nelson or Haak, a large number of those views must be real. I have to be very careful to protect myself legally so I always add a legal note to my posts “Butler is presumed innocent” (although I am not sure if that is the proper legal term given he isn’t criminally charged with an offence). People are angry that I am adding legal notes. They are also claiming I don’t believe victims and the legal notes are “annoying”. I have tried to explain that I am bound by the law to add legal notes to my posts and that there is nothing I can do about it. It is incredibly frustrating given I am trying to support the victims in any small way I can, including reporting safety concerns to the FAA. The problem is the current civil legal action against Alaska Air Group could be compromised if it is argued that Butler’s victim is slandering him online and is motivated purely by money. The civil lawsuit, as far as I am aware, does do not contain a rape allegation. The allegations are of sexual harassment only. So I can only post about that. Butler’s victim and her supporters need to be legally advised that posting these sorts of accusations on social media could get her sued for defamation IF she can’t prove the claims, and compromise the legal action taking place. I am going to be away for the next few days on a long trip so I hope people can be civil on Reddit as I don’t want the group banned.

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