"The trip coming home from Las Vegas was not the best experience I have had"

That's right, the reasonable and mature response to a child acting like a child is to intentionally trip him. There's no way that could hurt him, right? It only counts as violence if you use your fists! And asking the flight crew or parents to handle the situation takes too much social interaction, it's distracting for my rational and enlightened mind.

"Surely people will react to this with disapproval and disgust" you say? Nah...

Should've asked if he wanted to go to the zoo [ 2151]

Never miss the opportunity to bring reddits choice of circlejerk for the moment into a vaguely related discussion, all aboard the karma train!

Not sure why people are downvoting. Absolutely 100% appropriate usage of this meme. [ 1179]

Yes, that's why people are (were) reacting poorly - wrong choice of meme!

A white knight's job is never done. [ 15]

You think adults shouldn't get physical with children? Fucking SJW!

What airline allowed that in the first place? It's not 1994 anymore. [ 852]

Yes, the kid was problary running on the plane because he saw there was no rule against it.

It was United with a lot of trainee flight attendants. I don't know if they even knew what to do with the situation. [ 63]

Stopping a child from running on a plane takes years or training. So it's only natural that we expect the flight crew to do nothing, that's why brave men like OP has to step in and take matters in their own hands.

Man, fuck that kid. [ 35]

Pretty much sums up the whole thread.