Chicken-Loving Flight Fight Guy Guilty as Charged

After a nearly three year battle, a man who punched an American Airlines flight attendent on a plane traveling from Zurich to New York has been unable to clear his name. Pierre Delis of Maryland was convicted of assault back in 2006 after an argument with a flight attendant got physical; the incident was sparked when the attendant pushing the dinner cart informed him there was no chicken left, only roast beef. She says Delis shouted obscenities at her and then punched her in the chest, leaving a bruise. He says he hit her inadvertently while trying to swat her hand out of his face. At any rate, Delis was arrested upon landing and ultimately sentenced to time served—the few hours he'd spent in jail—and had to pay $10 in court costs. But he's been trying to overturn the conviction ever since, taking it all the way to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan, which yesterday upheld the conviction. So, now you know: Pierre Delis of Maryland is GUILTY of hitting a woman in chest because he couldn't get his precious airplane chicken.

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By John Del Signore in News on March 6, 2009 10:11 AM

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NannyState

With a name like Pierre, I would have expected a fight over cornish game hens. Hopefully the flight attendant healed up in time for the wine list.

Past Taliban

"So, now you know: Pierre Delis of Maryland is GUILTY of hitting a woman in chest because he couldn't get his precious airplane chicken."

We also know GW Bush is GUILTY of murdering thousands of innocent Iraqi citizens because he couldn't steal his precious oil from anyone else ..and that KINDA trumps a douchebag who jostled a f*king flight attendant ..now doesn't it?

Snoopy

No. It's all relative.

MH622

Good one...Pierre.

rdsizzle

The nerve on that bitch to 1st run out of chicken and then do the "talk to the hand" stunt....fuck her...

Snoopy

Some passengers said the roast beef was actually better than the chicken. Was it Maryland Fried Chicken? If so I could see why he got a bit out of control.

Rocknrope

That's like saying having a solid stool sample is better than diarrhea.

adrocks

We'll never know if this is a case of post 9/11 Flight Attendant abuse of power. I have noticed that airline personnel no longer react to public abuse, they simply have the passenger arrested. Why else would Mr. Delis go through the time and expense of appealing a conviction when his sentence was so mild?