Why are some nitwits still mindlessly blethering on about "endangering groundcrew"?
Have none of you unimaginative fools stopped to consider that this Professional crewmember might actuallyhave checked the viewfinder before firing the slide? Unless, of course, you have evidence to the contrary. Which of course you do, don't you???
No! Thought not.
IMHO this fella has done this industry a big, and I mean BIG favour in illustrating the imbecilic and undisciplined behaviour of some of our pax, and had the guts/suicidal impetus to make sure the rest of the world saw the reality of "life" as that most despised member of society, the airline cabin crew.
Whether his oh-so public breaking point is professionally defendible or not, I salute him as a man of guts, principle and sheer chutzpah!
Well done, fella! Even if you were wrong in the event, the message was right on target!
Bravo Zulu