To further prove that moms do kick ass, Lorin Gorman, a 51 year-old single mother of 3 and flight attendant for U.S. Airways, had to put a choke-hold on a male passenger when he became unruly this week. Before he boarded the flight, the passenger apparently ate a bunch of marijuana brownies and then during the flight he started yelling in the bathroom. When he did come out of the bathroom he had his pants down. Lorin got the passenger away from the bathroom and towards the seats but then the passenger threw an elbow at her.
Big mistake.
Lorin may be a flight attendant but she also happens to be a fourth-degree black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do who has studied the martial art for more than 15 years. Before the passenger knew what happened, Lorin had sprung behind him and got him in a choke hold that eventually caused him to pass out. The flight (which was supposed to be from Philadelphia to San Francisco) landed in Pittsburgh and when authorities came on to arrest the passenger, they congratulated her on a job well done. Passengers gave her high-fives and thanked her too.
He should definitely learn his lesson with this one though. Not only can he not handle his pot brownies, he got beat up by a female flight attendant and will probably face a laundry list of charges. I don’t think the federal authorities like having suspect people on board cross country flights and I’m sure his new buddies in jail will remind him of how manly he was too.
Kudos to Gorman for not hesitating and putting all her years of practice to work. I’m sure with all the national attention this is getting she will be promoted by U.S. Airways. She could be an instructor to other attendants on how to take down problem passengers. She’s just another example of how much mom’s do kick ass and we must respect them (and their Kung-Fu).
