There is a dire need of education on how to Tweet and post on Facebook. Just because we have a Twitter account, doesn’t mean that we can tweet anything. Even though most of our tweets are protected by the freedom of expression, we can’t just tweet something just because we ‘think it’.
That’s what Nitin, a Jet Airways passenger, did. His Delhi-bound flight was delayed and diverted to Jaipur because of bad weather in Delhi. After 3 hours of waiting, he tweeted this gem –
https://twitter.com/nitinvarma5n/status/857473006481809408
He tweeted to India’s PM Narendra Modi that the flight had been hijacked because it was delayed by 3 hours. He could have just asked the flight attendants, but no.
Obviously, Indian security authorities took the tweet seriously and went on full alert at the Jaipur airport. Because as per Standard Operating Procedures, Jet Airways did alert the authorities after reading the tweet. They did try to educate Nitin about the delay –
@nitinvarma5n @narendramodi Hi Nitin, our flight 9W 355 has been delayed due to air traffic congestion at Delhi.
— Jet Airways (@jetairways) April 27, 2017
@nitinvarma5n @narendramodi We’re awaiting ATC clearance. We’ll have you on your way asap.
— Jet Airways (@jetairways) April 27, 2017
And people are NOT impressed with Nitin’s alertness –
1. People are suggesting that he should be arrested for causing fake panic
@nitinvarma5n @narendramodi This gentleman should be taken to task for this kind of bullshit false alarms.
— Vijay Krishna (@kote_sidda) April 27, 2017
2. Another one called for his arrest.
@nitinvarma5n @narendramodi You should be booked for creating unnecessary panic.
— Shashank Kulkarni (@SleepTard) April 28, 2017
3. Some even suggested that he is illiterate.
@SleepTard @nitinvarma5n @narendramodi Seems illiterate .
Colloquially it is said like that.
When translate Hindi to English such disaster happens.
Should be let off— Sumedh Bhagwat (@sumedhbhagwat) April 28, 2017
4. But people were not amused at all.
@sumedhbhagwat @nitinvarma5n @narendramodi He tweeted in English. Hardly Illiterate. Stupid for sure.
— Shashank Kulkarni (@SleepTard) April 28, 2017
His irresponsible tweet caused panic among his passengers and the security forces. It’s like ‘crying wolf’. The day a real hijack happens, the security forces might not respond right away because of such incidents.
He should be booked for causing an unnecessary panic. Period.