Disgruntled flight attendant Steve Slater, aided by a frenzy of media attention, has become an overnight star. Christopher Harper, a professor in the Journalism Department, objects to the way the media seem to encourage support for Slater. "People see the headline and the beginning of the story and say that's funny," Harper said. "I feel like that myself. But then you think about it for a minute, and what he did is really dangerous." Harper pointed out that movies, TV shows, and songs encourage people to valorize violent, dramatic resolutions to daily problems.