THE RPTR WAS BOXED IN; IN A HVY WX SITUATION.

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WE WERE DELAYED 55 MINS ON FLT TPA-EWR FOR TSTMS IN THE TERMINAL AREA ON OUR DEP. WE FINALLY GOT A BREAK IN THE WX AND MADE OUR TKOF. BEFORE WE TOOK OFF ON RWY 18R; WE ASKED FOR A 280 HDG TO AVOID TSTMS OFF THE DEP END. WE WERE GRANTED THE HDG. AFTER TKOF; DEP CTL (TPA) REQUESTED A FURTHER SW HDG. WE COULD NOT COMPLY BECAUSE OF A LEVEL 4 TSTM. IT RESULTED IN DEP CTL TURNING AND DSNDING AN ACR JET FROM 4000 TO 2000 FT. THE DEP CTLR WAS RUDE TO US FOR NOT FLYING INTO THE TSTM AND KILLING EVERYONE ON BOARD. HE HAD OPTIONS; AND AS I SEE IT; L TURN; R TURN; UP OR DOWN FOR OTHER ACR. I HAD NONE. NO ONE DOES ANYTHING ABOUT THESE LETTERS. I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM A COUPLE OF YRS AGO. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TALK TO SOMEONE WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT AIR SAFETY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: THIS GENTLEMAN IS WORKING FOR AN ACR THAT IS IN CHAPTER 11. HE SEEMS TO BE A HOT HEAD. HE WANTED TO GET THE CTLR'S NAME SO THAT HE COULD GO TO HIS DOOR 'AND KNOCK OUT THE CTLR.' HE THINKS THAT CTLRS CANNOT OR WILL NOT TAKE ANY RISKS OR RESPONSIBILITIES FOR LTSS SO THAT ACFT CAN DEVIATE AROUND WX. HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE WX DEPICTED ON THE CTLR'S RADAR SO THAT THEY CAN SEE THAT THE PLTS ARE NOT MAKING UP STORIES ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN TO A PARTICULAR HDG OR TRACK BECAUSE OF WX. HE WAS HOME SICK WITH THE FLU; AND HIS COMPANY REQUIRES (?) THAT PLTS FLY WHEN SICK. IT WAS A FUN CONVERSATION. HE FEELS THAT THE ONLY WAY FOR A PLT TO BE ABLE TO DEVIATE AROUND WX IS TO USE 'THE E WORD'; EMER.