there's already tons of mis-information floating around.. i've heard that he was mentally ill... well, he didn't scream out he had a towel in his bag did he?
his actions led people to believe he was a danger to them and others. and yes, it is a sad situation that he apparently wasn't...but at the time.. the agents were only going on what they knew to be true then...i would have sacrificed him for the sake of everyone else too. On 12/7/05, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <hypothetical> > > Returning from a long vacation where he lost his meds and couldn't get > them refilled, this man, realizing he was now on the wrong connecting > flight, forgotten something, or whatever, began running up the aisle > demanding to get off. > > The crew had already sealed the plane for departure and is now > refusing to let anyone deboard. The man, already stressed from a long > flight and losing his meds and desperate to get off the plane, grasps > at the one thing he knows will get him booted off the plane: the claim > of having a bomb. The worst that can happen is that they will confine > him for questioning, search his possessions and realize he doesn't > have a bomb, and ultimately release him right? > > He gets off the plane and chased by the air marshalls gets on the > ground but desperate to prove he doesn't actually have a bomb he > reaches for his bag to show that it's okay... > > </hypothetical> > > I have no idea what happened. The reports are still sketchy, and > probably won't get much clearer, and with his death we will never know > what he was thinking. > > Claiming to have a bomb is certainly a serious matter. So is shooting to kill. > > On 12/7/05, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The whole question of if he was on the plane of not is somewhat > > irrelevant - no? I don't think it matters where someone is if they > > yell they have a bomb and reach into their bag after being told by law > > enforcement to get on the ground. I think the same would happen in a > > mall, plane, bank, school, or any public space. > > > > On the other hand, if he said something like "What? It's not like I > > have a bomb in here!" Then reached into his bag, that could be a > > different story... > > > > -Cameron > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:186551 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
