yeah I hate to second guess a lawman who was trying to protect people but it smells strange. If he really had a bomb why wait till the plane landed? But I haven't looked at the updates yet, just got out of a red hat final...
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 > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:186553 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
