22 Oct 10
Originally posted by generalissimoYOUR laws?
oh so they break our laws and instead of condemning these violent thugs you propose a ban on flights to brazil? have you no shame?
Seems once the plane is out of US airspace, your laws don't apply anymore.
Regardless, why are air marshalls stopping people from getting a drink? Is this really what the air marshall's role is designed to do? Seems they should let the flight crew do their job and only interfer if the flight is hijacked.....
22 Oct 10
Originally posted by uzless"The plane's crew asked air marshals to intervene"
YOUR laws?
Seems once the plane is out of US airspace, your laws don't apply anymore.
Regardless, why are air marshalls stopping people from getting a drink? Is this really what the air marshall's role is designed to do? Seems they should let the flight crew do their job and only interfer if the flight is hijacked.....
22 Oct 10
Originally posted by generalissimoso in general, air marshals shouldn't arrest drunk and assaultive passengers because they might happen to be the wives of Brasilian federal judges? because the air marshals themselves might be arrested on landing?
I don't see how this could possibly be considered abuse of power, sorry.
22 Oct 10
Originally posted by zeeblebotI believe the air marshals could have taken a more reasonable approach in this case, the woman obviously wasn't a threat to anyone even if her conduct could have been better.
so in general, air marshals shouldn't arrest drunk and assaultive passengers because they might happen to be the wives of Brasilian federal judges? because the air marshals themselves might be arrested on landing?
22 Oct 10
Originally posted by generalissimo
I believe the air marshals could have taken a more reasonable approach in this case, the woman obviously wasn't a threat to anyone even if her conduct could have been better.
During the flight, a female passenger who appeared to be intoxicated tried to serve herself drinks by going to the plane's galley, one source said. The plane's crew asked air marshals to intervene, and two marshals approached the woman, who began struggling with them.
Two sources said the woman bit one of the air marshals, and she was handcuffed and placed under arrest.
If this is a true account, it seems to me that the marshals acted completely appropriately. OF course Z's proposal that we "ban flights to and from Brazil" is absurd, but arresting the air marshals was equally absurd. The authorities of the two countries need to get together and lay out the rules and procedures for this sort of situation.