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Tomato Juice Terrorism in the Skies

terranova — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:37:13 -0800

Airlines Use Terrorism Law to Punish Unruly Passengers. Since 2003, more than 200 airline passengers have been convicted of felonies for violating terrorism laws, many for incidents only involving yelling, cursing, or behaving drunkenly. One such passenger, Tamera Jo Freeman, was arrested and convicted for "an act of terrorism under the Patriot Act," after she spanked her children for toppling tomato juice, cursed at the flight attendant who confronted her, and tossed the juice can on the floor.

The story of a cab ride.

Brandon Blatcher — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:41:36 -0800

The cab ride I'll never forget.

Fear is the mind-killer.

solistrato — Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:32:16 -0800

Air Marshals Say Passenger Overreacted. "The source said the air marshals on the flight were partially concerned (Annie) Jacobsen’s actions could have been an effort by terrorists or attackers to create a disturbance on the plane to force the agents to identify themselves." (Second story down, via atrios)

substrate — Wed, 24 Jul 2002 05:12:06 -0800

Is the passenger screening less secure than purely random screening? According to the write-up in this paper, complete with probabilistic analysis and computer simulation, the answer is yes. I've hijacked the link from BoingBoing.

Postroad — Sat, 22 Sep 2001 14:10:34 -0800

the passengers on our planes should have the right to bear arms Is this guy, a former pilot, suggesting that we have a constitutional right to carry weapons aboard planes so we can defend ourselves? Is an uzzi ok or a bayonet?

whoshotwho — Wed, 12 Sep 2001 11:34:59 -0800

partial list of passengers on the four flights. time to start attaching names to the trauma.

Oriole Adams — Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:57:20 -0800

Air rage terrorist in the waiting, or cranky old man? I can understand flight crews taking every caution with their captive audience, but will the new "zero tolerance" policies make for an airline police state, where shoddy treatment is the norm, and passengers dare not speak out Or Else?