biggs
Aug 19, 04, 9:19 am
So reads the title from a Washington Times article. I think I have heard the following before. :)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040816-011237-9757r.htm
Marshals, pilots and flight attendants say ongoing surveillance, combined with a mandatory dress code, makes the armed officials obvious to the flying public and to terrorists. Marshals also must show identification to the flight crew and board the plane even before first-class passengers and handicapped, further compromising their undercover status.
And:
With fewer planes being protected by air marshals, many in the ranks are riled over recent incidents that further have blocked marshals from protecting aircraft.
Two marshals were yanked from a Southwest Airlines flight from Cleveland in July for not adhering to a strict dress code that required them to be wearing sports coats. The flight continued without marshal protection.
A third marshal was grounded last week in Las Vegas, during the current high terrorist alert level, on suspicion of leaking disparaging memos from the Federal Air Marshal Service to journalists. He is washing government cars as punishment.
"Morale is low," one air marshal said.
For the WN flights, I think the sport coats were the dead give away, they should have been in shorts and wearing wife beaters. :D
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040816-011237-9757r.htm
Marshals, pilots and flight attendants say ongoing surveillance, combined with a mandatory dress code, makes the armed officials obvious to the flying public and to terrorists. Marshals also must show identification to the flight crew and board the plane even before first-class passengers and handicapped, further compromising their undercover status.
And:
With fewer planes being protected by air marshals, many in the ranks are riled over recent incidents that further have blocked marshals from protecting aircraft.
Two marshals were yanked from a Southwest Airlines flight from Cleveland in July for not adhering to a strict dress code that required them to be wearing sports coats. The flight continued without marshal protection.
A third marshal was grounded last week in Las Vegas, during the current high terrorist alert level, on suspicion of leaking disparaging memos from the Federal Air Marshal Service to journalists. He is washing government cars as punishment.
"Morale is low," one air marshal said.
For the WN flights, I think the sport coats were the dead give away, they should have been in shorts and wearing wife beaters. :D