98103

Ah, so you were aware of all the other information these people had that wasn't disclosed in this CBC report?

PLeblond

The fighter jets are in constant contact with the flight crew, have given them instructions to follow a very specific flight path and if the plane deviates from that flight path, they will make sure nothing smaller than a toothpick makes it to the ground.

SO yes, a fighter jet will stop them from doing more damage (than just the plane and its passengers) if they do gain access to the cockpit

nineworldseries

I agree wholeheartedly, but perhaps it would ruffle fewer feathers if our wonderful leaders were referred to as mentally challenged or differently-abled.

RandomBaritone

I'm not the politically correct type in most matters, but having had a couple of developmentally disabled family members who were mercilessly bullied, I find the word he originally used repellent.

RandomBaritone

OK, truce. I still think this is a purely military matter. Your idea that the citizenry should rise up and challenge the President over incidents like these seems misplaced, but I'll grant that both nations are overly obsessed with security since 9/11 at the occasional expense of common sense.

retirementdreams

Apparently I don't read well. I missed the explanation that describes them as being two drunk prostitutes.

opethfan

A few of the municipalities around Vancouver were caught a little whiles back spreading chicken manure around some of the areas where homeless people congregated. Chicken manure is foul-stinking, and will certainly drive away anybody with a working sense of smell. But those people are still homeless. They still wander the cities - nothing is improved.

The Harvard psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker once used the term "euphemism treadmill" to refer to the trend of a euphemism becoming offensive, so a new euphemism is adopted instead. This continues onwards and onwards, not because the new word is magically offensive as well, but because the subject matter lends itself to being used as an offence or jab. That's why school kids even use the word "special" as an insult. A motion to replace the word won't do a single bit of good for as long as the stigmas and prejudices remain.

B1

The only way someone legally has access to a private alcohol stash is by buying it a duty-free. A bottle of booze would not make it through security and bring-along would have to be in checked baggage. If there is a ban on liquids through security, it should be a simple matter to ban duty-free alcohol on board. The passengers involved had been drinking their stash from the duty-free shop and the crew was not in control. There is no need for duty-free alcohol to be sold at airports for placement inside cabins.

millseynz

The common denominator seems to be the alcohol. I have seen people many times take large DF bags to the restrooms, even seen people open the DF bags and pour themselves a drink whilst seated and ask the FA for a mixer and ice! DF alcohol should be picked up upon arrival (like excess baggage), not handed to you when boarding. I fly LAX-AKL a lot and turn around on that flight would be a major hassel/expense. The more control a FA has on alcohol consumption on their flight the better I would imagine-just a thought.

celsius1939

If you had stayed on topic, you would not have offended others with your offence.

JDiver

The first reply goes all OMNI/PR political, the thread goes into rapid descent with offensive words, stereotypes and characterizations, ad hominem and personal exchanges that are entirely too personal.

That's exactly how to stick a fork in a thread, so this is done.

JDiver
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