Don't read books about airplanes while on an airplane.
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Summary: A United flight in the queue for takeoff was called back to the gate in order to deplane and question a passenger who was quietly reading a book about WWI-era planes. The passenger was allowed to re-board the plane and continue without incident ... other than, of course, missing his connection, having to rent a car to continue his journey, and miss half-a-day of work in the process. Plus the accompanying loss of dignity for having been publicly singled out as a possible security threat. |
The crew asked the guy about what he was reading.
The guy answered. The plane took off. The end. |
Originally Posted by jkhuggins
(Post 16985259)
http://vancegilbert.com/index.php?pa...g&display=2245
Summary: A United flight in the queue for takeoff was called back to the gate in order to deplane and question a passenger who was quietly reading a book about WWI-era planes. The passenger was allowed to re-board the plane and continue without incident ... other than, of course, missing his connection, having to rent a car to continue his journey, and miss half-a-day of work in the process. Plus the accompanying loss of dignity for having been publicly singled out as a possible security threat. |
Originally Posted by Allan38103
(Post 16985324)
The crew asked the guy about what he was reading.
The guy answered. The plane took off. The end. Law Enforcement was called in to question the guy's reading material, making EVERYBODY on the plane late and causing collateral economic damage. It's way beyond a 1st amendment issue when flight crew starts getting suspicious about reading material. United didn't have a monopoly on the planes hijacked on 9/11, but they sure act like it sometimes. Out of an abundance of caution and a shortage of common sense...... |
Once again; the terrorists have won.
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I'm reading this and I'm shaking with fury.
This is what we've become. Scared ....ing *******. Americans used to be proud. Stand up for themselves. Mind their own ....ing business. Now. OH MY GOD, HE'S READING ABOUT AIRPLANES!!! HE'S A TERRORIST!!! HE'S A TERRORIST!!! HE MUST BE STOPPED!!! Give me a ....ing break. When are we going to storm Washington DC and take back our country? When are we lighting the torches, marching with our pitchforks, and saying enough is enough? This poor man just wanted to fly to his destination. Now, because someone got scared, that ONE PERSON disrupted 80 people's days, over NOTHING. Even that cop was like, paraphrasing, you called me for this? This is sickening. It is time to retake our country. If not, it surely will be taken from us, comrades. |
Disgusting.
I wonder if Mr. Gilbert can take the flight attendants to small claims court for the expenses incurred because of their actions. What if he had declined to show the cop the book? Under a "Terry stop" detention, if they suspect one of having committed a crime, cops can do a frisk of one's clothing to look for weapons, but cannot pry into the books one is reading at the time. Under what authority would he have been then removed from the aircraft? Heaven forbid he was reading a book such as the following (which I once did read on a flight) -- http://www.amazon.com/Overblown-Poli.../dp/1416541713 |
yikes!
Doomed, I am. I have a lot of books about airplanes. Also, an entire bookcase full of physics, chemistry and other such dangerous notions. Sheesh... I have a house full of books!
To top it all off, I am also a singer and a songwriter. I feel so... dangerous! :rolleyes: |
Originally Posted by Allan38103
(Post 16985324)
The crew asked the guy about what he was reading.
You're really perfectly OK with this ? Boggle. (apologists preemption: "It didn't happen like that") |
Originally Posted by saulblum
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United has a history of such actions. I only hope it disappears with the CO merger...
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Originally Posted by mikemey
(Post 16985524)
I think I'm gonna buy that book and make sure every TSA clerk sees it as it goes through the checkpoint (I can lay it in my CPAP case, very easily) and see what kind of retaliation I get.
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Can you imagine being a passenger on that flight and missing a connecting flight because of this nonsense? I would be furious. Why does it matter what he is reading? I could care less if he was reading the manual for the plane we were on. I don't see how he would be a threat. This is just ridiculous.
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Originally Posted by mikemey
(Post 16985524)
I think I'm gonna buy that book and make sure every TSA clerk sees it as it goes through the checkpoint (I can lay it in my CPAP case, very easily) and see what kind of retaliation I get.
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Originally Posted by Allan38103
(Post 16985324)
The crew asked the guy about what he was reading.
The guy answered. The plane took off. The end. The crossword I was doing on a plane the other day contained the answer: World Trade Center. Arrest me. |
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