Man arrested for how shall we say, masturbating, on United flight
May 25, 2011, 7:49 am
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May 25, 2011, 7:56 am
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They held him for the weekend in jail. I can just imagine the "what are you in for" conversations at the jail.
though it is funny that he faces "supervised release". Think he has that one down pretty good.
though it is funny that he faces "supervised release". Think he has that one down pretty good.
May 25, 2011, 8:03 am
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Eww. Was anyone sitting next to the guy? Is this the TSA's fault for allowing a loaded weapon aboard? I wonder if we would all be less grossed out if a woman had being using a vibrator or something. I for one would be okay with that. Of course that's not as messy. If it had been a woman do you think someone would have hit her with a book?
I agree that vomiting is even more disgusting and likely to lead to a chain reaction but vomiting is involuntary. So you can't really make it illegal. I don't mean to belabor the obvious but that guy was clearly insane. That's practically the definition of crazy. Disinhibition, no sense of reality etc. Now I'm going to be all paranoid if my seating area smells faintly of bleach.
I agree that vomiting is even more disgusting and likely to lead to a chain reaction but vomiting is involuntary. So you can't really make it illegal. I don't mean to belabor the obvious but that guy was clearly insane. That's practically the definition of crazy. Disinhibition, no sense of reality etc. Now I'm going to be all paranoid if my seating area smells faintly of bleach.
May 25, 2011, 8:10 am
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Thanks mods for the comic relief for the non-enabled <g>.
re: the law... "indecent exposure"? IANAL, misdemeanor? state law? what happens crossing state borders? who files charges and/or extradites?
Sounds like a sticky situation!
May 25, 2011, 8:17 am
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lots of dna evidence
I was once on a flight back to the U.S. from Europe and a young guy's girl friend jerked him off under the blankets. It took about a thousand miles. Nothing else to do I guess. He was quite vocal when he lost it over Newfoundland in some light chop then went to the lav to clean up.
A lot of things are gross and thoughtless but I really don't want to fill up the jails and prisons over it. I don't know what to do about these "quality of flight" issues.
A lot of things are gross and thoughtless but I really don't want to fill up the jails and prisons over it. I don't know what to do about these "quality of flight" issues.
May 25, 2011, 8:38 am
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May 25, 2011, 8:43 am
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Slightly tangent but in a discussion a while back with a friend who is NPS ranger I was told that within the CFRs there are no nudity laws. As such, if you want frolic in the nude in a National Park where only the CFR are enforced one can do so with out repercussions. However, going beyond that and you might get arrested.
May 25, 2011, 8:52 am
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May 25, 2011, 8:52 am
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His behavior was disgusting, and he should have been arrested for something. But, I'm sorry, you more than likely touch various bodily fluids and feces throughout the week when you touch door knobs, hand rest, and so on. Next time you fly, and you lay your hands and arms on the armrest, or use the table in the seat in front of you, how to you know the person before you washed their hands the last time the used the bathroom, or had sex, or whatever? Mabye they picked their nose, and deposited a present on the seat when they left. You don't use an airline pillow or blanket do you? If so, ewwwww.... 
Its pretty much prove those pillows and blankets have slobber on them from before. NEVER use those. NEVER! 
Or is it ignorance is bliss? What I don't know won't hurt me. If you don't think about the things I mentioned, its ok if it happens? Just bring some wipes with you, and if your flying that airline, and have that seat, no matter the plane, give it a good scrubbing down! Then sit on a napkin.
But I will say this, the story is funny. Can't wait till it breaks the guy was an Air Marshall.
Its pretty much prove those pillows and blankets have slobber on them from before. NEVER use those. NEVER! Or is it ignorance is bliss? What I don't know won't hurt me. If you don't think about the things I mentioned, its ok if it happens? Just bring some wipes with you, and if your flying that airline, and have that seat, no matter the plane, give it a good scrubbing down! Then sit on a napkin.
But I will say this, the story is funny.
Can't wait till it breaks the guy was an Air Marshall.The thought of what's in the bathroom really sends me into a tizzy. There's no sitting on public toilet seats for this semi germophobe. Good thing my legs are in good shape.
May 25, 2011, 9:12 am
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Last year I was on a flight when an older well dress Indian guy was reading the Karma Sutra on the plane. I thought it was preety ballsy (no pun intended) I was 3C and he was 2B on an Airbus 320 (both aisle seats) and since I could see it I am sure the flight attendants could also see what he was reading.