Originally Posted by
janetdoe
This story doesn't even begin to make sense. He asked a question, the response was "I don't know" so he punched the TSO?
The TSO had to say something else, unless the puncher was just a psycho.
ummmm passengers do lie and do stupid things. They are human, after all.
Originally Posted by
cordelli
He's starting to do interviews
Christina stated he has had several medical issues and asked the TSA screener a question about the screening process.
When the TSA screener said he did not know, Christina "jokingly lightly punched him in the chest" and told him you should know.
Christina was released from jail on $150 bond and scheduled in Marion Superior Court 10 on December 13.
"It was very much a joke, and I smiled and he smiled," said John A. Christina, 51, Simsbury, Conn., who faces a misdemeanor charge of battery causing injury.
In the incident in Indianapolis, Christina said, he had just stepped out of the full-body scanner, and he asked the nearest TSA agent about the next step in the process.
That agent, Hutman, said he didn't know the process because he is new to the Indianapolis terminal.
Christina retorted with a punch or jab with a closed right fist to Hutman's chest and said he should know the procedure, according to the airport police report.
The report quotes Hutman asking, "Why did you have to hit me?" And the report quotes Christina saying, "I was only kidding with you."
OK, probably not the brightest guy in the world, but probably not deserving of all the attention either.
I actully believe this passenger, I don't think it was assault....
But it brings up a point: some of the FT members have promised you will physically strike a screener if your patted down, and then have the screener arrested. After this incident, I doubt that claim can be made with a straight face.
Heck, if this person was obviously joking, gave the screener a light tap on the chest, how would it go if one up and clobbered a screener? Should be clearn now: it wouldn't go good for the passenger.