Delta Airlines Pilot Arrested and Hancuffed in Error at Boston Hotel
Apr 5, 2023, 11:51 pm
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Delta Airlines Pilot Arrested and Hancuffed in Error at Boston Hotel
NBC Boston
Feds Interrogate Pilot by Mistake in Training Exercise at Boston Hotel, Sources Say
An FBI representative said no one was hurt and that Boston police were called to confirm it was a training exercise
Apr 6, 2023, 6:10 am
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From the NBC Station in Boston
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local...-awry/3015604/
This was a training exercise. The agents and soldiers went to the wrong room. It appears the DL pilots were completely innocent victims in this incident.
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local...-awry/3015604/
This was a training exercise. The agents and soldiers went to the wrong room. It appears the DL pilots were completely innocent victims in this incident.
Apr 6, 2023, 12:59 pm
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I'd call out for the remainder of the trip + some additional time to clear my head after having the FBI enter my hotel room, handcuff, and interrogate me. Especially since it was an "anti terrorism" exercise... I can't imagine the interrogation was gentle.
Oh... and does DL require crew to share rooms?
Oh... and does DL require crew to share rooms?
Apr 6, 2023, 1:06 pm
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Apr 6, 2023, 2:11 pm
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Apr 6, 2023, 2:55 pm
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I'd call out for the remainder of the trip + some additional time to clear my head after having the FBI enter my hotel room, handcuff, and interrogate me. Especially since it was an "anti terrorism" exercise... I can't imagine the interrogation was gentle.
Oh... and does DL require crew to share rooms?
Oh... and does DL require crew to share rooms?
Apr 6, 2023, 4:57 pm
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What a frighteningly colossal blunder by agents who are often heavily armed.
How could this possibly be allowed to happen when there was any chance of public interaction?
No one will be fired or seriously disciplined for this. It doesn't matter how much of a settlement will have to be paid as it's the taxpayer's problem now. No one in the organization will suffer so why should they care.
No doubt the hotel will have its own 7 or 8 figure settlement for injury to their reputation.
How could this possibly be allowed to happen when there was any chance of public interaction?
No one will be fired or seriously disciplined for this. It doesn't matter how much of a settlement will have to be paid as it's the taxpayer's problem now. No one in the organization will suffer so why should they care.
No doubt the hotel will have its own 7 or 8 figure settlement for injury to their reputation.
Apr 6, 2023, 6:29 pm
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Apr 6, 2023, 6:46 pm
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I sincerely hope the pilot sues everyone involved and is not influenced by Delta corporate to avoid doing so. I see a very nice 6 figure settlement in their future.
Apr 6, 2023, 8:59 pm
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Apr 7, 2023, 10:13 am
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He won't have to sue the government. I can guarantee you that hotel will be whipping out a checkbook faster than you can say early retirement. Hotel let the feds use their place, all on them.
Apr 7, 2023, 12:08 pm
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The pilot certainly has rights pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. 2671 et seq. His civil rights were violated by federal agents acting in the course of their employment with the federal government. Because of the FTCA, sovereign immunity is not absolute in his case.