Bomb threat guy shot dead in Miami

diminuendo · 12-08-2005, 06:42 PM

bomb=explosion, airplane=thousands of gallons of combustibles. bomb anywhere near airplane=serious threat to a large radius. Shame on the media for all this "he wasn't even on the plane" bullshit. I wonder how comfortable they would be sitting on giant gas can while I detonate explosives outside. I wouldn't even be comfortable with someone setting off fireworks outside of a plane I was on, much less a ****ing bomb. Jeez.

**spatch** · 12-08-2005, 08:35 PM

Funny impersonation I heard on the radio....

John Kerry- "Well (caugh caugh) I WAS for the air marshals. That is, untill they actually started to shoot."

**AGELESS** · 12-08-2005, 09:03 PM

beelzebub - youre obviously a educated man - with survival skills.

How much more information does an air marshall need

"I have a bomb" (works for me) An error on the marshalls part leaves one dead if he shoots; many dead if he hesitates - duh.

**Beelzebub** · 12-08-2005, 09:24 PM

beelze for president, lol

VanillaGorilla · 12-09-2005, 02:32 AM

I don't guess this second guessing the air marshals mentality. What do they want the air marshals do if someone says I have a bomb? Wait to see if he actually have one and risk killing hundreds instead of one deranged jackass? After 9-11 we can't take that chance. If someone says they have a bomb I am going to take their word for it. When did the united States turn into Bizzaro land?

**spatch** · 12-09-2005, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by VanillaGorilla

When did the united States turn into Bizzaro land?

Sometime before 1988 because its been that way since I was born.

**CDB** · 12-09-2005, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Beowulf

I don't know if any of you know people with severe bipolar, but during a severe manic phase this is exactly the type of thing they might do. I know a guy who is severely manic, and when he's off he doesn't sleep for weeks at a time. He is off his rocker until he gets committed and medicated again. In fact, a manic episode seems to share many similarities with schizophrenia.

That being said, if I were the Air Marshall I would have done the same thing. No time to contemplate whether or not a guy is manic when he's screaming that he has a bomb. I think the Marshall did the right thing.

Right on the bipolar. You don't ahve to hallucinating or insane to act incredibly stupid. Still the right reaction from the air marshalls as everyone said. Bottom line is if you're insane or traveling with someone with severe mental problems, make sure they take their meds before boarding.

I do hate this. Law enforcement does something right and they get criticized as much as when they do something wrong. It's annoying.