Author Topic: Another silver haired old lady tries to blow up an Airliner..... (Read 1421 times)

GRUNHERZ · « **on:** December 23, 2001, 02:58:00 AM »

Man oh man its just getting so much harder and harder to tell who the next terrorist might be....

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StSanta · « **Reply #1 on:** December 23, 2001, 06:32:00 AM »

"We are concerned that hijackers may attempt to smuggle disassembled weapons on board an airliner by hiding weapon components within their shoes," read the December 11 advisory, which was distributed to airlines and airline security.

Man, imagine if this guy ha used a lighter instead of matches. He mighta gotten away with it.

Big <S!> to the passengers adn crews for dealing with him swiftly.

1776 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 23, 2001, 07:04:00 AM »

I saw a report on CNN and they didn't report the man looked like he was of middle-east decent. The local reporter mentioned this in his local report from Logan airport. The CNN news anchor jumped right in and apologised for this reporters reporting. Now I see the picture and he sure looks like he is of middle-east decent to me. I guess facts that aren't PC are no longer reported by CNN.

Being PC is going to get people killed.

Udie · « **Reply #3 on:** December 23, 2001, 07:25:00 AM »

This plane left from Europe right? How in the hell does a guy that looks like that with no ID other than it's passport get on a damned plane? By the look of it's face at least it appears that the passengers got to work him over a bit. What a piece of toejam man. They need to make a carcus out of him.

Merro · « **Reply #4 on:** December 23, 2001, 07:40:00 AM »

Bomb in his shoes?
Who's he think he is, Maxwell Smart?

I can see people flying naked soon, with a cavity search at each end

Broes · « **Reply #5 on:** December 23, 2001, 07:48:00 AM »

"No other ID then it's passport..."

What's wrong with a passport... Doesn't it count?

Broes

Udie · « **Reply #6 on:** December 23, 2001, 08:04:00 AM »

Quote

Originally posted by Broes:
"No other ID then it's passport..."

What's wrong with a passport... Doesn't it count?

Broes

no

pimpjoe · « **Reply #7 on:** December 23, 2001, 10:12:00 AM »

and from what CNN says...its a fake passport

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #8 on:** December 23, 2001, 10:46:00 AM »

I wonder when airports are going to have to acknowledge that security has to be taken seriously. In this day of "heightened security", a man with no checked baggage for an overseas flight and a fraudulent passport was able to board a flight without question... oh yeah.. he was likely carrying a bomb too.

AKDejaVu

Toad · « **Reply #9 on:** December 23, 2001, 11:14:00 AM »

Yeah, Deja, it would certainly SEEM that this guy should have set off a few mental alarms after all the briefings the industry has been giving the employees.

Proof (to me at least) that airline security has a LONG way to go as yet.

easymo · « **Reply #10 on:** December 23, 2001, 01:39:00 PM »

Did you see that flight attendant lighting a CIGARETTE! Thank God that disgusting creature was forced to do her evil business out of doors. Her disregard for her fellow man was blatantly obvious. At that, she was no more than a stiff breeze from a building full of our fellow PPCM (Perfectly P C Mutants). How can the government allow this person to be shown on TV? What if children were watching. I think a class action law suit is in order here.

1776 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 23, 2001, 02:10:00 PM »

Dang, I didn't see that!! Lighting a CIG!!!

Hell, if it were me I would have had 2 lit and a quart of whisky and I would be using a straw too!!

My nerves would sure have been shot!!

1776 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 23, 2001, 02:16:00 PM »

Toad, I still beleive that the cockpit crew needs to be armed!!

When will the powers that be recongize this???

This would at least give an even chance to the passengers and crew!! As it is now the terroissts have the upper hand

These weapons should be in plain view of the passengers!! Then just maybe one or more of these idiots will think twice before "doing their thing".

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easymo · « **Reply #13 on:** December 23, 2001, 04:26:00 PM »

1776. You need to think this one through. Why do you think prison guards are unarmed. Rambo is a movie fantsy. He is not going to be in a cockpit.
Combine the element of surprise (think 9.11) with a fair number of high jackers. And you end up with a well armed bad guy.

Toad · « **Reply #14 on:** December 23, 2001, 10:32:00 PM »

The pilots aren't coming out. Period.

It's when other folks try to get IN.