Think twice before complaining on your next Korean Air flight - flight crew can now use Tasers to deal with mid-air disturbances. The airline has made the decision to loosen its Taser usage policy after a violent incident on a flight last week resulted in 80s pop star Richard Marx having to subdue an unruly passenger.
On-board crew already have had Tasers on hand for years but could only use them when lives or the physical safety of passengers and cabin crew was threatened. But new rules will allow for "more active use" of Tasers, a Korean Air spokesperson told CNN.
Source: CNN
Also at The Independent
(Score: 3, Funny) by slash2phar on Friday December 30 2016, @04:22AM
What was wrong with the current policy of having Richard Marx on board for dealing with unruly passengers?
I say they should expand the program to include Rick Astley and Mr Mister.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday December 30 2016, @04:48AM
That's not gonna roll, because... [goo.gl] (link is family and office friendly).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 30 2016, @12:21PM
I bet the unruly passenger knew too much, maybe he knew "she wasn't left safe and sound by the river", so Mr. Marx has to take some measures to ensure the passenger won't spill what he knew.