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[2021-10-13 20:46:32 UTC; Update: Corrected story link.--martyb]
I feel sorry for the accused.
The “security incident” that forced a New-York bound flight to make an emergency landing at LaGuardia Airport on Saturday turned out to be a misunderstanding — after an airline passenger mistook another traveler’s camera for a bomb, sources said Sunday.
American Airlines Flight 4817 from Indianapolis — operated by Republic Airways — made an emergency landing at LaGuardia just after 3 p.m., and authorities took a suspicious passenger into custody for several hours.
It turns out the would-be “bomber” was just a vintage camera aficionado and the woman who reported him made a mistake, sources said.
Why in the world was the passenger in custody for “several hours”? They didn’t do anything wrong.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 13 2021, @08:37PM (6 children)
Turning into the Home of the Afraid.
Five years after the 9/11 attack, I was on an airplane and the passengers were afraid when a woman's computer mouse case slid down the aisle during takeoff.
The more we are afraid, the better the chance the government has of "keeping us safe".
So sad.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 13 2021, @10:20PM (4 children)
I was on better flight... woman next to me stored her travel bag in the over head. 3x quart jars of white lighten broke on takeoff a flowed the length of plane. Only the thing stewardess said... "No Smokling and No Matches allowed"
Makes yoiu just feel safe doesn't?
(Score: 2) by sjames on Thursday October 14 2021, @01:18AM (3 children)
Actually, I would appreciate the flight crew keeping calm in a situation that doesn't call for any alarm. And I would feel safer by virtue on not needing to worry that someone might see a diagram in some tech manual I am reading and decide I am the next underwear bomber.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday October 14 2021, @05:32AM (2 children)
YES! That ^ exactly. Panic and theatrics make every situation worse.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 14 2021, @06:51AM
NO! Only if you have Fox News fed livestock involved. What kind of stupid fucking Republicans do you have to have to freak out over a camera, or student wired timer project, or Critical Race theory? Best to just shoot all the Republicans, before they get on the plane, before they make mistakes like this, again.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 16 2021, @01:06AM
Like exposing the dangers of the vax, no?
(Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 13 2021, @10:22PM
We have upgraded since then. Now our buildings collapse and kill people all by themselves. No terrorists needed.