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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: 2) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday October 13 2021, @09:58PM (9 children)
There is definitely theater going on but this is not it.
Once you think something may be a bomb moving slowly and carefully is probably a good idea.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 13 2021, @10:21PM
Wise words - there will always be a place for you in the Let's Go Brandon community.
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday October 13 2021, @11:05PM (5 children)
Enjoy your life of fear. The point is, there was absolutely no reason to suspect that a 35mm camera is a bomb. There is every reason to suspect that the chick involved is probably an "influencer" on Youtube or somesuch.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 14 2021, @06:47AM
Runaway is an idiot. 35mm? Could have been more likely a 5x4, or an 8x10, the really good old cameras with the accordion thing out the front, and a cape, or a hood! But all those are prior to Runaway's experience, and he knows nothing he has not experienced, so he is just the kind of person to report an antique camera as a bomb. Ignorant moron.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Nuke on Thursday October 14 2021, @12:29PM (1 child)
I heard it was a twin-lens reflex camera, which usually take 120 film, are larger and rarer than a 35mm film camera, and look quite different. They were made in their day by Rollei, Yashica, Seagull, Mamiya and some others. Nevertheless, soon found by Googling. A 35mm film camera does not look much different from a modern high-end digital camera, although even those are also becoming rare these days except among professionals.
(Score: 2) by mcgrew on Thursday October 14 2021, @06:22PM
An idiot might think a 35mm camera with a 1000mm lens was a bomb. A bomb with glass on the end...
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by cmdrklarg on Thursday October 14 2021, @03:19PM
The only fear involved in this story is the paranoid passenger. The airlines are also paranoid about bomb threats, so they have to take all reports like this seriously.
Since we don't have any information about who the people involved were we can't suspect anything.
The world is full of kings and queens who blind your eyes and steal your dreams.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 14 2021, @06:18PM
just a dumb nosey whore. only dumb whores fly anyways. they all deserve the hours of bullshit.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 14 2021, @05:28AM (1 child)
Depends on the bomb. Might be best to quietly get a head start on running for cover.
(Score: 2) by cmdrklarg on Thursday October 14 2021, @03:20PM
Kind of difficult to run for cover on a flying aircraft.
The world is full of kings and queens who blind your eyes and steal your dreams.