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Passenger arrested for not turning off his laptop
A 35 year old "well dressed businessman" was arrested yesterday when he
refused to turn off his laptop for the final approach of his Qantas flight. The passenger was on board flight QF418 from Melbourne to Sydney and apparently found whatever he was doing on his laptop to be more important than listening to flight attendant requests. Upon landing, all passengers were told to stay seated while the Australian counter terrorist first response force arrived, taking the man into custody. Witnesses report seeing the man being interrogated by 6 armed police officers in the airport terminal, but he was later released with no charges filed against him. The only statement Qantas made, was that a male passenger had failed to comply with a captain's directive. Let this be a lesson to everyone; listen to the flight attendant, and turn off your laptop when you are told to. There may be no evidence to confirm that a laptop will interfere with flight controls, but a 4 pound laptop can become a cabin projectile when the aircraft touches down. http://www.gadling.com/2008/09/04/pa...383x1200520721 |
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Passenger arrested for not turning off his laptop
paddy_nyr writes:
A 35 year old "well dressed businessman" was arrested yesterday when he refused to turn off his laptop for the final approach of his Qantas flight. The passenger was on board flight QF418 from Melbourne to Sydney and apparently found whatever he was doing on his laptop to be more important than listening to flight attendant requests. Upon landing, all passengers were told to stay seated while the Australian counter terrorist first response force arrived, taking the man into custody. Witnesses report seeing the man being interrogated by 6 armed police officers in the airport terminal, but he was later released with no charges filed against him. The only statement Qantas made, was that a male passenger had failed to comply with a captain's directive. Let this be a lesson to everyone; listen to the flight attendant, and turn off your laptop when you are told to. There may be no evidence to confirm that a laptop will interfere with flight controls, but a 4 pound laptop can become a cabin projectile when the aircraft touches down. That's certainly true, but a laptop will still be a cabin projectile even when it is turned off, unless it is also stowed properly (and how many passengers do that?). |
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Passenger arrested for not turning off his laptop
On Sep 5, 1:17*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
paddy_nyr writes: A 35 year old "well dressed businessman" was arrested yesterday when he refused to turn off his laptop for the final approach of his Qantas flight. The passenger was on board flight QF418 from Melbourne to Sydney and apparently found whatever he was doing on his laptop to be more important than listening to flight attendant requests. Upon landing, all passengers were told to stay seated while the Australian counter terrorist first response force arrived, taking the man into custody. Witnesses report seeing the man being interrogated by 6 armed police officers in the airport terminal, but he was later released with no charges filed against him. The only statement Qantas made, was that a male passenger had failed to comply with a captain's directive. Let this be a lesson to everyone; listen to the flight attendant, and turn off your laptop when you are told to. There may be no evidence to confirm that a laptop will interfere with flight controls, but a 4 pound laptop can become a cabin projectile when the aircraft touches down. That's certainly true, but a laptop will still be a cabin projectile even when it is turned off, unless it is also stowed properly (and how many passengers do that?). I do, but of course I don't the money to buy a new laptop if mine gets tossed and then is broken. M. Graham |
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Passenger arrested for not turning off his laptop
Oh good for you !!
"Shawn Hirn" a écrit dans le message de ... In article , Larry in AZ wrote: Waiving the right to remain silent, Mxsmanic said: paddy_nyr writes: A 35 year old "well dressed businessman" was arrested yesterday when he refused to turn off his laptop for the final approach of his Qantas flight. The passenger was on board flight QF418 from Melbourne to Sydney and apparently found whatever he was doing on his laptop to be more important than listening to flight attendant requests. Upon landing, all passengers were told to stay seated while the Australian counter terrorist first response force arrived, taking the man into custody. Witnesses report seeing the man being interrogated by 6 armed police officers in the airport terminal, but he was later released with no charges filed against him. The only statement Qantas made, was that a male passenger had failed to comply with a captain's directive. Let this be a lesson to everyone; listen to the flight attendant, and turn off your laptop when you are told to. There may be no evidence to confirm that a laptop will interfere with flight controls, but a 4 pound laptop can become a cabin projectile when the aircraft touches down. That's certainly true, but a laptop will still be a cabin projectile even when it is turned off, unless it is also stowed properly (and how many passengers do that?). In my experience, nearly everyone. But there's always a fool somewhere... I certainly stow my laptop safely away when the cabin crew asks passengers to do that. |
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Passenger arrested for not turning off his laptop
paddy_nyr wrote:
A 35 year old "well dressed businessman" was arrested yesterday when he refused to turn off his laptop for the final approach of his Qantas flight. The passenger was on board flight QF418 from Melbourne to Sydney and apparently found whatever he was doing on his laptop to be more important than listening to flight attendant requests. Upon landing, all passengers were told to stay seated while the Australian counter terrorist first response force arrived, taking the man into custody. Witnesses report seeing the man being interrogated by 6 armed police officers in the airport terminal, but he was later released with no charges filed against him. The only statement Qantas made, was that a male passenger had failed to comply with a captain's directive. Let this be a lesson to everyone; listen to the flight attendant, and turn off your laptop when you are told to. There may be no evidence to confirm that a laptop will interfere with flight controls, but a 4 pound laptop can become a cabin projectile when the aircraft touches down. http://www.gadling.com/2008/09/04/pa...383x1200520721 Other than the subject of the article, I don't see an official statement indicating there was an "arrest", only that he was question by 6 cops. I think this was a stupid response. Why did they force passengers to wiat for the "Australian counter terrorist first response force" to arrive? Did they believe this was a terrorist plot? |
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Passenger arrested for not turning off his laptop
In message mrtravel wrote:
I think this was a stupid response. Why did they force passengers to wiat for the "Australian counter terrorist first response force" to arrive? Did they believe this was a terrorist plot? Likely standard policy, if for no other reason then apprehending him during general deplaning would be far more difficult. What are you going to do, ask him to wait in his seat? That didn't work very well when asking him to turn off his laptop. |
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Passenger arrested for not turning off his laptop
DevilsPGD wrote:
In message mrtravel wrote: I think this was a stupid response. Why did they force passengers to wiat for the "Australian counter terrorist first response force" to arrive? Did they believe this was a terrorist plot? Likely standard policy, if for no other reason then apprehending him during general deplaning would be far more difficult. Yes, but I doubt the guy with the laptop really needed to be carted off by 6 guys with assault rifles. |
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Passenger arrested for not turning off his laptop
Shawn Hirn writes:
Then he should have turned off his laptop when directed to by the cabin crew. Problem solved. So if it's okay for six people with assault rifles to cart him off if he refuses, is it okay for them to shoot him? If not, why not? |
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Passenger arrested for not turning off his laptop
"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... Shawn Hirn writes: Then he should have turned off his laptop when directed to by the cabin crew. Problem solved. So if it's okay for six people with assault rifles to cart him off if he refuses, is it okay for them to shoot him? If not, why not? I think there's a rule that if you're in an airport, the Police have to kill you with a taser. |
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Passenger arrested for not turning off his laptop
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Mxsmanic wrote: Shawn Hirn writes: Then he should have turned off his laptop when directed to by the cabin crew. Problem solved. So if it's okay for six people with assault rifles to cart him off if he refuses, is it okay for them to shoot him? If not, why not? Depends on his actions. If he is threatening with lethal force, then they have every right to shoot his ass. There is a continuum of force that cops are taught from the first day of the academy. |
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