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"Marshals kept off plane at Reagan"
Marshals kept off plane at Reagan
A team of federal air marshals was prevented from protecting a recent flight from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport because a gate agent erroneously said they did not have the correct paperwork, say marshals familiar with the incident. at http://www.washtimes.com/national/20...3512-3352r.htm |
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"Marshals kept off plane at Reagan"
Mike writes:
Marshals kept off plane at Reagan A team of federal air marshals was prevented from protecting a recent flight from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport because a gate agent erroneously said they did not have the correct paperwork, say marshals familiar with the incident. How many people died on the "unprotected" flight as a result? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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"Marshals kept off plane at Reagan"
Mike wrote:
Marshals kept off plane at Reagan A team of federal air marshals was prevented from protecting a recent flight from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport because a gate agent erroneously said they did not have the correct paperwork, say marshals familiar with the incident. at http://www.washtimes.com/national/20...3512-3352r.htm I can't imagine why supervisors wouldn't have been called to resolve this. It doesn't sound like this would be left up to a GA. You would also think that, given this was DCA, that she would have known they belonged on the plane. |
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"Marshals kept off plane at Reagan"
Mike wrote:
Marshals kept off plane at Reagan A team of federal air marshals was prevented from protecting a recent flight from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport because a gate agent erroneously said they did not have the correct paperwork, That is correct procedure in my opinion. When you have armed guys whose paperwork is dubious, then the safe thing is to prevent them from boarding. Just because the guy doesn't look "arab" doesn't mean he's not a potential terrorist. There have been plenty of white american terrorists who go on shooting sprees at schools, malls, highways etc and they don't fit some physical profile. There should however be some procedure where a gate agent can call a supervisor to confirm the validity of paperwork when in doubt. Besides, an aircraft is safer without the marshalls. |
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"Marshals kept off plane at Reagan"
Nobody wrote:
Mike wrote: Marshals kept off plane at Reagan A team of federal air marshals was prevented from protecting a recent flight from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport because a gate agent erroneously said they did not have the correct paperwork, That is correct procedure in my opinion. When you have armed guys whose paperwork is dubious, then the safe thing is to prevent them from boarding. The article stated that FAM's don't need this paperwork |
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"Marshals kept off plane at Reagan"
Mike Hunt writes:
The article stated that FAM's don't need this paperwork In that case, neither do imposters for FAMs. Hmm. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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"Marshals kept off plane at Reagan"
Per Mike:
a gate agent erroneously said they did not have the correct paperwork, say marshals familiar with the incident. at http://www.washtimes.com/national/20...3512-3352r.htm I thought those guys are supposed to be plain clothes/incognito. -- PeteCresswell |
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"Marshals kept off plane at Reagan"
(PeteCresswell) writes:
I thought those guys are supposed to be plain clothes/incognito. Perhaps ego overruled procedures. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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"Marshals kept off plane at Reagan"
Mxsmanic wrote:
(PeteCresswell) writes: I thought those guys are supposed to be plain clothes/incognito. Perhaps ego overruled procedures. Yep. Some GA's have pretty big egos. |
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