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L.A.-to-London flight diverted to O'Hare because of 'unruly' passenger
A United Airlines Boeing 777, flight 934 from Los Angeles en route to London, was diverted to O'Hare International Airport early today when an intoxicated passenger pushed other passengers and an airplane crew member, authorities said. Federal authorities declined to pursue charges against the woman, 34, from Redondo Beach, Calif. The flight was subsequently canceled. (www.chicagotribune.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
One clown is all it takes to mess it up for eveyone else .. The Feds should have pressed charges.
Makes no sense. If someone steals from Walmart they go to jail. If someone causes thousands of dollars worth of damage to an airline they get a free pass.
No charges were pressed because it was a female passenger, a male certainly would have been charged. In my 30 years of practicing law, I have seen this over and over again. Btw, men tend to get approx. a 3 times longer sentence then women for the same crime. May justice prevail!
If a passenger injures another person on board an aircraft in international airspace, is the first landing site of the aircraft the place of jurisdiction? Otherwise, a person could commit murder and not be charged using the principles applied in this case.
The country where the aircraft is registered has jurisdiction.
"federal authorities declined to file charges"
I think they should have a specific room where they take jerks like this, and all the passengers whose flight now won't connect and/or whose day/holiday has been ruined, etc, can all file past and abuse, whack, spit on, and/or punch their lights out, and generally make the idiot realise the error of their ways. Trouble is that they are probably too drunk to remember it later.