Originally Posted by 411A
Forget fines, no matter how large.
Hard jail time is what is needed to curb this nonsense...say 5 years, minimum.
Prison is not the answer. There are already too many people in our prisons, and locking up two more at public expense will not help.
If the airline were to charge them the full cost of the diversion it would be just as much of a deterrent as being banged up, and would cost us all a great deal less.