some factual information
The pilot was arrainged today on 2 Felony counts and IF found guilty faces up to 11 years in jail. He is currently free on $7,500 bail with his next appearance on August 22nd...
And now for my personal thoughts...
How was security to know he was a real pilot? Forged papers and uniforms are very easy to get. But in reading your comments, the majority of posters seem to think security was wrong to hold this guy...presumably because of language difficulties. Has everybody forgot about the Middle-Eastern co-pilot who cut the engines while the Pilot went to the bathroom?
And I know comments like security personnel have a low IQ, are rednecks etc are prevalent here...just from reading the posts. If that's true, they're still smarter than the pilot. They slept in their own bed last night. And if the security folks are so stupid, who translated Shoe Bomb from French to English for them?
Let's face it, this particular piot was stupid beyond belief. If he wasn't, he wouldn't be facing 2 felony charges like he is now. And that is AFTER the evidence has been provided to a judge.
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