Breaking news that a federal Air Marshal has shot a passenger disembarking in Miami from a flight from Columbia. Hat tip to several people, including
and Ron. More below.
. Reports suspect is DEAD. Check his site for updates. Update II:
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:A passenger who claimed to have a bomb in a carry-on bag was shot by a federal air marshal Wednesday on a jetway connected to an American Airlines plane that had arrived from Colombia, officials said.
The passenger's condition was not immediately disclosed. A witness said the man frantically ran down the aisle and a woman with him said he was mentally ill.
Homeland Security Department spokesman Brian Doyle said after the plane had parked at the gate, a passenger indicated there was a bomb in the bag. The passenger was confronted by air marshals but ran off the plane, Doyle said.
A team of air marshals pursued and ordered the passenger to get on the ground. The passenger did not comply and was shot when apparently reaching into the bag, Doyle said.
Passenger Mary Gardner told WTVJ in Miami that the man ran down the aisle from the rear of the plane. "He was frantic, his arms flailing in the air," she said. She said a woman followed, shouting, "My husband! My husband!"
Gardner said she heard the woman say her husband was bipolar and had not had his medication.While sad that a man got shot, I'm glad to know that the TSA and Air Marshals are willing to use lethal force when necessary. This ought to serve as a warning to would-be hijackers that they are not fooling around.
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The passenger was fatally shot and his body is still onboard the aircraft.
Posted by: Tim at December 07, 2005 02:58 PM (iemMd)
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Sounds like a good candidate to submit for a Darwin Award.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 07, 2005 03:30 PM (0yYS2)
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Obviously a racist shooting by whitey. Oh wait, the victim was white? Never mind.
Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at December 07, 2005 03:46 PM (8e/V4)
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Tragic that this had to happen, but one has to wonder, if this man was bipolar and was likely to become disruptive, shouldn't the woman travelling with him ensured that he was properly medicated throughout the flight? I doubt that the meds wore off as soon as the plane touched down.
Posted by: Graeme at December 07, 2005 03:47 PM (ghVOm)
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Hey, I'm bipolar, and I've never been tempted to do something like that, or even close. In fact, bipolar disorder just means that you have more pronounced and often unprovoked mood swings than most people, but it sounds like this guy was just a total wackaloon. Probably another case of Mad Liberal Disease.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 07, 2005 03:52 PM (0yYS2)
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See, not all terrorists are muslims.
Posted by: George Ramos at December 07, 2005 03:53 PM (Zm6ZW)
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Okay George, name one non-muslim, or muslim affiliated terrorist or group in the last, oh, let's say ten years, or twenty if you like. I know some, but I want George to name them.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 07, 2005 04:01 PM (0yYS2)
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How do we know he wasn't Muslim? And if he was crazy, and not a Muslim, then all terrorists must be crazy, Muslim, or crazy Muslims.
Posted by: jesusland joe at December 07, 2005 04:03 PM (rUyw4)
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This guy doesn't seem to be much of a terrorist. Where is Agent Smith when you need him?
Posted by: Jester at December 07, 2005 04:04 PM (wBDaS)
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anyone else waiting for his name to be release so Greg can resurrect this guy into a character e.g "Victims name Ghost" and tell us about the evils of the Bush Administration, and their shoot-to-kill orders?
Posted by: dave at December 07, 2005 04:23 PM (CcXvt)
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Dave's right. Greg gets a new identity to play with. However it depends on who this guy turns out to be. If he's from a poor oppressed minority, Greg'll use it. If he's a modern day Howard Hughes wearing a Larry the Cable Guy t-shirt, probably not.
Posted by: Graeme at December 07, 2005 04:33 PM (ghVOm)
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The real story is that a witness was heard to say "Oh my God" which has prompted the ACLU to call for an investigation.
Posted by: Ken Allen at December 07, 2005 04:49 PM (XLTGJ)
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FARC, AUC, ELN from Colombia. IRA from Ireland.
Posted by: George Ramos at December 07, 2005 05:07 PM (Zm6ZW)
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LOL, so true Ken. So true. Anyway, as far as I know this guy was an American citizen. The plane was from Colombia. I don't think it's a muslim. It's probably just some crazy guy.
Posted by: George Ramos at December 07, 2005 05:12 PM (Zm6ZW)
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He probably was crazy, but the Marshal didn't have the luxury of having the guy plop onto the psychiatrist's couch before deciding whether or not to cap him. Hell, in this day and age, if there hadn't been a marshal on board, his fellow passengers probably would have beaten him to death. And if I'd have been one of them, I'd probably have thrown the first punch. After 9/11, airline hijackings are a whole new ballgame. If you resist the terrorists, you're dead. If you comply with them, you're dead. And anyone who claims to be a terrorist IS, even if they aren't. That's the sad reality.
Posted by: Brian B at December 07, 2005 05:22 PM (rGfpg)
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George,
none of them are trying to bomb us, so for our purposes, terrorists are muslim.
Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at December 07, 2005 05:29 PM (8e/V4)
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Well Carlos, that was the point of my question, but I just wanted to see if George was paying attention. The first thing that usually pops out of a liberal's mouth is "Tim McVeigh", or "Eric Rudolph", but I'm not sure if George is a liberal or what, so I have to check.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 07, 2005 05:41 PM (0yYS2)
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In all seriousness, my sympathies are with the marshall who did the deadly deed. He did the right thing, and he probably knows it too, but it will be hard nonetheless. Hopefully he will continue to be able to do the right thing again if, god forbid, circumstances ever warrantr it.
Posted by: Sean P at December 07, 2005 05:48 PM (DEeWo)
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Hm, some details in the comments seem to be wrong, so here's a correction:
The man came into Miami on a
different flight, from Ecuador, not Colombia. The plane he
changed to in Miami came from Colombia.
He had already cleared customs in Miami, and boarded the plane bound for Orlando, his final destination. The plane had just about finished boarding and was preparing to leave the gate when he lost it.
Posted by: IO ERROR at December 07, 2005 06:20 PM (iQUq8)
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So the IRA don't count? I suppose that because they were only funded from the USA (via NORAID) to blow up British men, women & children
Posted by: dave at December 07, 2005 08:15 PM (FTRwu)
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The IRA, UDA, Red Brigade, Mafia, Bader Meinhoff group...all are terrorist scum. But the muslims are the biggest terrorist scum of them all as they want the whole western world to bow down to them.
Posted by: Jester at December 07, 2005 08:25 PM (wBDaS)
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The marshall did the right thing. I am sorry for any person who loved him and will miss him, but the right thing happened.
Posted by: Dale at December 07, 2005 08:49 PM (Ffe13)
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Strange how press from both the right and the left chose to use their headlines to shine the spotlight on the Air Marshal's actions rather than the fact that there had been a bomb threat:
Federal Air Marshals vs. The Free Press
Posted by: Dan Oblak - MacBigot.com at December 07, 2005 08:55 PM (mIk5W)
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where do I get a job like yours Dan, analyzing single lines of newspapers for factual/bias?
Posted by: dave at December 07, 2005 09:28 PM (CcXvt)
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They will all of course focus on this being a "mistake" - then blame Bush for not providing the Air Marshal's with Dr McCoy's and Mr Spock's Tricorders. If they had them they would have known immediately there was no bomb and the man was emotionally disturbed.
Beam me up Scotty!
Posted by: hondo at December 07, 2005 10:39 PM (3aakz)
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Hey dave, why don't you ask the New England Democrats about that IRA financing? Let me draw you a picture:
IRA = Terrorists funded and inspired by communists and known to collude with islamic terrorist organizations.
Democratic Party = Terrorist supporting traitors funded and inspired by communists and known to collude with islamic terrorist organizations.
See? No difference. Now go away you stupid libtard.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 08, 2005 11:31 AM (0yYS2)
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Methinks something stinks here. Lets see what happens in the next week. Gun happy government employees? Probabley democrats looking to show their authority. We'll see. Remember Waco? Turned out to be a government cover up by power mad idiots in the government. No one needed to die. I doubt that this man needed to die. Lets wait and see.
Posted by: greyrooster at December 09, 2005 08:53 AM (SHEau)
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Oh my God. How on earht could I disagree with such a well-reasoned argument?
Oh yeah, that's right, total factual inaccuracy.
Posted by: dave at December 10, 2005 01:47 AM (FTRwu)
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You can't be 28836 serious?!?
Posted by: Mary Box at June 23, 2006 02:36 AM (GyGsq)
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You can't be 28836 serious?!?
Posted by: Mary Box at June 23, 2006 03:02 AM (aYcmE)
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You can't be 28836 serious?!?
Posted by: Mary Box at June 23, 2006 10:34 AM (EySnw)
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