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Two U.S. Air Marshals Flee Brazil After Being Charged With Assault
Two U.S. air marshals who arrested the wife of a Brazilian judge on a flight to Rio de Janeiro -- and were themselves arrested and had their passports confiscated by Brazilian authorities -- fled the country using alternate travel documents. The incident occurred on October 1 on Continental Flight 128 from Houston, Texas, to Rio de Janeiro. During the flight, a female passenger who appeared to be intoxicated tried to serve herself drinks by going to the plane's galley, one source said. The… (www.cnn.com) さらに...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
basta 22 talk about jurisdiction: US marshalls do have jurisdiction while a US flag airplane is aloft flying over anybody's territories, right?, so far so good but what happens once the plane lands in Rio or Timbuktu, it is the local authorities who take over so whatever the US marshalls did on board might become a waste of time and effort.
I am not defending the intoxicated lady, but as someone that flies frequently to Brazil, I have to tell you that I have witnessed atrocious mistreatment of Brazilian citizens by American crews. As U.S. Marshall don't have jurisdiction on Brazilian territory, I always felt that these type of incidents were about to happen.
Dennis C., you said that US diplomats do not carry guns; well I just recalled that a couple of years ago a US security officer of the US Embassy in Quito, Ecuador got in a cab and suddenly the driver sped for no reason; the officer thought that it was unusual and probably a prelude of foul play; the two started arguing and in a confusing incident the officer pulled out his gun and killed the driver. The officer was extracted from the city right away even though he was protected by a diplomatic passport. Too bad, really, it should have happened. Anyway US diplomats are issued with guns; don't know the regulations governing the issue of guns though.
EVERYONE SAYS THE FAMS SHOULD NOT BE THE "POLICE" ON A FEDERAL FLIGHT
(yes people, ALL flights are FEDERAL JURISDICTION).
WTH should we do then? Let people do whatever they want on an aircraft as long as they are not strapped or in possession of explosive devices??
H-E-L-L-O!!!!!
Perhaps the 120 pound stewardess could stop them? Or maybe the pilot could stop flying and subdue/reason with these idiots? Use your heads people!
OH, maybe we can put TSA agents on the plains as security guards, they are so adept at the checkpoints! We locked up 2 for stealing $700 a day (EWR) and one was extorting the other not to tell authorities!
lol
Act the fool I WILL lock you up, and if I am retaliated against I WILL GET BACK TO USA.
If my "crime" is serious and merits an indictment, U.S. courts will prosecute me as a criminal and decide my fate, not some kangaroo court.
I am FAM and obviously a lot of peole do not realize what we do.
(yes people, ALL flights are FEDERAL JURISDICTION).
WTH should we do then? Let people do whatever they want on an aircraft as long as they are not strapped or in possession of explosive devices??
H-E-L-L-O!!!!!
Perhaps the 120 pound stewardess could stop them? Or maybe the pilot could stop flying and subdue/reason with these idiots? Use your heads people!
OH, maybe we can put TSA agents on the plains as security guards, they are so adept at the checkpoints! We locked up 2 for stealing $700 a day (EWR) and one was extorting the other not to tell authorities!
lol
Act the fool I WILL lock you up, and if I am retaliated against I WILL GET BACK TO USA.
If my "crime" is serious and merits an indictment, U.S. courts will prosecute me as a criminal and decide my fate, not some kangaroo court.
I am FAM and obviously a lot of peole do not realize what we do.
FlyBoyDC10 Yesssss that was the time back then though and pity that we now cower down to almost evrything !!! and common sense was used so much more back in those days too...but now I even hate to think of what will happen to us Pilots (and Passengers too) in the flying world of the future?.
Funny how no one mentioned the Captain of the CAL Flight. Back in the ole days, we would have put the drunk off in Rio, and gone our way. If the Brazilian government said anything, we would just leave them without air service, don't fly back. That was the clout the Captain had. Didn't need sky marshals.