Bomb Joke

[vidcc]

Originally posted by Biggles@20 January 2004 - 21:12
Really?

I have no recollection of these cases.

I travel regularly and have always found the security staff vigilant but human.

yes really, the action taken is a discretional thing admittedly but jokes of this nature are considered as something that has to be taken seriously.
I worked in aviation for BA for many years so it's something i can assure you is fact.



I do appreciate the whole insanity that appears to be the young girls possible future...i mean in England murderers can get a lesser sentence.
However.......................
If a man walks into a shop with his hands in his pocket and he points his finger to make it look like a gun do you think the shop assistant should question him? and do you think that man should not be prosecuted because he was just joking about having a gun?

personally i hope she gets off with a warning and hopes she learns her lesson well but i can't condem the action taken

[Biggles]

As I said, I have no recollection of any such court cases. I will investigate to see if I can track down the last one. In the meantime I will be more circumspect with the staff at Glasgow Airport.

[Rat Faced]

She had been in the US for three months with her American boyfriend and was returning to the UK to renew her visa.

Not much chance of that happening now....

[muchspl2]

bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb ba bomb

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

Originally posted by muchspl2@20 January 2004 - 17:34




bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb ba bomb

[ilw]

While i've personally never heard of jail time for people who speak unwisely in airports in the UK, I do remember seeing that quite a few people have been stopped from boarding a plane simply for mentioning certain words within earshot of staff, eg terrorist, bomb etc. Whatever happened to freedom of speech

[Evil Gemini]

I vote this bitch, for the dumb f*ck of the month awards!

[lynx]

Originally posted by Evil Gemini@20 January 2004 - 23:34


I vote this bitch, for the dumb f*ck of the month awards!

If it wasn't for the nationality issue, she could have had a good chance for the Democrat nomination. In fact, Florida would probably have made special provisions.

[Alex H]

From the BBC site:

"If it was a joke, it wasn't a very good joke...it's a violation of our state law."

Important Note: When visiting the United States of America DO NOT attempt to joke with airport security, coast guards, immigration officials, FBI agents, local police, state police, federal police, the CIA, NSA or any other type of official. They have no sense of humour.

[4th gen]

Originally posted by Alex H@21 January 2004 - 03:36
From the BBC site:

"If it was a joke, it wasn't a very good joke...it's a violation of our state law."

Important Note: When visiting the United States of America DO NOT attempt to joke with airport security, coast guards, immigration officials, FBI agents, local police, state police, federal police, the CIA, NSA or any other type of official. They have no sense of humour.

and they carry guns