Teen stowaway won’t be charged after wheel well flight to Hawaii

nypost.com ^ | April 22, 2014 | Leonard Greene

[skeeter]

I still believe this is a hoax. There is no way he could have survived 5 1/2 hours at 38,000 unpressurized, -80 degree feet.

[BykrBayb]

He was 38,000 feet above water, and nowhere near land.

[Gamecock]

He boarded at 38,000 feet?

[BykrBayb]

Details, details. Quit poking holes in a perfectly good loophole!

[ßuddaßudd]

must be nice to break in federal facility and not charged,,,
is he a ‘son of Øbama’ ?

[B4Ranch]

I’m with you on this. He is not being charged because the truth would come out that he made it into the cargo hold. The FBI has undoubtedly told him if he makes any statements to the press he will be charged, tried and imprisoned.

[Robe]

I’m right with you. At -50/-80, he would at least have significant frostbite to fingers,toes,ears,nose and eyelids.
That low of a air pressure would cause lung damage.
Lack of oxygen for 5 1/2 hours = Brain Damage.
I’d be interested if there was a access panel to the hold in the wheel well.
I think he hopped in the cargo hold.

[ilovesarah2012]

Do you even have to ask?

[skeeter]

What I find interesting is the total credulity of the news media.

They will swallow unquestioningly anything the State tells them.

[B4Ranch]

Imagine the negative effect the truth would have on air flights if it was shown that TSA cannot protect the planes on the ground.

[skeeter]

It would be one more high profile example of the total ineptitude of a ridiculously expensive government.

[dfwgator]

I say don’t charge him. Let’s put him in a barrel and make him go over Niagara Falls

NIAGARA FALLS! Slowly.....I.....turned.....step.....by.....step.......inch.....by.....inch........

[cuban leaf]

What if he was wearing a hoodie?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Yep!

[Atlas Sneezed]

I’m right with you. At -50/-80, he would at least have significant frostbite to fingers,toes,ears,nose and eyelids.
That low of a air pressure would cause lung damage.
Lack of oxygen for 5 1/2 hours = Brain Damage.
I’d be interested if there was a access panel to the hold in the wheel well.
I think he hopped in the cargo hold.

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It’s reported that the Maui airport camera recorded him exiting the wheel well. There are instances of this being survived.

[george76]

he was trying to get to Somalia ..

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/22/us/plane-stowaway/

[B4Ranch]

I think TSA is a program to socially engineer the population to calmly accept lost of our individual rights. It is doing a great job. Protecting us against their sponsored terrorists too.

[skeeter]

Read this.

At 25.000 feet you will collapse and death is imminent unless oxygen is restored.

I suspect cases where people have survived extended trips in wheel wells were below the altitude claimed in this story.