Posted on 01/01/2026 9:40:09 AM PST by DFG
A crazed, shadow-boxing United Airlines passenger wildly claimed he was in a “simulation” as he allegedly assaulted the crew, punched a flight attendant in the face and forced the plane to divert mid-flight.
Jordan Langston, 25, wreaked havoc on the Salt Lake City-bound flight Sunday when he got up from his seat shortly after departing Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC, and stormed the front of the plane, waving his arms and screaming, “This is a simulation,” the Lincoln Journal Star reported.
When pressed by a flight attendant what he meant when he said simulation, the unruly traveler repeatedly yelled, “This flight,” before rushing to the back of the plane and continuing to frantically wave his hands.
Langston then stepped on a crew member’s foot and allegedly shoved another after being warned the plane would turn back if his erratic behavior didn’t stop, FBI Special Agent Patrick Manion told the outlet.
The captain reportedly declared a Level 2 security threat and continued to the Utah travel hub as the disturbed suspect eventually returned to his seat and settled down.
But mayhem erupted about 30 minutes later when Langston rose from his seat and chaotically flailed about before shadow boxing in the aisle and allegedly slugging a crew member in the face, Manion said.
Four passengers grabbed Langston and dragged him to the back of the plane, where he was restrained, placed in handcuffs, and bizarrely ranted about death, according to court documents, per the outlet.
The flight diverted to Eppley Airfield in Omaha, where Langston was escorted off the plane and detained at Douglas County jail. The flight then continued on to Salt Lake City International Airport.
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He must have just watched “Millennium”
Full movie: starring Kris Kristofferson & Cheryl Ladd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQPGxYUlAvI
“Elon Musk thinks it’s almost certain that we’re living in some version of The Matrix.”
Silliness. That’s like Einstein thinking space has curves in it.
Sometimes really smart guys have some exceedingly stupid ideas.
Game over.
Is he running for President yet?
Explain human consciousness and tell us how it arises.
You’re right... Jesus isn’t real. The Bible can be ignored. And we all live inside a big old video game. And it sits on the back of a cosmic turtle...which stands on the back of another turtle...
I don’t think the idea that we’re living within a construct that seems material but is in some ways illusory is at all incompatible with religious belief. In fact, many people of faith often will say that this material existence is not our ‘Real’ life.
If you can’t explain the actual mechanics of our awareness of existing and interacting with all of this - how it all works - I don’t think you can make declarations as to what it’s all really made out of.
“Because God Said So” isn’t ever going to be sufficient; and I don’t see what it could add to one’ss apprehension of God, either.
And most times they are wrong. Read Kuhns book, The structure of Scientific Revolution. Very enlightening to read about all the explanations of natural phenomena by smart guys that turned out to be inadequate.
Speaking of the Matrix, Where did Tiffany place on the Hot/Crazy Matrix?
The jail cell won’t be a simulation.
“...Four passengers grabbed Langston and dragged him to the back of the plane, where he was restrained, placed in handcuffs...”
Are there many passengers that carry handcuffs?
wy69
High on both counts is my guess which of course places her in the danger zone. That zone is strippers, hairdressers, redheads and naturally girls named Tiffany! Interesting how it all falls into place.
"Computer, end Holodeck program!"
Regards,
A friend is a retired psychiatrist. He was recounting his years of working with marijuana induced psychosis.
This story sounds very much like the cases he had seen.
...an’ said, Doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take
I say, doctor, to relieve this bellyache?
I say, doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take
I say, doctor, to relieve this bellyache?
Sounds like the airlines need to incorporate an ejection seat or two.
“I’m sure the crew always carry restraints these days.”
Most airlines carry handcuffs stored for the crew. But the thread identified passengers and not crew. It didn’t say the crew was part of the action.
wy69
It didn’t say the passengers were the ones who handcuffed him, either. It just said that he WAS handcuffed.
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