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Man Jumps Off Airplane At Metro Airport
March 7, 2006 ^ | March 7, 2006 | ClickOnDetroit.com

Posted on 03/07/2006 3:02:48 PM PST by Westlander

A man is in custody after jumping out of the emergency exit of a Northwest airplane at Detroit Metropolitan Airport Tuesday.

Officials say the man was being deported on an immigration violation. The plane was still on the runway, at gate A34, when the man jumped off.

The man is currently being treated for injuries.

Stay with Local 4 News and ClickOnDetroit.com for more information as it becomes available.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: airplane; airport; deportation; detroitmetro
So much for security.
1 posted on 03/07/2006 3:02:50 PM PST by Westlander
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To: Westlander

If he was being deported, wasn't there someone travelling with him to make sure he didn't try to escape?


2 posted on 03/07/2006 3:05:51 PM PST by nuconvert ([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
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To: Westlander
A man was on the plane --- then jumped off.

Ah, I just solved the problem!

George Carlin: "People want to get on the plane, whereas I want to get inside the plane --- it's much safer!"
3 posted on 03/07/2006 3:07:53 PM PST by TRY ONE (NUKE the unborn gay whales!)
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To: Westlander

> The man is currently being treated for injuries.

He needs to learn that not everything Ahnold does in
movies is actually survivable.


4 posted on 03/07/2006 3:07:53 PM PST by Boundless
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To: Westlander
Deporting someone for an immigration violation???

When did they start this policy?

5 posted on 03/07/2006 3:10:34 PM PST by fat city ("Journalists are sloppy, lazy and on expense account")
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To: Westlander
The plane was on the TARMAC not the RUNWAY... What an idiot this guy is... jumping a good 15-30 feet... quite wise... - plewis1250
7 posted on 03/07/2006 3:11:06 PM PST by plewis1250
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To: plewis1250
I can't help wondering...

ROP?
Or south of border?

8 posted on 03/07/2006 3:12:05 PM PST by Publius6961 (Multiculturalism is the white flag of a dying country)
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To: plewis1250

"The plane was still on the runway, at gate A34, when the man jumped off."

Having the gates on the runway seems a little dangerous to me.


9 posted on 03/07/2006 3:13:50 PM PST by Sofa King (A wise man uses compromise as an alternative to defeat. A fool uses it as an alternative to victory.)
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To: Westlander

Well, now he'll get what every illegal alien wants, free medical treatment at taxpayer expense.


10 posted on 03/07/2006 3:14:05 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: fat city

If they commit crimes, they're deported.


11 posted on 03/07/2006 3:14:51 PM PST by monkeywrench (Deut. 27:17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor's landmark)
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To: nuconvert

He wasn't considered a risk so there was not an escort. The 2 Feds who put him on the plane watched from the terminal. Plane was a 747. Must be a good 20ft. drop.


12 posted on 03/07/2006 3:15:47 PM PST by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: monkeywrench

Oops < /sarc>


13 posted on 03/07/2006 3:16:52 PM PST by fat city ("Journalists are sloppy, lazy and on expense account")
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To: Westlander

"He wasn't considered a risk..."

Guess what...?


Yep, that's a long way down.


14 posted on 03/07/2006 3:31:31 PM PST by nuconvert ([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
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To: Publius6961

Chinese


15 posted on 03/07/2006 3:33:43 PM PST by stayathomemom
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To: stayathomemom
Chinese

Truly a surprise to me...

16 posted on 03/07/2006 3:54:27 PM PST by Publius6961 (Multiculturalism is the white flag of a dying country)
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To: stayathomemom
Chinese

Probably watched "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" too many times.

17 posted on 03/07/2006 4:01:20 PM PST by COBOL2Java (Freedom isn't free, but the men and women of the military will pay most of your share)
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