Posted on 01/24/2007 6:37:13 PM PST by SmithL
Lakewood, Wash. - The mother of a 9-year-old boy who boarded flights from Seattle to Texas and is suspected of leading police on a high-speed chase said in a television interview that she was stunned but proud of her son's actions.
"He just showed me that, 'Mom, I'm going to achieve anything I want to do. I'm going to just do it.' So he did it, from driving a car to getting on an airplane," said Sakinah Booker on the syndicated TV show "Inside Edition," which was to air Wednesday.
In the interview, her son, Semaj, describes using a man's name he overheard on a loudspeaker page at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to get a boarding pass from Southwest Airlines, according to a press release issued by the program.
Southwest Airlines spokeswoman Beth Harbin said she had not heard about Semaj obtaining a passenger's name that way.
"We are talking to every possible person we can to make sure we understand what happened," Harbin said.
Booker's lawyer, Brett Purtzer, said the mother was considering a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines.
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I wonder if she'll be so proud when the little darling ends up on death row for his next crime.
Well, he does have moxie. It'd be wrong to call him dumb, wouldn't it?
I think that if she is considering this to be "achievement", she's getting the wrong thing out of it.
How much are you willing to wager,lady?
"Moxie" my behind, he is already a car thief, and she is proud of him?
I'd say he's a bit hyperactive;)
She better not... she better just keep her eyes on the kid. They ought to sue her for the cost of his flights.
As icing on the cake,
Booker's lawyer, Brett Purtzer, said the mother was considering a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines.
just look at the mother. consider the source.
So, he stole a car and blew out the engine, and she thinks that was admirable?
Not only that, but she plans to sue the airline?
I can see where the kid gets his bad attitude. He must have inherited his brains from his father.
Amazing. Just absolutely amazing.
He's qualified to be a used car salesman--put him to work!
The rotten apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Something tells me this "little genius" can't read a word.
You may be right.
This kid is scary smart...I think the mom has "Movie of the Week" ideas.
The kid just wanted a male influence in his life. Grandpa was the only one.
Sigh!
How do you know what she looks like?
Here's an example of a woman who is probably Pro Choice who made the wrong choice. ;)
Mom is 29 years old, 4 kids, single.
"He hated it here and he was seeking a strong male figure," said the 29-year-old single mother of four."
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=planekid18m0&date=20070118
I'd be proud of the fact that if he were my kid, he'd never be able to sit down again when I was finished.
Sue the airline? I would hope that they'd sue her.
Where was airport security in all this? You can't even sit a bag down for ten minutes without someone asking questions, and a little brat is wandering around by himself?
:)
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