Retired Officer Subdues Unruly Plane Passengers

WBZTV ^ | 06-04-07 | Unknown

[Starman417]

(WBZ) BOSTON A former police officer is being called a hero after he helped subdue two unruly passengers on a plane over the weekend.

Retired police officer Bob Hayden, who served in Boston and Lawrence for several years, was coming back from Minnesota on a Northwest plane with his wife when the unexpected happened.

Before the flight even took off, Hayden said a man, who appeared aggravated, was walking up and down the aisle of the plane. The flight attendant had to force him into his seat after asking him to do so a few times.

Hayden said after the aircraft finally got in the air, he noticed there was some sort of commotion. The same man had started screaming and fell into the aisle.

Initially, Hayden said he thought the guy was having a heart attack, but he quickly realized the incident might have been staged. According to Hayden, two flight attendants helped the man back into his seat where he continued to yell for the entire flight.

The incident apparently scared some of the plane passengers and even made some people cry, Hayden said.

When the pilot made the announcement the plane was approaching Logan Airport, Hayden said the man who caused the first commotion and a second person began yelling and fell into the aisle. That is when Hayden said he, with the help of a retired U.S. Marine captain, took action.

Hayden said he grabbed the first guy and sat him down. He then pushed the second man onto the floor and cuffed him with a pair of handcuffs a flight attendant had given him. Hayden said he sat next to the two men until police were able to board the plane.

Both men were taken for a psych evaluation, and at this point, are not facing any charges.

[newgeezer]

I dunno, if I was on that flight I'd have been tempted right then and there to ask my fellow passengers to demand the plane return to the gate and have that idiot removed.

C'mon, everyone knows the government has everything under control and the flight attendants are fully-trained to recognize when there's any real danger. Leave that stuff to the experts; they know what to do and when to do it. [/sheeple]

[george76]

Proving that the sissification of America through silly liberal feminism is practically complete. These young guys (note the lack of the use of the word men) should have problems looking in the mirror for a long time.

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[happygrl]

A lot of Muslims are doing this, not so much to probe for terrorism, but simply because it amuses them to terrorize Americans.

I agree.

What can we do about it ?

Let me tell you what I might do.

Act more nuts than they did and mock Islam.

[Candor7]

Talk about your lawsuits, these guys woulda had VERY sore crotches had I been there.....>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

It worked for me on the school playground of the mill town where I lived as a kid. I'm with you. You use your right foot, I'll use my left, side by side.

Thwockety thwock!