Like I said in another post - the wife should have made sure that the man took his medication if he was bi-polar. His needing to get off the plane because of his paranoia could have been avoided if he took his medication. I've seen bi-polar people talk to imaginary aliens who they think are visiting them from another planet. If he was running around up and down the aisle like they said he was - then he was probably having a serious episode. Regardless there is no way the Marshalls would have known this so she is as much responsible for his death as they are.
For some folks who are on medication for various mental issues, even being on the meds is no guarantee of stability. Do we EXECUTE those who under some stress have a panic attack? Do we assume that all TSA inspected bags have a significant chance of having a BOMB in them. And what if someone speaking in a foreign language says a word that sounds like BOMB, do we execute them, too.
All of this high tension because some IDIOTS released a potential bomber. If they hadn't been so stupid, maybe this missionary would still be alive today.
"Like I said in another post - the wife should have made sure that the man took his medication if he was bi-polar. His needing to get off the plane because of his paranoia could have been avoided if he took his medication. I've seen bi-polar people talk to imaginary aliens who they think are visiting them from another planet. If he was running around up and down the aisle like they said he was - then he was probably having a serious episode. Regardless there is no way the Marshalls would have known this so she is as much responsible for his death as they are."
I can't verify this, but I read in another post on FR somewhere that he did not have his medication because it had been stolen when they were in South America. I dont imagine it's that easy to got a new scrip of bi-polar medication in Ecuador. The man appears to have been in a paic and desperate to get home and get his medication.
Anything could have happened, I doubt he was off his meds by choice.