He comitted a criminal act and should be going to jail for a very long time. He ran pass two guards and went down a up escalator, just to avoid going through a security checkpoint at the airport. This guy should't be around normal people because he too stupid. He needs to be locked for his own good. I guess I've been away a long time. When did running down an up escalator become a crime in the USA? I've done it more than a few times. But then I was doing it just to save time and this guy was trying to blow up the world? For that matter, when did being stupid become a crime?
Prodigal Son, ole' kid--perhaps you didn't see the earlier accounts of this escapade. The passenger did NOT merely run down an up escalator. He was trying to avoid going through the security check again. Supposing that while he was OUTSIDE security, someone had handed him a gun or a knife, and that he was then attempting to board an airplane. The security people had no way to know so they "blew the whistle " on him.
We complain about security being too lax, and now we complain when they (not YOU) do their jobs.