Tough to leave him alive on plane (as a mere passenger), but our guys need to interrogate him so that our bombers will hit the proper retaliatory targets.
Posted on 12/22/2001 8:38:22 PM PST by classygreeneyedblonde
BOSTON (AP) -- Thierry Dugeon said the first he knew anything was wrong on American Airlines Flight 63 was when he heard a flight attendant 10 rows in front of him cry out, ``I need some help!'' `
`I was there in five seconds, and there were already two or three guys on him,'' Dugeon said Saturday after the Paris-to-Miami-bound jet landed safely at Boston. ``It was like everybody knew what they needed to do. It's pure instinct because it goes so fast. You're not going to think twice.''
Authorities said a man carrying a British passport in the name of Richard Reid may have been carrying explosives in the heel of his shoes and was trying to set fire to one of them when a flight attendant smelled sulfur and intervened.
Dugeon estimated that five to six male passengers subdued Reid -- who resisted at first -- using belts to bind his hands, waist, chest and feet. Two doctors injected him with a sedative from the onboard medical kit. `
`It's three months after Sept. 11. Of course, the first thing you think of is it's something to do with terrorism,'' he said.
Dugeon, a 36-year-old television reporter from Paris, said he was seated in Row 39, 10 rows behind Reid. He said he had noticed the man in the airport when boarding and there was nothing that made Reid stand out.
Dugeon said after the man was subdued, passengers searched him, found the British passport, and questioned him about whether he spoke French, English or Arabic.
Dugeon said Reid told the passengers was Jamaican, but they didn't believe him. A law enforcement source who asked not be identified said Reid was not Middle Eastern.
Over the next two hours, passengers took turns watching the sedated Reid while the crew showed the movie ``Legally Blonde.'' When the plane neared Boston, the captain told them that fighter jets would escort them to Logan. After landing, all the passengers stayed seated until the police came and took the suspect off.
Dugeon described Reid's footwear as hightop-type basketball sneakers, and said he had tried to light the front of his sneakers.
Unfortunately some of the blame also lies with the passengers. People opted for convenience rather than security, so the airlines didn't see the need to upsell security on their flights, which would have added on to the ticket prices.
Yes
You got that right. If I'm in that situation, the guy is going to be severely hurt. I'll take my chances with a NY jury aquitting me of a charge of "using excessive force". LOL!
Look at this guy ....he's middle eastern and with a name like richard reid.hello whats wrong with this picture .i know this much isin't right...........then he has no luggage........prolly a one way ticket........he knows they would be suspicious if he had a middle eastern name like mohammed or abul or something..
LOL, that's a real "milk spitter"!
I wonder, would it have been more torturous to make him watch it without the benefit of the numbing effect of the sedatives.
Seriously though, it truly is a wonder that the cretin really wasn't killed. There would have to be some real effort to pull me off of him if that happened to me. It had to be one hell of an experience.
Tough to leave him alive on plane (as a mere passenger), but our guys need to interrogate him so that our bombers will hit the proper retaliatory targets.
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