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Spartaaaaa wrote on 2011-01-08 00:01
Passengers claimed man had suspicious package in the overhead compartment
By TODD WRIGHT
Updated 11:45 AM EST, Thu, Jan 6, 2011
A Florida professor was arrested and removed from a plane Monday after his fellow passengers alerted crew members they thought he had a suspicious package in the overhead compartment.
That "suspicious package" turned out to be keys, a bagel with cream cheese and a hat.
Ognjen Milatovic, 35, was flying from Boston to Washington D.C. on US Airways when he was escorted off the plane for disorderly conduct following the incident.
Monday's incident is another example of other passengers essentially becoming the authority on terrorist activity on planes.
Recently, passenger complaints have resulted authorities taking action against innocent passengers who went to the bathroom too often on a flight and who were just being annoying.
In the hyper-sensitive world of flying, sneezing too often could get you kicked off a flight and questioned by the FBI.
Milatovic, who is a mathematics and statistics professor at the University of North Florida, was minding his business when other passengers turned into super sleuths.
Passengers reported hearing strange noises coming from a plastic bag. State police said later that the bag contained a set of keys,
a bagel with cream cheese, some other small food items, a hat and a wallet.
When confronted by the US Airways crew about his "suspicious package," Milatovic got on his cell phone. The crew asked him to hang it up and sit down. When he refused, he was cuffed.
Milatovic was also charged with interfering with the operation of an aircraft.
Link to article:
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/Florida-Professor-Arrested-for-Having-aSuspicious-Bagel-on-a-Plane-112825029.html
Now that the bagel has been defused, I feel so safe!
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Phunkie wrote on 2011-01-08 00:03
U.S = RETARDED
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Piero wrote on 2011-01-08 00:23
What the hell.
Do they think that bagel has a mini machine gun in it or something >_>
How stupid.
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paladin wrote on 2011-01-08 00:23
Blame 911 for people being paraniod
And blame stuipdity for the act of the airlines
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Hexed wrote on 2011-01-08 00:30
reminds me of a story i heard a while ago about 5 year old girl who wasnt allowed on a plane because she was on the potential terrorist list
how dumb
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Mama wrote on 2011-01-08 00:33
im more worried about x-ray backscatter scans. that can not be good for your thyroid.
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Alutos wrote on 2011-01-08 00:40
Quote from r4baloons;280914:
reminds me of a story i heard a while ago about 5 year old girl who wasnt allowed on a plane because she was on the potential terrorist list
how dumb
I've heard a similar story. It's because they share the same name as a potential terrorist. =/
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Cucurbita wrote on 2011-01-08 00:47
If anyone should've been charged with anything, it was the people who claimed it was a suspicious package.
Lets be honest here. If anyone wanted to hijack a plane, they would do it. Air port security is for show and is a joke.
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Osayidan wrote on 2011-01-08 01:04
The minute traces of respect and hope I had lingering for the US have been blown away by the winds of retardation.
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Cannibal wrote on 2011-01-08 01:22
BAGEL BOMBS?
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krpr wrote on 2011-01-08 01:28
They arrested him for trying to spread diabieties amongst his students, these evil teachers these days, the bastards
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Piko wrote on 2011-01-08 01:29
Wow. People need to mind their own business. I mean sure, the professor shouldn't have refused to hang up his phone after they asked him, but he didn't even do anything wrong besides that.
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EphraDaMan wrote on 2011-01-08 01:31
Quote from Mike;281030:
BAGEL BOMBS?
Coming soon to a theater near you..BAGELS ON A PLANE! In 3-D!
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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2011-01-08 02:35
TSA would confiscate just so that they can jack someone else's breakfast
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Navy wrote on 2011-01-08 02:39
I couldn't take my $45 shampoo with me when we moved.. I had to throw it away.