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Two U.S. Air Marshals Flee Brazil After Being Charged With Assault
Two U.S. air marshals who arrested the wife of a Brazilian judge on a flight to Rio de Janeiro -- and were themselves arrested and had their passports confiscated by Brazilian authorities -- fled the country using alternate travel documents. The incident occurred on October 1 on Continental Flight 128 from Houston, Texas, to Rio de Janeiro. During the flight, a female passenger who appeared to be intoxicated tried to serve herself drinks by going to the plane's galley, one source said. The… (www.cnn.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
We should be working together to combat the threat of any incident in flights worldwide, and is hard to believe that egos or marital relations impact proper procedure and legal protocols.
One simple and very effective solution: detach the marshalls from TSA, immediatelly attach them to State Dept., give them a proper diplomatic title and of course issue them with US Diplomatic passports. This shall provide them with proper security, lest the Brazilians or any other nationals dare to prosecute and jail members of the US Diplomatic Corps.
Bravo Chalet! I'd say that's a pretty bullet-proof solution, indeed!
I agree with chalet's solution and indgofl0w's support of it.
Great story for Hollywood ... i can see Kevin Costner playing the role now .. Glad for them, they got out of there.
Now there is another solution albeit a bit crude and that has certain ethical and medical issues and that is to continue providing alcoholic beverages to the unruly passenger until he or she passes out.