There’s footage going viral of an air marshal pulling a gun on passengers while standing in front of the cockpit, so I wanted to take a look at what we know about this incident.
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Looks like a guy doing his job. Unruly loud passengers moving towards the cockpit? They're lucky he didn't shoot them.
The guy is a professional, finger straight and off the trigger. Don’t start none, won’t be none. No passenger is going to persuade the pilot to takeoff again. Take your grievance up with the company.
Welcome to Lucky Air! If you form an angry mob on our airline, we’ll let you try and break down the cockpit door because it’s reinforced and we think guns are icky.
Glad it didn't end in the trigger being pulled like in Miami: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Rigoberto_Alpizar
Trying to enter a cockpit door is grounds for getting shot. Do that shit in the US and I bet they'll beat the living shit out of you. There's literally nothing to see here, just a man doing what he was paid to do.
There are famously no other ways to resolve conflicts besides guns! You nailed this, no notes!
In America, our cabin crew pulls out an 'invisible' gun all the time.
Examples of people who got it
Drug junkie with a feather weapon.
The dress or outfit they are wearing.
Child who is on a different spectrum.
Adopted child who has a different skin color.
Dr. David Dao
etc.
Without protection the single person could be easily overtaken (see 911). Once that happens, even with reinforced doors, the pilot's egress is blocked, which is a safety hazard to them (fire or medical emergency) and essentially kidnapping.
I'm curious if there are any legal/jurisdictional implications here under Nigerian law. The plane was on the ground, not in the air, doesn't that bring it under Nigerian law and if so does this security guy have any jurisdiction at that point? If he does have jurisdiction as it is a Jordanian plane, I guess that's up to his bosses to decide whether his conduct was justified or not. But if he does not have jurisdiction and at the point he is on the ground he's only a foreigner in another country waving a gun around, wouldn't that be cause for potential criminal charges?
I was really thinking we were going to see that idiot get natural selectioned. When dude has a gun, comply or die. What a waste of space.
Dont ever enter the cockpit without authorization. Ever. These fools dont seem to care about common sense or common decency. Lucky for them, the Marshall kept his cool and didntbresort to force.
Agree 100%. There’s not much that can hold back an emotional mob other than fear, especially in a closed environment. That officer was trained and had eyes on anyone approaching that zone.
Im sure the pilots covered the crew’s drinks that night.
And then of course we have comments such as that from Jason asking if the Air Marshal can be charged criminally for brandishing his gun. News flash Jason that is what he is paid to do in these situations!
He should be prosecuted, there is no reason to pull a gun when there no threat, they should have stayed inside the cockpit.
Maybe you should read Jordanian law first before making such statements. He acted accordingly to the country regulations.
Cockpit door opens to what looks like office building blinds. Looks totally fake
Doesn't matter what country they are in as the aircraft is considered sovereign Jordanian soil and Jordanian laws apply. Every aircraft is considered the sovereign soil of the country it is registered in. Same as an Embassy.
Especially if one of the pilots is an FFDO. Enter without permission and there’s gonna be blood.