Comments on: St. Louis Man jailed for being a Wise-Ass

By: Mr. Fusion

Mr. Fusion — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:54:27 +0000

#29, Sinn Fein,

What part of “NEVER TALK OR, JOKE ABOUT BOMBS ON A PLANE” didn’t he understand?

The part where the 1st Amendment says Congress shall make no law restricting the freedom of speech. While it is understood that threats and slander are beyond the 1st Amendment, there was no threat, express or implied, here.

OR, as someone else wrote, the terrorists have won.

By: Sinn Fein

Sinn Fein — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:49:01 +0000

What part of “NEVER TALK OR, JOKE ABOUT BOMBS ON A PLANE” didn’t he understand? He earned the lock-up and the lesson, don’t travel drunk and trying to be funny.

By: Animby

Animby — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:25:19 +0000

I had a friend who claims he was nearly evicted from a plane after mentioning that some movie or another was “a bomb.” My friend tends to exaggerate but it sounds believable.

Maybe, at the secur4ity check point, right next to the graphic showing us what sorts of things we are not allowed to carry on to the plane, they could post a list of words we are not allowed to say.

If he is accurate in what he claims he said, there is no way the man’s joking/sarcastic question could be construed as a threat.

By: Tomas

Tomas — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:26:16 +0000

#24. And your surprised because?

By: Freyar

Freyar — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:50:43 +0000

“Shafermeyer said he’s charged with making a false bomb report.”

The story makes no mention that there was a bomb report…

By: GetSmart

GetSmart — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:38:21 +0000

Best assessment of the TSA I’ve read lately was on another blog the other day by someone who claimed to work at an airport. “They (The TSA”) are about as useful as a meth addled monkey in a pillowcase.”
If I ever gather the cash necessary to flee this inept police state, it’ll be by sea.

By: TootsieFarkleFanny

TootsieFarkleFanny — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:26:15 +0000

The flight attendant didn’t have a choice. If another passenger overheard the comment and told someone that she didn’t do anything about it, she could have lost her job.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:13:18 +0000

Perhaps a new legal category for people like Mr Shafermeyer should be created: JUI – joking whilst under the influence.

By: Duck for cover

Duck for cover — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:33:41 +0000

He’s luck he wasn’t on the London underground. They would have just shot him on the spot.

By: Me

Me — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:23:03 +0000

Good idea GigG. Put a bullet in this guys head for that remark.

And after that, go F yourself.

By: chuck

chuck — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:18:20 +0000

Oh snap. If being a wise-ass gets you 3 1/2 days in jail, I’m going to get consecutive life sentences.

By: danijel

danijel — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:01:42 +0000

Do we know what airline this is so we can avoid it (just like the one that threw out that pakistani family a few posts back)?

By: GigG

GigG — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:48:07 +0000

There have been signs at airports warning that making comments about bombs was against the law since at least the late 70′s.

It was stupid to do it prior to 9/11 afterwords I think we would be better off if the guy was just removed from the gene pool.

By: McCullough

McCullough — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:22:24 +0000

#8. “#6–McCullough==I apologize. I thought the “We Approve” was part of your added content.”

It’s not my picture, I may be homely, but that guy is FUGLY.

By: James Hill

James Hill — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:16:01 +0000

Also, the spam filter keeps blocking the most interesting poster here. Fix it.