Posted on 06/05/2007 7:31:34 AM PDT by Starman417
(WBZ) BOSTON A former police officer is being called a hero after he helped subdue two unruly passengers on a plane over the weekend.
Retired police officer Bob Hayden, who served in Boston and Lawrence for several years, was coming back from Minnesota on a Northwest plane with his wife when the unexpected happened.
Before the flight even took off, Hayden said a man, who appeared aggravated, was walking up and down the aisle of the plane. The flight attendant had to force him into his seat after asking him to do so a few times.
Hayden said after the aircraft finally got in the air, he noticed there was some sort of commotion. The same man had started screaming and fell into the aisle.
Initially, Hayden said he thought the guy was having a heart attack, but he quickly realized the incident might have been staged. According to Hayden, two flight attendants helped the man back into his seat where he continued to yell for the entire flight.
The incident apparently scared some of the plane passengers and even made some people cry, Hayden said.
When the pilot made the announcement the plane was approaching Logan Airport, Hayden said the man who caused the first commotion and a second person began yelling and fell into the aisle. That is when Hayden said he, with the help of a retired U.S. Marine captain, took action.
Hayden said he grabbed the first guy and sat him down. He then pushed the second man onto the floor and cuffed him with a pair of handcuffs a flight attendant had given him. Hayden said he sat next to the two men until police were able to board the plane.
Both men were taken for a psych evaluation, and at this point, are not facing any charges.
It's Eskimos, for sure. Global Warming is destroying their homelands.
“I had looked around the plane for help, and all the younger guys had averted their eyes. When I asked the guy next to me if he was up to it, all he said was, ‘Retired captain. USMC.’ I said, ‘You’ll do,’ “ Hayden recalled. “So, basically, a couple of grandfathers took care of the situation.”
I tell ya, we have to stop letting those wild Amish people fly. They’re the ones causing all the trouble, yessirree.
What will it take for us to learn?
No mystery how they’ve stayed married for 42 years.
A lot of Muslims are doing this, not so much to probe for terrorism, but simply because it amuses them to terrorize Americans.
You have someone else on the plane watching and taking notes on how the crew responds, so you know what to expect when you try something for real.
You don’t know what they could be hiding under those damn hats!
Bookmark! Waiting for the release of names/nationalities.
This story sounds odd. Planes have been detoured and landed for less than a guy falling into the aisle and screaming the entire flight. If you see a followup to this would you please post it? Thanks
Hey, they sure as hell weren’t Christian males or it would have been front page news....................
Don’t you know, 9/11 was nothing more than a plot by President Bush to get us into an illegal war and advance a fascist state. It didn’t really happen. It is impossible to melt steel with fire!!!!
Then we need a "Good Bostonian" law! (as in "Good Samaritan")
Just another isolated incedent...
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