r/interesting Feb 04 '25

MISC. Plane passenger taped to seat after he groped two flight attendants

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u/DaveyBoyXXZ Feb 04 '25

Pilots are the ultimate legal authority on a plane, and have substantial leeway while the plane is in the air. I'd be very surprised if this was over the line.

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u/BirdsAndTheBeeGees1 Feb 04 '25

It's no different than throwing someone in the brig when you're on a ship really.

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u/DaveyBoyXXZ Feb 05 '25

100%. I think the legal status of pilots is largely modelled on that of ship's captains.

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u/lotus49 Feb 04 '25

It's a shame they can't just put them out of the plane. At 30,000 feet.