Flier hauled off plane over too many bathroom breaks

"Per standard procedures, law enforcement and TSA personnel met the flight. The passenger was questioned and released and the plane was swept, both with negative findings," TSA spokesperson Carrie Harmon said in a statement.

Passengers told authorities the passenger was "acting weird."
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Good... See something say something in action.
 
It is better than staying in the bathroom for 10-15 minutes attempting to drop the atomic poop. I know they did it, because it is better safe than s o r r y .
 
Passengers may have Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) or Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), such as Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis so usually need frequent bathroom.
 
Foxrac said:
Passengers may have Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) or Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), such as Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis so usually need frequent bathroom.
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yup, stress can send a person with any of these disorders running for the bathroom. I understand that I have Ulcerative Colitis. Not fun when stress sands ya into a flare.
 
Foxrac said:
Passengers may have Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) or Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), such as Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis so usually need frequent bathroom.
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Then again they might not. *shrug*

Again......there is this

Passengers (more than one) told authorities the passenger was "acting weird."
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Banjo said:
Actually, that's a good idea.
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There reaches a point where people need to become responsible for themselves. Rather than assuming that you won't encounter problems while flying, cover your bases before you do. Even a letter from your doctor would be helpful.
 
Juli-terp-to-be said:
true, but some might not want to announce to the world that they have these conditions.
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How would wearing a MedicAlert be announcing to the world? You have to have the wearer's permission to read the info on it. It's not like it can be seen from 10 feet away.

What is worse: being booted off a plane, or being prepared to confirm that you have a medical condition that is responsible for the behavior that got red flagged?
 
Might have just started taking Dyazide.... Might be a pervert that masturbates frequently in public bathrooms.....might be a coke addict needing a snort.....Might have OCD and need to wash his hands alot......Might be a really hot girl in seat 32D that he is trying to get up the nerve to talk to but keeps chickening out.....Could be a bounty hunter and he is trying to decide if the guy in 31A is the guy he just got the fax about.....He could be writing a coffee table book about airplane bathrooms and he keeps going back for research..... He could just really really really like the color blue.....He could believe that after using the lav 10 times he will be able to flush an air turd on his friends house..... Maybe he is going to the lav to sit on the changing table because he doesn't like himself.....Maybe he is experimenting with airplane carpet and static electricity....maybe he is stuffing his underwear with toilet paper to make his manhood look bigger and he keeps deciding to go bigger.... :dunno:
 
Medic Alerts and letters aren't proof that a person isn't up to no good. The TSA doesn't accept them as proof.

Let's face it. When it comes to airline security, the passenger is guilty until proven innocent, and the proof of innocence is totally at the discretion of TSA and airline crew.
 
Reba said:
Medic Alerts and letters aren't proof that a person isn't up to no good. The TSA doesn't accept them as proof.

Let's face it. When it comes to airline security, the passenger is guilty until proven innocent, and the proof of innocence is totally at the discretion of TSA and airline crew.
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Of course they are not proof positive. Criminals also suffer from medical disorders. However, they are capable of providing plausible explanation for particular behaviors that raise a red flag. A little common sense goes a long way.
 
It may be a plausible explanation to you and me but that doesn't matter on an airplane. In flight, it's up to the flight crew to make the determination, and apparently they are pretty hard to convince.
 
Reba said:
It may be a plausible explanation to you and me but that doesn't matter on an airplane. In flight, it's up to the flight crew to make the determination, and apparently they are pretty hard to convince.
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That is why I said common sense goes a long way.
 
And according to the last line of the article, authorities flushed the concerns. :lol:

The whole incident sounds silly. Terrorists win again!
 
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