Ravenwood - 08/20/02 01:12 PM
A naked Frenchman on a Air France flight apparently stripped naked, and then tried to force his way into the cockpit. After an emergency landing, he was arrested, and later released without being charged.
The article reads like nobody on the plane even tried to stop the guy. I wouldn't want to grab him either, once he was naked, but I'd sure as hell toss a smaller passenger at him. That screaming kid that's been sitting behind you kicking your seat for the last hour would make a nice projectile.
I think French pacifism has something to do with it. Try doing that on a flight in the US, and the passengers will beat you senseless, and then take your wallet. In the end, he wasn't even charged. I'd bet that it isn't even illegal in France.
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