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Saturday, March 6, 2010

Arrested passenger uses the “I had too many cookies defense”

The Airline Biz blog has noted an odd story where a US Airways flight from Philadelphia to Los Angeles had to be diverted to Pittsburgh due to a passenger acting strangely – which was defined as “as going into an airplane restroom and screaming, exiting with one's pants down and trying to punch a flight attendant.”

Apparently he is using the “I had too many cookies defense” but this has triggered an online debate over the effects of adding additional ingredients to such items. According to the Airline Biz blog:

  • SFoodie, SF Weekly's food blog, noted how the movie "Reefer Madness" become a hit for its extreme depictions of the effects of marijuana.
  • Phil Kammer on the Stump Report has noted: "I have seen many people on pot and most don't strip their clothing and attack people. I am not sure a double dose of pot cookies will work as a defence."
  • The Smoking Gun had the four-page indictment on its site. The passenger had connected in Philadelphia from the Dominican Republic where he had attended some kind of "Global Information Networking Conference."

Either way, its probably best to stay away from any stimulants before a long flight.

Brownie

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