Re: Inflight violence
Donald A. Talleur (dtalleur_at_ux1.cso.uiuc.edu)
Fri, 11 Sep 1998 08:12:35 -0500
Flight attendents are not Flight crewmembers, airmen, or the like by
certification. (reference the FARs) therefore interfering with them alone
probably falls under some different laws. However, the premise of
"interfence" is not solely with the flight crewmembers. If you interfere
with the safe operation of the flight (via a flight attendant or any other
means) you are violating federal laws for which there are a whole slew of
fines and jail times established for. If you simply assult a flight
attendant but bring no harm to the flight or "interfere" with it's saftey,
a loose interpretation may allow civil penalities to be imposed. Bottom
line: it is a federal offense to place the safe outcome of a flight (of any
kind) in jeopardy.
Don
At 09:40 PM 9/10/98 -0400, you wrote:
>
>I for one am quite shocked at the story. I was under the impression that
>interference with a flight crew, particularly during flight, was a felony
>under American law. To me, the flight attendents qualify as flight crew, so
>if they are treated adversely, shouldn't that law apply?
>
>You have my sympathy and condolences, Mike. I hope your wife recovers, and
>some sort of justice can bring you and your family some peace.
>
>Greg Deen
>