What happens to a drunk guy that diverts a flight??

Cptnchia said:
Aiden Mackle, 44, of Portadown, Co Armagh, was on board a Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta, Georgia, to Dublin, had been drinking small bottles of wine when he allegedly became unruly, punching one of the cabin crew.
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Well theres the problem right there. Small bottles of wine oughta come with bail money.
 
tonyw said:
I don't know.

Remember the joker who took a dump on a serving cart? If doing so resulted in him spending a few years where he wouldn't be taking dumps because someone was pounding him in the rear, the next guy who wanted to do something like that might not do it.

Sure, there are still going to be people who do stupid things anyway. But they'll pay up the ying yang and it will serve as a deterrent for many.

There are lots of things I'd like to do when I'm drunk that I don't do because I know I'd end up spending time getting acquainted with a 8x8 cell. And I know this even though I'm so drunk I'm having a hard time standing!
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Its the, if a tree falls in the forest riddle. If nobody knows there is a fine or a major penalty, will that penalty stop a person from doing the punishable act? The news will only report the act itself, say taking a dump on a cart, and the immediate response, being arrested. They won't do a follow up 6 months later saying the full punishment, that part is not dramatic enough to get ratings so it goes unsaid.

Your last statement explains exactly why stupid things like this will continue to happen. Some people can not control themselves. Even if they know there is a penalty they will most likely still continue doing the act and nothing short of a total police state will stop this sort of behavior.

With that said, I do think the punishment for diverting a jet, or taking a dump on a cart, should be harsh. Not as a deterrent to others, a small fine would deter most people, but just as an ####### tax to the individual so the rest of us are not stuck footing the bill for his punishment through our taxes.
 
We seem to get a fair share of drunk passengers up here.

http://bangornews.com/news/t/city.aspx?articleid=161101&zoneid=176

A detention hearing to determine whether Mackle will be released on bail is scheduled for Wednesday.

He is being held at Penobscot County Jail.

If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000 on the interference charge and up to six months in prison and a fine of up to $5,000 on the assault charge.
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Seggy said:
In a real man's airplane (Beech 1900) one time when I was a FO we had one passenger going from BOS to RKD one day in April 2006

I board up the one passenger for the flight, he was not drunk at the time he sits down and takes his seat.

Halfway through the flight, he comes up to the cockpit (remember no cockpit door) sticks his head in with a half empty bottle of Jack in one hand and a Colt 45 in the other asking me and the Captain if we wanted a drink.
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Holy crap, what'd you do with the guy?
 
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