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randome

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7. Reading the article more fully, I see that this police force at O'Hare is not common.

Reply to yardwork (Reply #6)

Fri Apr 14, 2017, 08:30 AM

Apr 2017

So there may actually be no specific definition of "imminent threat" that would satisfy anyone.

Which means it would be something for the courts to work out if this goes to trial.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]"The whole world is a circus if you know how to look at it."
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Chicago aviation security officers are not supposed to board planes unless [View all] pnwmom Apr 2017 OP

KnR. Well well well. Hekate Apr 2017 #1

That is informative, pnwmom. brer cat Apr 2017 #2

The doctor (and attorneys) will end up owning an airline and a city HAB911 Apr 2017 #3

It's interesting that the Chicago police initially made a statement about the incident. yardwork Apr 2017 #4

Actually, he did fall, when he lost his death grip on the chair. So did the officers pulling on him. randome Apr 2017 #5

Pathetic. /nt yardwork Apr 2017 #6

Reading the article more fully, I see that this police force at O'Hare is not common. randome Apr 2017 #7

There is no possible definition of imminent threat that applies to the doctor. pnwmom Apr 2017 #9

You could be right. randome Apr 2017 #10

The airline didn't have to fly the plane with 4 extra passengers. They could have hired pnwmom Apr 2017 #11

We don't know if they could have hired a limo. If any of the 4 was a pilot... randome Apr 2017 #13

Police/Security are corporate tools malaise Apr 2017 #8

True reform is when the thugs feel the pain in their pocketbook dalton99a Apr 2017 #12

I flew in and out of O'Hare a couple of weeks ago ucrdem Apr 2017 #14