Police: Pilot beaten in fracas with passengers

[zonejumper]

Those 2 scumbags should not only serve serious jail time (sure it won't be their first), as well as have their asses sued.

I also hope the pilot doesn't suffer permanent eye injury which would end his career.

 

[charlie2]

They should also be put on the no-fly list.

 

[ackattacker]

If all they charge them with is "assault and battery" it's not likely they'll face much jail time.

If they can get federal charges, all bets are off. But it sounds like the assault may have taken place in the jetway and terminal so I think that's outside the federal jurisdiction.

An individual on an aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States who, by assaulting or intimidating a flight crew member or flight attendant of the aircraft, interferes with the performance of the duties of the member or attendant or lessens the ability of the member or attendant to perform those duties, or attempts or conspires to do such an act, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both. However, if a dangerous weapon is used in assaulting or intimidating the member or attendant, the individual shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life.