The JetBlue pilot who had an apparent midair meltdown on a flight from JFK to Las Vegas has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric exam.
A judge wants to know if Clayton Osbon is mentally fit to stand trial. The motion seeking the psychiatric exam states that events enumerated in a FBI affidavit “establish a likelihood that Osbon may be suffering from a mental disease or defect.”
Osbon’s disturbing behavior last Tuesday forced the emergency landing of JetBlue Flight 191 in Amarillo. His co-pilot, Jason Dowd, locked Osbon out of the cockpit and four passengers helped restrain him after witnesses said he ran through the cabin yelling about al-Qaeda.
Osbon is facing federal charges of interfering with his crew. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. His next court date is set for Monday.
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20 years seems harsh! Does anyone else have opinions on this?
Tip of the iceberg, YW fan –
Prison sentences in the United States for all crimes are much, much longer than in any other developed country…and are the result of too many ignorant and self-serving politicians running on law-and-order platforms…”lock ’em up…don’t coddle the bad guys…” And…”take away their recreation, educational opportunities, mental health services…don’t coddle the bad guys – gotta be tough on crime, right?”
So what if prison transforms the simple criminal into a career gang member…”gotta be tough on crime.”
In NJ we have an adult male prison population of close to 28,000 residing in secure facilities designed to hold approximately 7,500 inmates. But, chas v’ shalom, don’t you dare reduce sentences…and don’t you dare “waste” money on new prisons…we “gotta be tough on crime. And…er…I can’t really hear you when you mumble about how much all this costs the tax payers…gotta be tough on crime, ya know.”
Think about this the next time you you hear about legislation lengthening prison sentences…and not only when it’s Rubashkin or another Yid who gets caught in the vice.
He Just ost hs mind in midair. He should not be charged with anything. The only thing, he should not be allowed to pilot plains anymore.
Unless there is reason to believe that he was trying to commit some type of crime I would just send him to early retirement.
Hey aouman…one flies planes…grass grows on plains.
I agree with #4!