Why I cuffed a drunk passenger on a flight – and why you should be concerned that I had to

Last updated on: October 5, 2016 at 9:33 am by Sheriff David Clarke, Jr.

Why I cuffed a drunk passenger on a flight – and why you should be concerned that I had to 2016-10-05T09:33:28-05:00 Sheriff David Clarke, Jr.

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Flight

There’s a problem with laws that prohibit you from carrying into certain places. Those “certain places” are never protected in meaningful ways. If you go into a restaurant with a no carry sign, do you think the owners of the restaurant actually hire security in case things get bad? Of course not. The “no carry” sign advertises to criminals: the people in this establishment are easy targets.

But on airplanes, it’s different right?

Aren’t there air marshals on flights to take care of situations that might occur?

No, that whole program is a joke.

I was on a flight on Saturday on my way to New Hampshire, on my way to the Cheshire County Annual Republican Shoot. On the two hour flight, a drunk passenger kept causing problems. He was yelling at passengers, the flight attendants, and would not calm down no matter what. One newspaper reported incorrectly that the man was berating me the entire flight, which wasn’t true. Had he come at me with that, I would’ve just kicked his ass. However, I had to act when we were trying to touch down and he ran down the aisle.

“In all my years flying, I’ve never seen anything like it,” the passenger said.

When the plane landed, I held the guy down, while Charlotte police officer came on board and handcuffed him. This is when he started yelling racial slurs at me.

“The sheriff handled himself extremely well. It could have gotten a lot worse because the guy was not backing down.”

While I appreciate the accolades, I’d much rather the government take safety seriously. Passengers in airplanes now are sitting ducks, but we shouldn’t be forced to choose between traveling and safety.

I discussed this in more detail on Varney and Company. Watch below:

Uncategorized

Previous Post

September 25, 2016

Sinister Hillary Clinton playing the race card on Donald Trump just to get the black vote

Next Post

September 26, 2016 Why the breakdown of the black family has made it harder to be a police officer

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Uncategorized

Select a Month May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

What does the Hebrew word 'Yahweh' mean?

Select your answer to see how you score.

The Almighty Eternal King God is Love I AM