The daily airborne asshole report, Hump Day edition

[marmar]

Man tried to open emergency door on Portland-bound plane in attention-grab to address COVID-19 vaccines, feds say


A 31-year-old man appeared Monday in federal court on allegations that he tried to open an emergency door on a Delta Air Lines flight bound for Portland from Salt Lake City because he wanted to make a statement about COVID-19 vaccines.

Michael Brandon Demarre of Portland was seen removing the plastic covering on an emergency exit handle and pulled on the handle with his full body weight Friday before a flight attendant intervened and demanded he let go of the handle, FBI agent Adam T. Hoover wrote in an affidavit in support of a criminal complaint.

Demarre told police he tried to push the handle so passengers would videotape him and he’d have “the opportunity to share his thoughts on COVID-19 vaccines,” the agent wrote in the affidavit.

Multiple people on the plane reported that they heard “a loud air whooshing as the defendant yanked on the door repeatedly,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Mira R. Chernick told a judge Monday afternoon. .............(more)

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/02/man-accused-of-trying-to-push-open-emergency-door-on-plane-flying-to-portland.html

[thucythucy]

1. Could this be seen as attempted murder?

What would have happened had he been able to fully open that door?

[lagomorph777]

3. Definitely.

Too bad they didn't conk him over the head with a coffeepot. Or a serving cart.

[Liberal In Texas]

4. He probably doesn't like seat belts either, so an open hatch would have sucked him

right out. What an idiot.

[PCIntern]

6. In-flight movie: Goldfinger

[Gidney N Cloyd]

5. Gee, I wonder what "his thoughts on COVID-19 vaccines" would be?

I'll bet he did his own research and came up with some fascinating finds.