Lawmakers propose putting violent passengers on a no-fly list for life

[LetMyPeopleVote]

We need a national no fly list for these assholes

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two U.S. lawmakers are proposing a new bill that would place violent flight passengers on a lifetime commercial no-fly list managed by the Transportation Security Administration.

The "Protection from Abusive Passengers Act," proposed by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island) and U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), aims to "improve air travel safety, increase traveler protections, reduce the number of in-flight violent incidents, and hold unruly passengers accountable."

In addition to being placed on a no-fly list, convicted violent passengers would also permanently be banned from participating in the TSA PreCheck or Customs' Global Entry programs.

Unruly violent passengers would be first given a notice from the TSA and an opportunity to appeal before being placed on the permanent no-fly list, said Swalwell told KTVU on Tuesday

This would be a civil penalty; passengers could also be subject to any local criminal prosecutions.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Ten years would be fair. People 10 years older tend to be much more mellow. . . . nt

[lagomorph777]

2. No, assholes like this are especially dangerous in the confined space of a plane.

They'll still be dangerous assholes ten years from now. There's no Constitutional Right To Fly. Let them drive or walk.

[LiberalFighter]

6. Absolutely not!

[Hekate]

3. This can and should be passed overwhelmingly, not along party lines...

When I recall the sheer hysteria that brought us the TSA practically overnight, it just boggles my mind that TSA, airlines, law enforcement, and the federal government just could not find the strength to clamp down on passengers who choose to be thugs and endanger us all.

May this pass soon.

[lagomorph777]

4. How is this not already a thing?

Exactly. It's disgraceful that dangerous thugs like this are allowed to continue flying.

[Ray Bruns]

8. because of the usual assholes opposed it.

Rick Scott, R-Fla., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Mike Lee, R-Utah, James Lankford, R-Okla., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., John Hoeven, R-N.D., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, took issue with the request, in part because it would target those who are skeptical of mask mandates.

[Quakerfriend]

5. This needs to happen asap.

I like the idea of giving them a warning first.

I would like it they were not permitted to sue the airlines or airline employees.

[LiberalFighter]

7. I support this 200%.

Too bad vaporizing isn't an option.

[VGNonly]

9. Good move.

I have a neighbor that works for airport operations. He also thinks that all alcohol use should be eliminated from airports. The stories he tells...

[abqtommy]

10. We're still investigating known criminals like TFG, his cultists and pretending that all the

reTHUG Fascist insurrectionists should be allowed to wreak further havoc on our country
and the world. They're a determined enemy and if they win out we only have ourselves to
blame.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

11. Fines are good but it would be safer to keep these assholes off the plane in the first place

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