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Saturday, August 09, 2003
 

Pilot held over air 'joke'. An Air France pilot is arrested in New York after making an "inappropriate" remark during a security check. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition]

Airport police detained him and he is due to appear before a judge, as early as Sunday, on charges which could result in a jail term of up to 11 years, the agency said.

I think it's safe to say that the First Amendment is very, very dead. If the United States of America still existed as anything but an empty name, the police responsible would be the ones facing charges, for kidnapping and probably assault.
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