16 year old falls out of plane

[tiger-SE-R]

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regio ... id=1310501


from the Boston Herald

"The family of a 16-year-old, who authorities said likely stowed away on an airplane and was crushed by landing gear before he plummeted to a Milton lawn, has hired a lawyer who said the teen should never have been able to slip into the airport undetected.

“It is now time this story be told and all facets of it explored, including the considerable ominous implications to our national security at large,” said lawyer Christopher Chestnut, who represents the family of Delvonte Tisdale. “Most importantly, we intend to seek justice for a child who ... should never have successfully gained access to that airplane. Had airport security been up to par, he would be alive and well with his family today.”

Meanwhile, freshman U.S. Rep. William R. Keating, (D-Quincy), called for a hearing into Tisdale’s death and other breaches of airport security in a letter to the Committee on Homeland Security.


“This incident brought up security concerns that an airport’s tarmac could be breached so easily,” Keating wrote. “We must ensure that our airport security is strengthened beyond its current state, not simply to protect against stowaways, but potential terrorists as well.”

Tisdale, a high school junior and member of the Junior ROTC, ran away from his family’s Charlotte home on Nov. 15 and managed to skirt security at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, where he stowed away in the wheel well of a U.S. Airways flight bound for Boston, authorities said.

As that plane was approaching Logan International Airport, the pilot lowered the wheels and Tisdale’s mangled body plummeted into a posh Milton neighborhood where he was found dead, authorities said.

For days, investigators searched for cars spotted leaving the area at the time the body was discovered and tried to discover his identity. Once Tisdale was named, through a hand-written hall pass in his pocket, sleuths next tried to figure how a boy with no known links to the Hub ended up so badly beaten.

Eventually the investigation turned skyward and cops determined that a flight path lies directly over the spot where Tisdale’s body was found.

The case remains under investigation by Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey, who took office earlier this month had no comment."




Summary: kid climbs into wheel well of plane, get crushed by landing gear, falls out of plane, his family sues.

[dusred]

I'm tempted to call the teen an idiot but don't know all the details yet. Old enough to know better. . .

[Ace2cool]

......So you can't really do that like in Hollywood? I would have never guessed!

[snwbrdr435]

^ No he is an Idiot. His parents are Idiots and that Lawyer is an Idiot.

People are no longer responsible for their actions. This f*** retard climb into the wheel well of the plane and when it put its wheels down to land he fell out/ was already dead due to exposure and splat. The judge should tell his parents to get f*** lost.

[RicerX]

This absolutely befuddles me. Only thing that would change how I feel about this is if the kid was mentally handicapped or something. Otherwise... seriously? EVERYONE fkd up here. The parents (where the hell is your MINOR child?), the airport security, and the kid himself.

[numbnuts240]

interesting. i've been to logan airport numerous times for work, and their security is top notch. i've been to back of house areas, under close supervision of escorts. i have been on the tarmac. access to that area required a background check (our bus was held up because they forgot to get the driver access). we were specifically told that if we were spotted by security, not within eyesight of our escorts, there was a high probability that we'd be shot, and a 100% chance we'd end up taking a ride in the backseat of a state police vehicle.

charlotte needs to step it up.

[VMPhil]

ugh...im sad for the family but frivolous law suits like this are what make the United States a laughing stock.

[breadbox]

No, he knew what he was doing when he touched the plane. I am guessing he just went out one of those doors leading out side and went down a step of steps and jogged around a runway and found a place to hide.

Reminds me of the guy who swam with Shamoo at Seaworld afterhours and got played with to death. People are dumb.

[Razi]

I lol'd at the thread title.

[Jesda]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who ever pondered doing this as a kid.

Of course, I was 6. This idiot was 16.

[AppleBonker]

I lawled.

[TurboSauce]

got played with to death.

I Lawl'ed

[Encryptshun]

Kal-El fail?

[PoorManQ45]

access to that area required a background check (our bus was held up because they forgot to get the driver access).

Don't lie, they only had to run one social security number for all of you!

This story is retarded.

[S13_love]

" Had airport security been up to par, he would be alive and well with his family today.”

No. If the kid didn't run away and then proceed to hide in the WHEEL WELL OF A F***ING AIRPLANE...he would be still alive.

I feel absolutely no sympathy for this kid....what a boneheaded move.

[ADDirishboy]

I am confused as to how this kid actually went unnoticed the whole time. But the fact remains that the kid should have never done something like that in the first place.

[IanS]

My child is dead. Maybe I will feel like less of a failure and a terrible parent if I am filthy rich.

[themadscientist]

I feel dumb for reading this dumb story. Tiger, you will be hearing from my lawyers.

[alms24sebring]

I lol'd at the thread title.

[infinitgkid]

Both parties are to blame here because of the negligence on both sides. But in my opinion, I think there is a valid case here.

Granted, to a group of people with common sense (Y'all here on NICO), the parent's negligence is no excuse for the security at the airport and the airline to not do their job. I'll agree that the parents aren't the best parents in the world, but you have to cut them some slack.

I'm sure they were aware that their 16 year old was missing and I'm sure they did everything possible to find them, but as parents of a missing child would you expect your child to be hiding in an aircraft that lands at one of the most secure public locations in America? Probably not, because everyone knows that airports have redundancies in their security systems that deny access to those who do not have the proper credentials.

Now what the attorney is saying is that "IF the airport security had done their job, then they would have found the kid which would eventually lead to the preservation of his life". He is not saying "Suing whoever will cover up the parents mistakes and justify the situation."

The real situation here is: How did a 16 year old runaway penetrate security specifically designed to keep the wrong people out; in this case, that 16 year old. And, not only does he penetrate security but accesses an aircraft. If he were on a more threatening agenda, he could have done some serious damage.

Honestly, if I were a high ranking FAA administrator, I would have grounded all flights in the region if not the whole country until this security breach was resolved.

[flohtingPoint]

Assuming he wasn't crushed by the landing gear AND dropped from the plane, wouldn't he have died anyway from oxygen deprivation and/or EXTREME cold?

[Razi]

Yeah pretty much.

[Jesda]

Lots of airports are easy to get inside of. You just go over the fence and have a good time. In GTA you can use a jetpack.

[Dittoz7]

God damn global warning...

[the a3k]

Lots of airports are easy to get inside of. You just go over the fence and have a good time. In GTA you can use a jetpack.

omfg hhhahahahhahahah


oh man

i peed a little

[Red coupe]

Lots of airports are easy to get inside of. You just go over the fence and have a good time. In GTA you can use a jetpack.

yes but IIRC you get 5 stars and the swat team comes for you.

Man, this is a deep metaphor.

[nissangirl74]

Yes, the breech of security needs to be found to protect future airline passengers. No, this boy's parents do not deserve a cash settlement because their son was stupid.

[audtatious]

Airport security too busy patting down busty blondes to protect the planes themselves I see.

[themadscientist]

I CAN SEE MY HOUSE FROM HERE!

[PoorManQ45]

The real situation here is: How did a 16 year old runaway penetrate security specifically designed to keep the wrong people out; in this case, that 16 year old. And, not only does he penetrate security but accesses an aircraft. If he were on a more threatening agenda, he could have done some serious damage.

That is not the parents concern, at all!

The parents have no place to force a security review.

The child undoubtedly entered through/past a barrier that stated something to the effect of "no trespassing". This removes liability as the child was on the property illegally.