I'm sure most of us have done this... but on a freakin' airplane... have some common sense and the guys dad is sitting right next to him, talk about dense!? ============================ Teen Arrested for Lighting Shoe The Associated Press Sunday, August 4, 2002; 8:31 PM PITTSBURGH –– A 17-year-old Canadian passenger on a US Airways flight from Toronto was arrested for using a lighter on his shoe, authorities said. The teen told police he was burning loose material off his tennis shoes as the plane taxied into Pittsburgh International Airport Saturday. The boy's father was seated next to him. Authorities said the teen would not be identified because of his age. He was cited for disorderly conduct and released into the custody of his father, said Allegheny County Police Sgt. Robert Clark. Federal authorities interviewed the boy and his father after a flight attendant found the boy flicking a butane lighter and took it away from him, Clark said. Police met the plane at the terminal around 8 p.m. and checked the roughly 40 passengers on board, according to KDKA-TV. "There is no such thing as a joke at an airport anymore," Clark said. Police said the boy and his father were connecting in Pittsburgh on a flight to California, but US Airways asked them to make other travel arrangements.
When I read about this this morning, all I could think was "what an idiot". There also was a story about a guy who set off metal detectors. Apparently he was hiding blades/knives in his shoe. Nice.
