Does anyone see the paradox in this? Pilot arrested in cockpit after screener smells alcohol:
The charge:
An armed AirTran Airways pilot was charged with operating an aircraft under the influence after a federal screener at McCarran International Airport smelled alcohol, authorities said Thursday.
The problem:
“The captain neither took command of the aircraft nor was the aircraft operated in any manner,” the airline said.
Authorities, operating under the assertion of the precogs, have charged this fellow with a crime he was about to commit but had not yet committed. He’s not charged with conspiracy. He is being charged with the actus reus, friends, and if it sticks, it’s precedent.
Keep that in mind the next time you’ve had a couple of beers and go to get something out of the cabin of your car.
