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  • TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14 2006 7:00 PM

Feds: No Fucking on Planes

Submitted by legionnaire

Edited by legionnaire

Tags: planes, sex

Becoming a member of the mile high club is a staple fantasy of virtually every frat boy in the nation. While the prospect of getting it on in a cramped, smelly airplane bathroom or underneath a dingy blanket on uncomfortable seats with an armrest up one's butt is hardly appealing for most air travelers, it has nevertheless not deterred many intrepid explorers from attaining this avionic sexual merit badge. But it seems that era may be coming to a close, with the federal government apparently cracking down on the more egregious attempts of people to enter into this exclusive organization.

California couple are facing federal charges after allegedly refusing to stop "overt sexual activity" on a flight to Raleigh, North Carolina.

Carl Warren Persing, of Lakewood, California, and Dawn Elizabeth Sewell, of Huntington Beach, California, were indicted on charges of interfering with flight crew members during their September 15 Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles.

According to court documents, flight attendants saw Persing and Sewell kissing, embracing and "acting in a manner that made other passengers uncomfortable" while the plane was stopped in Phoenix.

A flight attendant asked them to stop. They obeyed initially but resumed the behavior during the flight from Phoenix to Raleigh, authorities said.

When the flight attendant again requested them to stop, Persing allegedly told the flight attendant: "I'm going to give you one warning to get out of my face."


This would seem to fall into the "don't they have anything better to do with their time?" category. Certainly even a ham sandwich can be indicted (which is where the case, U.S. v. Carl Warren Persing and Dawn Elizabeth Sewell, currently stands) but directing a US attorney to prosecute individuals who wouldn't stop making out when a flight attendant asked them and then tells the attendant to go away seems like a somewhat ridiculous usage of a law passed to ensure airline security.

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Vestril

Vestril

Coronado, CA
February 2003

NOV 14, 2006 07:06 PM

They were making out? The horror!! I can understand why some people might get uncomfortable, but I have to agree that this kind of response is overkill. It seems like it's something the airline should deal with and not the law. Can an attorney for the state be fined for filing a frivolous lawsuit? tongue

Changes

Changes

Boston, MA
October 2005

NOV 14, 2006 07:06 PM

What if all the other passengers got cooties? Then this wouldn't be such a laughing matter.

suckaD

suckaD

Centerville, MA
September 2006

NOV 14, 2006 07:12 PM

Ahhh cooties!! Making out is so horrid. kiss

punk

punk

Phoenix, AZ
January 2004

NOV 14, 2006 07:12 PM

From the sound of things they might have been going a little further than making out.

StarBelliedBoy

StarBelliedBoy

Philadelphia, PA
December 2003

NOV 14, 2006 07:14 PM

Ummm... I have no sympathy, they were clearly being jagoffs about it. They could've just stopped.

LiquidSunset

LiquidSunset

Rancho Cucamonga, CA
August 2006

NOV 14, 2006 07:17 PM

No sex on planes?? But its exciting for everyone on board..

zyryx

zyryx

Tyler, TX
April 2004

NOV 14, 2006 07:17 PM

I think this is what these two assholes deserve... you have no "right" to join the mile high club, nor the "right" to drink alcohol on an airplane, and when you threaten and harass the flight attendants, you get to go to jail.

Sean

Sean

STAFF

Los Angeles, CA

NOV 14, 2006 07:17 PM

best headline in forever, reaper better watch out

Gringo

Gringo

Spokane, WA
May 2006

NOV 14, 2006 07:26 PM

punk said:
From the sound of things they might have been going a little further than making out.


MUCH further. According to the flight attendant's afidavit, the guy, "had his face pressed against her vaginal area."

I mean...I'm down for PDA but there IS a limit with what's cool...especially in an airplane. Besides, the same principals apply to this situation as they did back in grade school: You have to bring enough to share for everyone.

FridgeMagnet

FridgeMagnet

Chicago, IL
November 2004

NOV 14, 2006 07:30 PM

As much as I really wouldn't mind if there were wads of jizz flying all over business class. I don't think it's nice to intimidate stewardesses, or flight attendents or whatever.

Vestril

Vestril

Coronado, CA
February 2003

NOV 14, 2006 07:34 PM

I dunno, it's not that I completely agree with what these people did, it's just that mouthing off to someone like that, especially in the sitting position, doesn't hit me as being a huge deal. Not warranting this sort of response at any rate. I could understand if the airline banned them, or suspended them--but jail seems like a bit much. Maybe I'm out of touch with the state of fear when it comes to flying though.

scarekrow

scarekrow

USA
December 2005

NOV 14, 2006 07:35 PM

They need to just make one sex room on each plane.
It's forbidden fruit material.

If you put a dingy bedroom in the back of each plane and go "Hey kids, fuck away" ...
Well.. people probably still will.

turin

turin

Denver, CO
October 2003

NOV 14, 2006 07:37 PM

if you can't be bothered to just go to the bathroom like everyone else, then I agree with the feds: no fucking on planes.

malkav11

malkav11

Saint Paul, MN
July 2003

NOV 14, 2006 07:42 PM

I'd just as soon they not use the restrooms either. There may be lulls in usage needs but I've rarely been able to pee on an airplane without waiting for a couple people in line in front of me. I don't need that line extended by people who aren't using the restroom for its intended purpose.

dempsey

dempsey

Seattle, WA
June 2003

NOV 14, 2006 07:49 PM

DarkRocker said:
No sex on planes?? But its exciting for everyone on board..



Seriously... what do they expect me to masturbate to on the flight if people aren't getting it one in front of me?

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