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Jan. 4, 2013 3:40pm
Reddit Photo Shows Drunk Man Bound With Duct Tape on Flight From Reykjavik to John F. Kennedy

This man was so violent on the flight he had to be restrained. (Photo via Reddit)

This is the image of an airplane passenger posted on Reddit by a fellow traveler. The man was allegedly so drunk on his flight from Reykjavik, Iceland, to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, that he had to be bound and gagged with duct tape for the duration of the flight.

Here’s what was posted on the Reddit thread about the incident:

He drank an entire bottle of some duty free alcohol. Then he tried grabbing the women who were sitting next him screaming that we’re going to crash. Finally he started chocking a guy next to him and that’s when a huge crowd restrained him and tied him up. This was 2 hours into a 6 hour flight.

Edit: Did I mention that he was spitting on random people on the plane!

According to the Icelandic publication MBL (via New York Post and Google Translate), the tape was part of safety equipment on board the aircraft to “deal with such situations,” Guðjón Arngrímsson with the airline said.

“When that happens the person is then monitored all the time, ” Arngrímsson said.

The New York Post reported that the man would not be prosecuted for his actions.

(H/T: Gizmodo)

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  • Dismayed Veteran
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:23pm

    Hey,, he knows Turbo Tax.

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    Dismayed Veteran  
    • OldSurfRat
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:30pm

      Dismayed LOL

      I had this done to me once after drinking to much but it was with a woman and I’m pretty sure I had a much happier look on my face.

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      OldSurfRat  
    • John 1776
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:47pm

      Looks like a first class seat, usual drunken Liberal.

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      John 1776  
    • 13a
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:57pm

      I like the green duct tape! I wish they had some tinsel, ornaments, and a Santa hat to put on him.

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      13a  
    • rickc34
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 10:21pm

      I ask you this, is there anything that duct tape can’t handle?

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      rickc34  
    • ENLIGHTNME
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 11:23pm

      concealed carry duct tape appears to be extremely effective…

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      ENLIGHTNME  
    • johnsell
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 11:58pm

      That tape should be banned, there is no reason for anyone to own, carry or use assault duct tape except the well trained and effective Obama civilian force……….

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      johnsell  
    • SendTheMeteors
      Posted on January 5, 2013 at 12:59am

      Thanks to the TSA, this man was deprived of his Constitutional rights. Read the news. This man did nothing but express his concerns about the current dictatorship of Obama. The alcohol stuff is a big fat lie. This is what happens when the libs take over national security. He’s a political prisoner. To help him defray the costs of defense, please got to:

      HelpPreventTheIllegalDetentionOfAFinePatriotWhoDidNothingOtherThanExpressDisatifactionWithTheEvilDictatorshipOfObama.com.

      And donate. It’s us vs. the TSA.

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      SendTheMeteors  
    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on January 5, 2013 at 7:06am

      SENDTHEMETEORS, It now seems that just about every night you come here and peel away slivers of your mask exposing more and more of your mental illness. Seek help, or return to your most recent rehab center.

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      RJJinGadsden  
    • 3-Blue
      Posted on January 5, 2013 at 12:44pm

      RJJinGadsden: Part of the compensation for these Soros whores like MeteorHead here is the free distribution of LSD. Can’t you tell?

      If Obama had a son…… :)

      Report this comment

      3-Blue  
    • SendTheMeteors
      Posted on January 5, 2013 at 9:20pm

      RJ, it’s true, I wrote that post just after being released from a FEMA rehabilitation facility where I was interred involuntarily for mental illness, specifically being in favor of taking care of the poor and supporting legislation that banned guns whose only purpose is to kill lots of innocent people. But I’m better now. Thank goodness though they showed me the error of my ways! They made me see where I was wrong.

      Now, remorseful for my former beliefs, I’m just trying to fit it here and please my parole officer.

      You how I got out? By writing this sincere diary entry: “Obama wants to take away our guns! He always has. Tomorrow, or the day after, the Feds could crash down my door and confiscate my guns, in violation of the Second Amendment! But I’m prepared, both with food and extra water, and, of course lots of semiautomatic with hundred round magazines. And some special edition gold coins I bought at the recommendation of an intelligent AM radio personality. Let them try to come take my guns away!”

      RJ, I’m just trying to be sane. Don’t you agree I’ve come a long way?

      Please be nice to me. I don’t want to revert to my former altruistic view of the world. I really want to believe that it’s every man for himself and to heck with everybody else! And I want to work for the Walton’s!

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      SendTheMeteors  
  • GuruMeditation
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:20pm

    Is that Ed Schultz?

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    GuruMeditation  
  • Metallicat
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:06pm

    Is that Barney Frank after an all night sausage binge?

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    Metallicat  
  • ArmedAndReallyPissed
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:04pm

    Yet another disappointment today. At first i thought that was a picture of Chrissy Matthews.

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    ArmedAndReallyPissed  
  • chubster
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:04pm

    People like that should have to ware a sign. What a dope.

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    chubster  
    • SATX 19
      Posted on January 5, 2013 at 12:17pm

      Even better to “wear” the sign. But, “where” should he “wear” it? All the way to the “warehouse”?

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      SATX 19  
  • trolltrainer
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:02pm

    Ah, Beckisnuts has returned back to the states from his tropical (?) vacation…

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    trolltrainer  
  • DarkJello
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:58pm

    If someone ever dies from duct tape, it will become illegal…

    …for our safety and such, or something.

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    DarkJello  
  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:58pm

    Ask for another bag of peanuts will you?

    Look, I said stop calling me Stewardess, I am a Flight Attendent.

    I said you will watch the in flight movie Ishtar, and you will like it.

    When I say return your seat to the full upright position, I mean it.

    Fly the Friendly skies, or else.

    See if you leave the seat up next time Porky

    We realize you have a choice in carriers and in this case, you choose badly.

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  • perry1980
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:57pm

    And this is how we deal with Morons.
    Instead of turning the plane around and inconvienencing the passengers we simply take care of him
    the old fashion way.

    Bring back common sense like this.

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    perry1980  
  • mrs.janet.murgatroid
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:57pm

    He should be charged with a felony and given a prison sentence of no less than 10 years.

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    mrs.janet.murgatroid  
    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:17pm

      No, not really. He should be restrained and taken to the drunk tank and left to dry out, then get public intoxication. There is no need to have an iron fist every time some idiot gets his booze on during a flight.

      Report this comment

      GhostOfJefferson  
  • The-Monk
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:56pm

    So that’s what happened to Glennda/Wango?

    Been wondering what happened to him. : )

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    The-Monk  
    • CatB
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:04pm

      LOL … we can hope!

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      CatB  
    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:16pm

      Hi MONK, LOL. I mean this, just a moment ago I pulled up his profile page and noticed that his last post was on the 2nd. Was calling somebody WinkTwink. That cracked me up, he must have been looking in a mirror.

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      RJJinGadsden  
    • OldSurfRat
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:17pm

      Monk

      Sure looks like Robert Gibbs to me.

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      OldSurfRat  
    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:23pm

      OLDSURFRAT, Great, I finally just stopped laughing from what FUBARED just said, and now you are making my ribs hurt again!

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      RJJinGadsden  
    • The-Monk
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:29pm

      Hey OldSurfRat,

      I got some news for you…. we’re BOTH right. LOL

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      The-Monk  
    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:40pm

      Guys, this does strike me as rather funny in a different way. I’ve done a few prisoner escorts on aircraft and our briefings prior prohibited us from putting them in hand irons on the flight IAW FAA regs. The exception was under extreme conditions caused by the prisoner himself. While on layovers in an airport, that was a different animal altogether at our discretion. Then in ’92 I was able to work another larger escort from the Mannheim, Germany facility with our first stop in Philadelphia where the prisoners spent the night in the Naval Brig. Mid morning the following day we boarded one of the U.S. Marshal prisoner aircraft. I can tell you from first hand experience that everything that you saw in Con Air was total BS. Those prisoners were shackled to shorten their stride, then the chains reached to the one around each waist, where there was just enough chain that led to their hand irons that would allow them to eat from their box lunches if they bent over far enough. And, we were told not to handcuff prisoners on aircraft? LOL!

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      RJJinGadsden  
    • OldSurfRat
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:54pm

      Monk
      I agree. Leno should use this tonight. The look on this guys face is price less.

      RJJ

      I hate to fly even without a clown like this on the flight but no freakin way with prisoners that are not controlled. PC BS.

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      OldSurfRat  
    • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 6:27pm

      You realize that guy used all of his frequent flyer miles for this trip.

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      Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra  
  • DEFCON4
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:54pm

    Duct-tape; don’t leave home or fly without it……lol….

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    DEFCON4  
  • Fubared
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:52pm

    Could be Jihad Jerk on his maiden El Al flight?

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    Fubared  
    • DEFCON4
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:17pm

      Just, never realized, ‘Shin Bet’ had such a “sense of humor”.

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      DEFCON4  
    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:20pm

      FUBARED, Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah…………bwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
      Glad that I had not just taken a sip from my PLASTIC single serving water bottle before I read that. Good thing the cats are outside too.

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      RJJinGadsden  
  • GhostOfJefferson
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:52pm

    Chocking?

    He was putting stops under people so they wouldn’t roll away?

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    GhostOfJefferson  
  • Hopdevil
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:51pm

    They should do this to Ed Shultz when he is sober.

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    Hopdevil  
    • mrunner
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:18pm

      It might take a long wait before that occurs… catching Ed sober I mean.

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      mrunner  
    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:21pm

      Even when in front of the camera. Of course Mr Ed should have his mouth taped at all times anyway.

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      RJJinGadsden  
  • FISH_BONE
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:50pm

    And what happens after he throws up and chokes to death on his own vomit?

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    FISH_BONE  
    • OldSurfRat
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:56pm

      He learns a valuable lesson that’s what.

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      OldSurfRat  
    • DarkJello
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:57pm

      1) “When that happens the person is then monitored all the time, ” Arngrímsson said.

      2) He verbally and physically assaulted many people. He was spitting on them too.
      He left them no other logical choice. Savvy?

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      DarkJello  
    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:58pm

      Easy, they use the duct tape to instantly clean the mess. There is nothing you cannot do with duct tape.

      Your point is well taken of course. No matter how bad he is, taping his mouth like that is inhuman and quite dangerous, especially since they know he’s wasted.

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      GhostOfJefferson  
    • jimmymac1
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:06pm

      They will probably find a fish bone in his throat.

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      jimmymac1  
    • matt_c
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 11:19pm

      Society wins

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      matt_c  
  • spirited
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:50pm

    Poster boy for

    > terrorists beware

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    spirited  
  • FromtheSouth
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:49pm

    Wow…..

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    FromtheSouth  
  • OldSurfRat
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:48pm

    Hey I was wondering what ever happened to Robert Gibbs.
    At least they used green tape :)

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    OldSurfRat  
  • Cavallo
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:48pm

    Not be prosecuted? Why?

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    Cavallo  
  • Ducky 1
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:47pm

    Sounds reasonable to me.

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    Ducky 1  
  • GoodStuff
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:46pm

    Serving alcohol at airports and onboard planes is beyond stupid. Oh, I know, I know, it calms some people down, blah, blah. Well so do sleeping pills…without the crazy behavior.

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    GoodStuff  
    • forthepeople
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:58pm

      Read the story again !
      It was his ‘ duty free bottle of scotch ‘ not sold by the airlines , giving knee ‘ jerk ‘ reaction new meaning .

      Humans do not like to be told what to do nor treated like a child letting bad apples spoil the whole bunch ?

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      forthepeople  
    • v15
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 4:16pm

      Agreed

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      v15  
    • Ruckus_Tom
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 10:12pm

      Heh. It won’t be long before smoking is allowed on flights again along with consuming alcohol. Of course, it will be for pot and not that evil weed, tobacco.

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      Ruckus_Tom  
  • IndyGuy
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:45pm

    Oh…he’s just being Joe…

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    IndyGuy  
  • mrunner
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:44pm

    New Secretary of the Treasury maybe?

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    mrunner  
  • Coded-Dude
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:42pm

    Play stupid games……..

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    Coded-Dude  
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