The explanation as to how it got downvoted is actually quite simple. There is a little up and a little down arrow off to the right of any comment. If one clicks on the down arrow that registers as a downvote, if one clicks on the up arrow it registers as an upvote. So based on that it would logically follow that many more people clicked on the down arrow than the up arrow. After you are around the forum a while I am sure the method of up and down voting will become a lot clearer. .

(Written on 03/11/2020)(Permalink)

Another military expert heard from. Was there a statement by Cher as well?

(Written on 03/06/2020)(Permalink)

Where is it in the Constitution that "Freedom of Movement" is a constitutional right not to be infringed upon by a privately owned business? Missed it when I learned about the Bill of Rights and the rest of the Constitution and its amendments.

(Written on 02/29/2020)(Permalink)

From the article .. "A federal air marshal aboard the plane who saw Mustafa with the lighter said in a sworn affidavit that she smelled of alcohol. Flight attendants tried to stop Mustafa from entering the lavatory with the lighter, but she pushed the attendants and tried to shut the door. She also fought back against two air marshals on board who attempted to restrain her and place handcuffs on her, and Mustafa repeatedly kicked one of the marshals in the shins. She was eventually handcuffed and seated next to the air marshals who found a half-empty liter of Absolut vodka visible at the top of her open bag and said Mustafa complained that "I was allowed to drink my duty-free bottle of vodka on my previous flight.""

(Written on 02/28/2020)(Permalink)

From the article referenced at the top of these comments "Mustafa also threatened to stab the air marshal and said: "I'm going to stab everyone on the plane then kill myself. I'm Palestinian! That's how we get down," according to court documents" She seems to have said it herself..

(Written on 02/28/2020)(Permalink)

The article stated .... "A federal air marshal aboard the plane who saw Mustafa with the lighter said in a sworn affidavit that she smelled of alcohol. Flight attendants tried to stop Mustafa from entering the lavatory with the lighter, but she pushed the attendants and tried to shut the door. She also fought back against two air marshals on board who attempted to restrain her and place handcuffs on her, and Mustafa repeatedly kicked one of the marshals in the shins. She was eventually handcuffed and seated next to the air marshals who found a half-empty liter of Absolut vodka visible at the top of her open bag and said Mustafa complained that "I was allowed to drink my duty-free bottle of vodka on my previous flight.""

(Written on 02/28/2020)(Permalink)

From the article .. "A federal air marshal aboard the plane who saw Mustafa with the lighter said in a sworn affidavit that she smelled of alcohol. Flight attendants tried to stop Mustafa from entering the lavatory with the lighter, but she pushed the attendants and tried to shut the door. She also fought back against two air marshals on board who attempted to restrain her and place handcuffs on her, and Mustafa repeatedly kicked one of the marshals in the shins. She was eventually handcuffed and seated next to the air marshals who found a half-empty liter of Absolut vodka visible at the top of her open bag and said Mustafa complained that "I was allowed to drink my duty-free bottle of vodka on my previous flight.""

(Written on 02/28/2020)(Permalink)

I heard that she rolls her own cigarettes and buys the tobacco directly from the farms in the Carolinas. Why would that be RJ Reynolds or Philip Morris's fault?

(Written on 02/28/2020)(Permalink)

The article said she was Palestinian, not Democratic.

(Written on 02/28/2020)(Permalink)

I thought you guys banned owning rifles and firearms quite a while ago.. How is it possible that anyone in an airport would even have a gun to use? Isn't Australia a totally gun free zone except for law enforcement? I guess I am at a loss as to why any of your police even need to carry a firearm at all, since no else in the country can carry one. My somewhat sarcasm aside, it takes tactical support teams time to show up, time that a single police officer patrolling may not have, let alone the innocent civilians being fired on by automatic weapons in the hands of criminals/terrorists who tend not to follow the rules of decency and fighting fair.

(Written on 02/23/2020)(Permalink)