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Old 06-18-2011, 07:37 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Police: Flight attendant stole identity to land job - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com
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Old 06-18-2011, 07:59 PM   #2 (permalink)
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At least he wasn't a pilot.
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Old 06-18-2011, 08:02 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Personally I think this guy should be killed for this, or at the very least get shipped off to gitmo and tortured as a suspected terrorist for breaching such a security-sensitive position.... deportation is FAR too lenient...

I've known for years that the HR department at Eagle were a bunch of morons, but I never would have imagined a level of incompetence like this... even from them... I'm just waiting for the government's overzealous crackdown on airline hiring procedures that is bound to result from this...
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Old 06-18-2011, 08:20 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Personally I think this guy should be killed for this, or at the very least get shipped off to gitmo and tortured as a suspected terrorist for breaching such a security-sensitive position....
Killed? Suspected terrorist? Really?

Clearly this guy is a dirtbag and deserves a severe punishment- we can all agree on that. However, I assure you that if he had ANY ties to terrorist activities, the media would be having a field day.

Assuming FA's have to go through strict security clearances before they get on the job, I'm more worried about how the DHS/FBI/TSA allowed this guy to pass the all the checks.

This guy is just a symptom- not the problem.
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Old 06-18-2011, 08:26 PM   #5 (permalink)
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backround checks cost money. DG had an idea on how to save a few bucks for AA.
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Old 06-18-2011, 08:28 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I assure you that if he had ANY ties to terrorist activities, the media would be having a field day.
He may not have, but the way this was done, he could've been anyone and they would'nt have known until it was too late... they didn't even know his real name until he was arrested... he could've just as easily been a top leader of any of the world's terrorist organizations...
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Assuming FA's have to go through strict security clearances before they get on the job, I'm more worried about how the DHS/FBI/TSA allowed this guy to pass the all the checks.

This guy is just a symptom- not the problem.
That's the bigger issue... they're probably going to have to stop all hiring at Eagle while they're hiring policies and procedures endure government scrutiny... then they can talk to AA and ask to borrow money to pay off the millions of dollars in fines that's sure to come from this... if ASA got hit with half a mil because of a maintenance issue, this one could get ugly...
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That's the bigger issue... they're probably going to have to stop all hiring at Eagle while they're hiring policies and procedures endure government scrutiny... then they can talk to AA and ask to borrow money to pay off the millions of dollars in fines that's sure to come from this... if ASA got hit with half a mil because of a maintenance issue, this one could get ugly...
What I don't understand is the person whose identity he stole was ARRESTED four times in Largo, in Pinellas County, between January and October 2008 on charges of criminal mischief, domestic battery, witness tampering and battery with a deadly weapon. Yet he got pass a 10 year background check. smh
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What I don't understand is the person whose identity he stole was ARRESTED four times in Largo, in Pinellas County, between January and October 2008 on charges of criminal mischief, domestic battery, witness tampering and battery with a deadly weapon. Yet he got pass a 10 year background check. smh
and yet some regionals won't hire people because of a speeding ticket or two...
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What I don't understand is the person whose identity he stole was ARRESTED four times in Largo, in Pinellas County, between January and October 2008 on charges of criminal mischief, domestic battery, witness tampering and battery with a deadly weapon. Yet he got pass a 10 year background check. smh
That's really the best part isn't it? Unless you were going undercover in a prison, that's one person whose identity you DON'T want to steal.

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and yet some regionals won't hire people because of a speeding ticket or two...
They won't hire PILOTS with tickets. I guess if you could drive the beverage carts, FA's would need a DMV check too...
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