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Originally Posted by dera
Why, assuming he was fully restrained and under control?
Diversion seems a little drastic let alone inconvenient for the rest of the passengers.
1. The window was cracked. Remember that SWA? Now I know that the inner liner is just there to keep the next layer from getting scatched, not structural. But the pax don't know that, so you might enable PTSD claims that they were terrified of getting sucked out a broken window for two hours. Also presumably the pilots didn't go back and inspect the window to verify it's structural integrity.

2. The perp is now restrained, and was obviously in some kind of mental state possibly substance-induced. What if he has a medical crisis or dies? It's common enough with restrained perps.

I'm not interested in incurring that kind of liability for either myself or the company over a minor inconvenience. You'd be on your way again in two hours.

Might be worth diverting to a jurisdiction that will actually prosecute.
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