He does -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Gerard M Foley Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 14:07 To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: In-flight rampage has passengers questioning safety rules From: "David Mueller" <dsm717@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 1:18 AM <snip> > The crew didn't opt to restrain him. > > "I think the captain should have a lot more power than he has," Deckard > said. "He should have the ability to restrain an individual that he feels > is threatening his aircraft, and he shouldn't be held liable for that." > I always supposed that the captain has complete authority while in flight, just as a ship's captain has in international waters. Gerry http://www.pbase.com/gfoley9999/ http://www.wilowud.net/ http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pollock/263/egypt/egypt.html