stupid smokers are trying to kill us in more creative ways

[MrDudeMan]

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just when you thought second hand smoke was bad...

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- A French woman who is terrified of flying admitted in an Australian court Monday that she drunkenly tried to open an airplane door mid-flight to smoke a cigarette.

Sadrine Helene Sellies, 34, was placed on a good behavior bond after pleading guilty in Brisbane Magistrates Court to endangering the safety of an aircraft.

Sellies was traveling on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to the east coast city of Brisbane on Saturday when the incident occurred at the start of a three-week Australian vacation with her husband, the court heard.

She walked toward one of the aircraft's emergency exits with an unlit cigarette and a lighter in her hand and began tampering with the door, prosecutors said. But a flight attendant intervened and took Sellies back to her seat.

Sellies was arrested and charged by police on arrival at Brisbane airport.

Defense lawyer Helen Shilton told the court Sellies was terrified of flying and had taken sleeping tablets with alcohol before takeoff.

Shilton said Sellies has no memory of what happened on the flight and that she has a history of sleepwalking.

But Magistrate Gordon Dean sternly warned the woman: "You must understand, if you are on a plane you must behave yourself."

Sellies, who did not speak in court and was aided by a translator, was placed on a 1,000 Australian dollar (US$734; euro623) bond -- meaning she will have to pay that amount if she commits another offense in the next 12 months.

edit: gotta love the responses in this thread. what a bunch of overly sensitive tightwads...

 

[Remy XO]

copy and paste the article for work people. That page has errors.

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: Remy XO
copy and paste the article for work people. That page has errors.

done

 

[Zysoclaplem]

Just one more reason for me to never get into another plane again.

 

[Feldenak]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1739658&enterthread=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=38&threadid=1739686

 

[Lonyo]

Repost, IIRC.

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: Feldenak
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1739658&enterthread=y

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=38&threadid=1739686

i searched for smoke, woman, and plane. didnt see it. sorry.


in my defense, the 2nd link has nothing identifiable in the title.

 

[darkamulets]

R

 

[GasX]

Yet another opportunity for the anti-smoking nazis to rally around their cause...

 

[ZOOYUKA]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Repost, IIRC.

 

[loup garou]

Your title is almost as dumb as that woman, congrats.

 

[cirthix]

stupididty knows no end

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: loup garou
Your title is almost as dumb as that woman, congrats.

Agreed. She did it because she was mixing sleeping pills and alcohol. As bad as smoking is, drug abuse is far worse, IMHO.

 

[Vic]

The dangers of second-hand smoke are a complete myth. Both the UN and federal courts have completely rejected the EPA studies as biased, unscientific, and unethical, and that was 7 years ago. Not that the truth has ever stopped fascists.

 

[bigrash]

R

 

[MrDudeMan]

:laugh:

i really got you guys going with that title. how amusing

i dont care about smokers either way as long as they arent blowing it in my face. its just fun to see you tight-wads get your panties in a bunch.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Yet another opportunity for the anti-smoking nazis to rally around their cause...

Eh, well smoking "supporters" dont really have much of a fight to begin with. Its not like you get some sort of benefit like alcohol.

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: Vic
The dangers of second-hand smoke are a complete myth. Both the UN and federal courts have completely rejected the EPA studies as biased, unscientific, and unethical, and that was 7 years ago. Not that the truth has ever stopped fascists.

easy there killer. my "tone" was a joke.

 

[lrad50]

smoking is so cool.

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: Bigsm00th
:laugh:

i really got you guys going with that title. how amusing

i dont care about smokers either way as long as they arent blowing it in my face. its just fun to see you tight-wads get your panties in a bunch.

Sure, you did.

Congratulations.

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: loup garou
Your title is almost as dumb as that woman, congrats.

LMAO I was thinking the same thing

Ausm

 

[CKent]

The woman's too stupid to breathe. That she's a smoker has nothing to do with what she did, a non-smoker that retarded would have endangered people in some other ridiculously moronic way. Probably by driving on the wrong side of the road. Fortunately this attempt at Darwinism didn't kill others. Hopefully her next attempt is successful with her as the only victim.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Yet another opportunity for the anti-smoking nazis to rally around their cause...

Eh, well smoking "supporters" dont really have much of a fight to begin with. Its not like you get some sort of benefit like alcohol.

What benefits? You mean like acquiring the ability to find beauty where none existed before?

 

[jagec]

It's strange that people are still scared of flying. Granted, it's a pretty incredible achievement, but it is done safely thousands of times a day.

 

[ahurtt]

Originally posted by: Vic
The dangers of second-hand smoke are a complete myth. Both the UN and federal courts have completely rejected the EPA studies as biased, unscientific, and unethical, and that was 7 years ago. Not that the truth has ever stopped fascists.

Whatever, be it dangerous or not, it's just offensive. Having to put up with second hand smoke is no better than having to put up with somebody who farts in an elevator. It STINKS and it's inconsiderate. At least a fart won't permeate everybody's clothes and hair so bad you can still smell it the next day.