Sociology professor arrested for smoking on a plane [View all]

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claims lighting up was a planned protest against 'US global military domination'


See, some of you on DU are doing it wrong- THIS is how you get attention to your cause LOL

Published on Mar 16, 2015
VISITI http://www.wormedia.com/ A Pennsylvania woman was arrested at Miami International Airport for allegedly being disorderly on a flight and not complying with the flight crew, according to a police report.

Karen Halnon, 52, was on an American Airlines flight headed from Managua, Nicaragua to Miami on Saturday. 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Actor Arrested in Florida

Officials and passengers said Halnon, a Penn State University professor, started ranting about halfway through her two and a half hour flight.

"The United States has declared war on Venezuela! The United States has declared war on Venezuela!" the woman repeatedly said, according to iPhone footage shot by a fellow passenger. "Venezuela has been declared an international security threat!" Orlando Man Shoots Self After Robbery, Flags Cops

The video also showed the woman lighting up a cigarette and trying to blame another passenger.

Reached by phone Monday night, Halnon told NBC 6 she was "protesting U.S. military global domination, U.S. imperialism." VideoMiami Teacher Attacked Girl To See Her Cry: Police

Halnon, who described herself as a revolutionary, said she didn't mean any harm and said the cigarette was a joke.

"That was more in jest, every good revolutionary smokes," she said. "You have to have a sense of humor when you're in this kind of situation.