iPhone rage: boy hit for refusing to switch off on plane [telecom]

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iPhone rage: boy hit for refusing to switch off on plane December 30, 2010 - 10:39AM

A US man who struck a teenage boy for refusing to turn off his iPhone before a Southwest Airlines flight has been arrested on battery charges, police said on Wednesday.

Police in Idaho took 68-year-old Russell Miller into custody when the flight from Las Vegas landed in Boise on Tuesday evening.

Miller became angry when the teen continued to fiddle with his phone, listening to music and playing games, after the flight crew ordered electronic devices switched off before takeoff, police said.

"From what witnesses tell us, the suspect got involved with the juvenile male and hit him, leaving a mark," said Boise Police Department spokesman Charles McClure.

McClure said the teen did not require medical attention.

The phone fracas comes amid high-profile incidents of turbulence among passengers and flight crews.

In August, JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater became an overnight celebrity after a dispute with a passenger prompted him to curse and quit his job over the loudspeaker system.

If convicted of simple battery, Miller, a resident of Boise, could face a maximum sentence of six months in jail and a fine of up to $1000.

Reuters

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You go, grandpa! Young whippersnappers!

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David Clayton
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I'm still waiting for the inevitable puns from this group re the iPhone and "battery charges"...

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David Clayton

That would be "battery with a battery".

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He won't be charged with anything that a high-powered lawyer can't use to polarize a jury.

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Adam H. Kerman

*sigh* One would think _this_ group would know that 'battery' is an incorrect description if it involves only a _single_ 'cell'.

As for the puns, it is ampere-ically obvious that one must stay current, lest one be reduced to "say, Watt?" at an unfamilar joule, or hollering "NO MHO!!" at a particularly revolting one. It is also worth noting that this is the _only_ type of puns with a national holiday -- October 12th[1] -- in their honor.

That said, every battry electrolyte is a chemical salt. Hence, _by_ _definition_, you *always* have "a salt with a battery".

[1] Coloumbus Day, that is.
Reply to
Robert Bonomi

Surely you meant Coulombos Day, no, Robert?

Happy New Year, and cheers, -- tlvp

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Are you guys getting a charge out of this? It just leaves me feeling drained.

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tlvp

Maybe the accused thought of his predicament in the terms of: "If I'd only grabbed his battery I wouldn't have ended up in this cell"? ......... (Sorry!)

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David Clayton

tlvp wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@acer250.gateway.2wire.net:

Resistance is futile...

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Paul

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