Couple Arrested For Being Intimate Under Terrorism Laws?

[standvast]

Well, yesterday a was browsing through a free newspaper
either "Metro" or "Spits" can't remember which one it was, they're quite similar,.
An article mentioned that 2 people where cuddling or kissing and hugging on a plane
in the US, where told to stop, didn't, got arrested for it, and may now do 20 years under some terror law.

*edit i checked, it was "de Telegraaf"

Quote:Knuffelend stel aangeklaagd wegens terrorisme
WASHINGTON - Een verliefd stel is aangeklaagd wegens schending van de Amerikaanse antiterreurwet. De man en vrouw hadden elkaar in een vliegtuig geknuffeld, wat tot afkeurende reacties van andere passagiers leidde. De man legde onder meer zijn hoofd in de schoot van zijn geliefde.

Een steward greep in en vroeg het stel herhaaldelijk op te houden. De man reageerde verbolgen en dreigde met ernstige gevolgen als de steward hen niet met rust liet. De steward waarschuwde de autoriteiten, die het paar na de landing arresteerden.

De vrouw en man moeten rekening houden met een celstraf van twintig jaar. Volgens de advocaat van de man wilde zijn cliënt slechts zijn beklag doen over de steward bij diens meerderen.

translation [free form by me.];

"Cuddling Couple accused of Terrorism"
Washington- A couple of lovers has been accused of breaking the US anti-terrorism law
The man and woman had cuddled on an airplane, which led to disdaining reactions from
other passengers. De man put his head in the lap of his loved one.

A steward interveined and repeatedly requested the couple to stop. The man reacted bent out
of shape and threatened that there would be consequences if the steward would not leave them be.
the steward informed authorities, who arrested the couple upon landing.

The woman and man may be facing 20 year sentences. According to their lawyer
the man merely wanted to to ventilate a complaint to the steward's superior about his behaviour.


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Anyone in the states read about this, any truth to the 20 year sentence shite?
any been convicted to 20 years yet , on something as ludicrous as this?

peace'
standvast.

[hardboiled11]

:'(

[Guest]

They'll beat the rap.

The gov already defnined terrorism, and that doesn't fit the legal definition.