Describe the incident that led to the requirement of U.S. airline passengers having to remove their shoes for inspection before boarding an airplane?

What will be an ideal response?


On December 22, 2001, passengers on Flight 63 from Paris to Miami complained of a smoke smell in the cabin shortly after a meal service. One flight attendant, Hermis Moutardier, walked the aisles of the plane, trying to investigate the source. She found passenger Richard Reid, who was sitting alone near a window and attempting to light a match (United States v. Richard Colvin Reid Indictment). Moutardier warned him that smoking was not allowed on the airplane; Reid promised to stop but a few minutes later, Moutardier found him leaned over in his seat. After asking "What are you doing?" Reid grabbed at Moutardier, revealing one shoe in his lap, a fuse that led into the shoe, and a lit match. She tried grabbing Reid twice, but he pushed her to the floor each time, and she screamed for hel

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What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following is included in Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

A) private transfer payments B) the sale of used goods C) the buying and selling of securities D) government transfer payments E) none of the above

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Which of the following statements is true of female correctional officers?

A. Evidence suggests that their presence in men's prisons increases prison violence. B. Prison inmates feel that female correctional officers are not competent. C. They are restricted to correctional facilities for women. D. They exhibit calm and cool in pressurized situations.

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Contemporary rational choice suggests that:

a. Offenders commit crimes only for monetary gains b. Offenders sometimes commit crimes for excitement or prestige c. Offenders never commit crime unless provoked d. Offenders carefully plan all crimes they commit

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