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US Airways Pilot Orders Evacuation Of Plane and Arrest Of Man Wearing Baggy Pants

There is a rather bizarre case involving a 20-year-old man, Deshon Marman, who entered a plane wearing baggy pants and failed to pull up his pants fast enough for a US Airways pilot who had him arrested at San Francisco International Airport.

Marman is described as a football star at University of New Mexico who was traveling to a friend’s funeral.

He reportedly said that he first refused a demand to pull up his pants upon entering the plane because his hands were full but did ultimately pull up his pants when he reached his seat.

If so, it was not fast enough for the pilot who ordered the plane evacuated and performed a “citizen arrest.”

He was charged with trespassing, battery and resisting arrest.

Notably, there is no published dress code for US Airways and it is not clear how any arrest could be made for baggy pants. This has been a long controversy over efforts to criminalize baggy pants. The trespass charge would appear based on the theory that the pilot wanted him to leave and he did not leave fast enough. There is no explanation of the battery charge. He could not have been a threat since we have seen how baggy pants frustrate crime.

Police admit that he was not threatening anyone. Spokesman Sgt. Michael Rodriguez stated “[h]e was not threatening anybody directly, but being on board an aircraft and being disruptive to the aircraft crew interferes with their duties and that could be a safety factor.”

Police are now also holding Marman on an outstanding warrant on possession of marijuana.

I personally find this style perfectly moronic, but I fail to see the grounds for such an arrest unless the person is being charged with public exposure.

Source: NBC

191 thoughts on “US Airways Pilot Orders Evacuation Of Plane and Arrest Of Man Wearing Baggy Pants”

  2. I don’t have a problem with the baggy pants. I do, however , find the tarantulas on his head a bit disconcerting.

  4. Not only is the style moronic, I often wonder what is it about the young men’s bodies that they wish to hide. I long for the days of the 70s when men wore nice form fitting, flared at the bottom pants. I watch DVDs of a couple of 70s cop shows most every evening and marvel at how handsome all men were then. The long hair is cool, too.

  5. “Florida is trying hard to be crazier than Texas and Arizona.”

    Raff,

    Those three are about equally crazy, its’ just that they differ stylistically.

  6. As Always, the man who arrested the Mr Marman and the asinine legislators who made a fashion choice illegal need to remember the fights they had with their parents over their clothing styles – not to mention the fights their parents had with their parents and so on and so on all the way back to Plato fighting with his dad about his toga style.

    http://i.imgur.com/GFisQ.jpg

  10. Ridiculous on so many levels. I’m with Frank’s cop wannabe idea. No indecent exposure here, no prior airline warnings and no grounds for not complying quickly enough.

  11. I smell a racist rat flying for US Airways and I agree with tomdarch that they better get there deep pockets ready to pay out some dough for this abuse. Don’t the police have discretion on arresting someone, even if the pilot wants him arrrested?

  12. Joeey LaRusso
    1, June 17, 2011 at 1:19 pm
    This stuff happens. For a college student he sure doesn’t have much common sense.
    ————
    Who said he’s a college student? I thought he was a person who received something of value from the University, in exchange for his work providing entertainment for alumni while the development folks extract donations from them. In other words, and employee of the University, albeit one who might occasionally attend free classes while he looks for employment in the next tier up of professional athletics.

    But seriously, US Airways had better be warming up the pen and check book. I can’t imagine a situation where something other than racism initiated this incident. (At least he wasn’t an Imam on his way to a conference on anti-Muslim discrimination…)

  13. This stuff happens. For a college student he sure doesn’t have much common sense.

    I am alright with all charges being dropped- provided he is expelled from university. I am not a big fan of football (although with a couple of felonies under his belt he is automatically considered a shoe-in for the pro’s) and am tired of tax dollars going to public universities for their sport franchises.

    The picture says it all- he doesn’t seem like an easy-going guy who is willing to co-operate.

  14. The world is full of silly putzes that must be frustrated cop wannbes.

    At the MN Twins game yesterday a guard reprimanded a lesbian for kissing her girl friend. He told her “We don’t play grab ass here” and “The 10 commandments are in force in the stadium” (I’d have asked him to list them & point out which one covered her offense but thats just me).

    All these schlubs do is cause PR grief for their companies.

  15. That’s just insane… I think the low riding baggy plants are silly looking but if I was in management of U S Airways I would be concerned about the mental stability of this pilot ..

  16. I’m up for the false imprisonment case. How about we file in Albuquerque or Frisco?

  18. “but being on board an aircraft and being disruptive to the aircraft crew interferes with their duties and that could be a safety factor.””

    I’m confused is he talking about the guy with the pants, or the pilot whose taste in fashion resulted in a huge disruption to every one crew and passengers alike.

  20. A football star and an airline pilot: two people accustomed to getting their way. I think there was way too much testosterone flying that day.

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