redman Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 I can't believe how selfish and stupid some people are! Unbelievable! Woman Charged with Cruise Ship Threat2 hours, 21 minutes ago HONOLULU, Hawaii (Reuters) - A young woman who wanted to leave a cruise ship to return to her boyfriend in California spent Monday night in a federal detention center here, charged with threatening to kill everyone aboard the ship to cut the cruise short, authorities said. Kelley Marie Ferguson, 20, made an initial appearance in federal court Monday to hear the charges, according to Edward Kubo Jr., U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii. A detention hearing is scheduled for May 1. Ferguson of Laguna Hills in Orange County, who was traveling with family members on Royal Caribbean's "Legend of the Seas," was charged with two counts of threatening acts of terrorism, Kubo said. Each count carries a maximum prison term of 10 years. The cruise ship was on a 10-day trip out of Ensenada, Mexico, when crew members found two handwritten notes on April 22 and 23, according to the charges. Both notes stated that if the ship docked in a U.S. port, the nearly 2,400 passengers and crew would all die. After the second note was found, authorities diverted the ship to Oahu waters and a 120-member task force of federal, state and military personnel searched the ship and interviewed people on board. The ship was searched for biological, chemical, radiological and explosive weapons, but nothing was found and the ship's cruise resumed on April 24. But Ferguson confessed the following day during an interview, Kubo said. "The defendant said that she never wanted to go on this cruise with her family and that she wrote these notes hoping that it would shorten her time on the cruise, thereby allowing her to rejoin her boyfriend in Orange County, California," Kubo said. Kubo said the incident frightened many aboard the cruise ship, but when he briefed reporters, he was more upset by the defendant's reaction. "I find it very disturbing that after causing all this fear, excitement and concern, the defendant never showed any degree of regret or remorse for her actions, not even after her arrest," Kubo said. "We do not consider such threats to be jokes. If you commit such an act and disrupt lives, we will use all of our resources to investigate and prosecute you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Welcome to Guantanimo Bay. Tell Mr. Lindh we said hello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Spoiled little brat. Sheesh. That's what's known as yelling 'fire' in a crowded movie theatre. Let her do a little time and think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJWatson3 Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 to think that something as simple as a vibrator could help stop the threat of terrorism in america. and we make all these bombs and guns... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 I'll bet she skates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridironmike Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 Why didn't they oblige her and pitch her little arse overboard? Swim or sink baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn X Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 Originally posted by AJWatson3 to think that something as simple as a vibrator could help stop the threat of terrorism in america. and we make all these bombs and guns... AJ!!! That was extraordinarily sexist!!!It was also pretty damn humorous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJWatson3 Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 what can i say, i like sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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