Alleged 9/11 conspiracy nut to be charged for stickering up airplane lavatory, forcing three-hour flight delay

You know those "9/11 was an inside job" stickers? Jason Robo, 26, of Eureka, Calif., faces charges for allegedly putting one of them up in the lavatory of an airplane due to fly out of Logan yesterday - then rushing off the plane. The Suffolk County DA's office says he was scheduled for arraignment in East Boston District Court today on charges of interfering with a flight crew and some related offenses; no word if the sticker had LEDs on it.

On his Blogger profile, he describes himself:

HyperActivist/scholarly revolutionary, against the New World Order. @ Humboldt State University majoring in Political Science/Economics & history minor. Corporate minded administrators destroy so-called social and environmental justice institutions, overpaid fat-cats cut classes, fire lecturers & raise class sizes; degrading education while enriching wallets. ...

At Humboldt, he was impeached as a member of the student legislature and wrote an oped piece explaining how the US is run by a secret cabal stretching from the German Illuminati to Barack Obama.

Innocent until proven fnord guilty.

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Flight crew?

By Arborway | Thu, 07/31/2008 - 9:51am

How can you interfere with a flight crew when the plane is a drone, controlled remotely by New World Order / Illuminati forces in Area 51 / Washington?*

* This is more or less what many 9/11 Troofers actually believe.

In addition to placing the

By Jake | Thu, 07/31/2008 - 10:02am

In addition to placing the stickers, Robo allegedly charged off the flight as other passengers were boarding, saying "I have to get off this plane right now."

The incident sparked a search, a K-9 sweep of the plane and baggage, and, ultimately, a three-hour takeoff delay.

Temporarily Humboldt County

By SwirlyGrrl | Thu, 07/31/2008 - 10:04am

Not that I didn't apply for a job at Humboldt State, as it is only about 100 miles from where I was born, but the place is an snug little nest of countercultural isolationists and dropouts from SoCal and SanFran amid totally awe-inspiring beauty of redwoods and foggy coastlines.

It doesn't surprise me that somebody with this sort of self-identification sheet would gravitate there, absorb the culture, and pull a stunt like this amok reality and effective activism.

I'm quite amazed that he doesn't blame his baldness at such a young age on endocrine disrupters in our food supply and water systems, quite frankly.

That's very baldist of you

By adamg | Thu, 07/31/2008 - 10:06am

There are some very fine young bald men out there, who have nothing to be ashamed of, such as Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis.

No Issues here

By SwirlyGrrl | Thu, 07/31/2008 - 10:12am

I always found guys that shaved what was left instead of fighting it to be the sexiest of all! I'm a huge Midnight Oil fan for heaven's sake!

I was merely expressing wonder that the accused didn't proffer a conspiracy theory on the subject.

Right On!

By Suldog | Thu, 07/31/2008 - 3:53pm

My own baldness was caused by exposure to lethal radiation emanating from computer screens. I now wear tin foil wrapped around my head whenever I post here. It's kind of sexy, I think. My head looks like a big Hershey's Kiss.

Suldog
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com

All out for Fort Stinkin' Desert

By Spatch | Thu, 07/31/2008 - 11:31am

Corn?! Now we can make whisky! We've been waiting hundreds of years for this! (I just invented the Tom Collins!)

And you can pee into the stream!

By daveAdams | Thu, 07/31/2008 - 11:47am

Domini domini domini. You're all Catholics now.

Humboldt grass

By Jiffywoob | Thu, 07/31/2008 - 2:52pm

I am years away from my days of "taking the pot," but Humboldt also seems to be well known for its potent plant products. They always say weed creates impotency, and now there's evidence that said impotency extends to hair follicles .

Oh!

By adamg | Thu, 07/31/2008 - 3:04pm

Did I mention how Mr. Robo was chairman of the college branch of NORML and is now president of the local NORML chapter?

Right around 4:20 p.m., a section of the crowd began to go wild.

A cloud of smoke rose above the heads of a small group, as its members began to smoke a joint that was at least a foot long and as wide as a hearty burrito.

I'm here for the scene, man. It's a wild scene," said one man as he stood among a group of his friends.

The local paper also has the best police-log column around

By adamg | Thu, 07/31/2008 - 3:25pm

Arcata Eye Police Log:

1:15 p.m. A freak in an army jacket sat on the town's only cannon, weirding out the neighborhood.

Multiplied by, like, a billion.

If someone offers me...

By Jiffywoob | Fri, 08/01/2008 - 12:07am

...a foot-long joint, I'll take up cannabis again.

He wore a fun t-shirt, too

By adamg | Thu, 07/31/2008 - 11:15am

More details from the Suffolk DA: Robo pleaded not guilty to interfering with aircraft operation, disorderly conduct, and disorderly conduct on a public conveyance; was released on personal recognizance. Also:

Shortly after 5:00 p.m. yesterday, multiple passengers on the flight observed Robo behaving nervously while wearing a yellow shirt over a T-shirt featuring images of George W. Bush and Adolf Hitler. Robo was observed leaving seat 35A and entering the lavatory on the co-pilot's side of the plane, then returning to his seat without the yellow shirt.

When a flight attendant entered the lavatory upon Robo's exit, she found an adhesive address label that read "9/11 was an Inside Job! PrisonPlanet.com" affixed to the sink area. The flight attendant also observed a second sticker on the fold-down tray table at seat 35C and informed the pilot.

Robo is said to have charged off the plane after telling a flight attendant, "I have to get off this plane right now."

Massachusetts State Police assigned to Logan Airport responded to the scene, spoke with members of the flight crew, and initiated a search for Robo. He was soon located at the baggage claim and, upon being taken into custody, made statements indicating that the stickers were "a joke."

Additional stickers were also located on a public telephone at Gate 15 and crumpled up on seat 28E.

The plane was evacuated and State Police initiated a K-9 sweep of the plane and its carry-on and checked baggage. Flight 1165 was not cleared for takeoff until approximately three hours after its scheduled departure.

Stop blaming Worcester for him

By adamg | Fri, 08/01/2008 - 11:09am

The Worcester Telegram sets its readers' minds at ease:

Jason Robo listed Worcester as his place of birth, but didn't really grow up here. His father, who is in the Navy, moved from state to state, taking his son with him.

The paper also reports that his uncle, driving him to the Framingham Logan Express, told him to be careful at the airport and not do anything stupid.

Yeah we are the crazy ones

By davinita | Fri, 08/01/2008 - 2:02pm

Before you call someone a crazy conspiracy nut maybe you should look into what or who you are calling crazy. The families who lost their lives in that awful tragedy started the truth movement. They are the ones asking questions. That guy is trying to help the families by getting the word out. I question his tactics but not his message or his willingness to help the 9/11 families by getting the message out that the families still have questions.

You should be ashamed of calling anyone who questions the ofical government story a conspiracy nut.

You do know that if you went to public school you were educated by a government owned by corporations. Also your media is owned by corporations.

do you trust corporations and their propaganda to tell you the truth?

How many books have you read about the Federal Reserve, the way our government is actually run or the WTC7?

Did you know that the federal reserve is not a government agency? it is a private corporation run by bankers for profit. you can learn about it on youtube called Money as Debt it is in a cartoon so its fairly simple to understand.

If you have done any research at all you would not call this guy a conspiracy nut. You would at least give this man the benefit of the doubt and say well he has done his research and there is evidence to support it.

Instead the author of this article comes off as an ignorant fool, blind to reality and the facts and it is sad that he is so behind on the reality of the rest of the world.

Alex Jones is a reputable radio host and actually he is one of the only reporters not owned by corporate interests.

Today he had on Vincent Bugliosi, you know the guy who got Manson put in jail and last week testified in front of the house committee to impeach Bush.

some movies you can watch for free on youtube if you do not want to read but still want to learn the truth

money as debt
zeitgeist federal reserve
terrorstorm
truth rising

I do not agree with your articles opinions however I will fight to the death to protect your right to say it.

Yes, Davinita, there is a crazy clause

By tankgrrl | Sun, 08/03/2008 - 2:04am

Yes, Davinita, you and Jason Robo are the crazy ones.

Questioning the official gov't story isn't what makes you nuts, that's a good thing, it's the continuing to believe (or, if not believe, continue to espouse certain 'facts' when you know them to not be true - one or the other) things with no basis in reality because you're a 'true believer'; convinced you're right in spite of all the evidence to the contrary.

"If you have done any research at all you would not call this guy a conspiracy nut."

Well, it turns out I've done plenty of research and, in fact, just the opposite is true. The results of that research convince me the guy's a 'conspiracy nut'. I can only assume when you say 'research' that you mean read stuff written by people who think exactly as you and are already convinced they're right... regardless of inconvenient things like facts.

There are evil people doing enough despicable things in the world... we don't need a bunch of conspiracy junkies making up new ones...

Wait... perhaps you're PART of the conspiracy! You get us thinking about 9/11 and all that so we don't worry about the other, real con jobs being pulled on us by the power hungry! *gasp!* That's it! I've broken the secret! You read it here first.

You, Robo and that sad single 9/11 Truth guy who still haunts Harvard Square looking for someone to listen to his crackpottery... yes... you are the crazy ones. Maybe you're wired that way, I don't know... or maybe you just need to expand your definition of 'research' to include a bit more logic and scientific method rather than the inbred, circular rantings of one Truth-Outer to another.

Tank

PS - Just because famiies of victims may have started the movement doesn't mean they're right. You fail logic 101. This logical fallacy is called an Appeal to Pity.

Aside: One of my favorite jokes is to yell "9/11 TRUTH OUT!" when confronted with something or someone crazy. I highly recommend it at parties and gatherings where you're sure someone won't rush over and excitedly start raving "yeah! it's a total inside job by the cabals, man! truth out!"

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