# HELP NEEDED! How can we get this guy? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 1, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-how-can-we-get-this-guy/192373 "2003-08-01T15:03:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![sajwalke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@sajwalke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sajwalke)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-how-can-we-get-this-guy/192373/21 "2003-08-02T03:28:41Z")
Accuse the person of being a terrorist. There is some evidence that (s)he could be up to no good, flying under false pretenses and such. Get them put is some isolated little room for three days while the feds try to sweat a confession out of the bastard. When it is discovered that they aren’t a terrorist the authorities will already have the person, so they might as well hand them over to the cops. Perhaps it wouldn’t be a good idea to do this, as I’m sure filing a false report of this sort is a crime. Couldn’t hurt to drop a few hints, tho. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-how-can-we-get-this-guy/192373/22 "2003-08-02T04:03:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rick \* > \*\*Am I being whooshed here? Or should this post be mentioned in this [thread?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=201720) > > I can’t speak for others, but when I fly to DC I very rarely walk home. \*\* No you are not being whooshed and it is not a stupid thing to say. A round trip ticket to someplace is usually cheaper than a one-way ticket. So a lot of people will buy a round trip and only use half of it. The airlines hate this practice. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-how-can-we-get-this-guy/192373/23 "2003-08-02T04:17:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rick \* > \*\*Am I being whooshed here? Or should this post be mentioned in this [thread?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=201720) > > I can’t speak for others, but when I fly to DC I very rarely walk home. \*\* I’d steal a second card number and book a different flight home (if I was really returning; after all, if I am a criminal, I might be fleeing the juristiction to avoid prosecution for other crimes.) (Oh, I see; I might be flying-some where to commit a crime. Then I would want to return.) But, as a criminal, I would never book a one way flight unless it was on a corporate account; business travellers such as consultants on open ended contracts will book one-way, but on personal business I have booked only one one-way flight in my life. I think one-way tickets raise security flags. Sorry to be so long-winded, but I thought I was being quite clear in my last post. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-how-can-we-get-this-guy/192373/24 "2003-08-02T11:22:49Z")
I agree with you, **j66**. In fact, it was the first thing that popped into my mind when I read the story. One way flights are usually a red flag. Also, the crook knows that more than likely, his ruse will be discovered before the flight home. Using a return ticket will surely cause an arrest (well, except in this case it seems). This person may be a crook, but he’s not stupid. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-how-can-we-get-this-guy/192373.md?page=1)