You have not thought your cunning plan all the way through

So a few days ago, a flight attendant set fire to his airplane during a flight from Minneapolis to Regina, Saskatchewan. Why did he do it?

"Because he was mad at the airline for making him work that route."

This guy's little temper tantrum forced the plane to descend 30,000 feet in 8 minutes, to make an emergency landing in Fargo. Now, instead of being forced to work an undesirable flight, he's facing up to 20 years in a federal prison.

The question that runs through my mind is of course, "What the #%@& was this guy thinking?" I mean, what did he think was going to happen? Did he intend to just make a little smoke, or did he truly intend to force an emergency landing, or worse?

Anyway, if he hated the route enough to torch the plane (in flight, no less), it probably would've been easier for him to just quit. That way, he still would've been out of the job, but he wouldn't be facing jail time and what I'm assuming is a permanent placement on the FBI's no-fly list.

The fact that he's from Woodbury...well, to anyone from my hometown, that adds a certain level of "Ah, I see" to it.