Exercise in the Airport

I have always wondered what goes through peoples heads as they decide to do something completely out of the ordinary such as attempting to breach security in one way form or fashion.  Either by running through a picket line, jumping a fence, or in my case run through a metal detector and attempt to vanish into the thousands of passengers navigating an airport.  Honestly people, running through the checkpoint gets you nowhere as one, you will either end up on your back by being detained or shot by law enforcement(depending on severity) or clothes-lined by another passenger.  Either way your trip to where ever has just ended badly.

Today a lady, we will call her Sam, attempted something similar to this. Deciding it would be worth it to attempt a run after alarming a metal detector that by nature determines if you have metal on or in your person.  Rounding the outside edge of the checkpoint turning towards the gates I found it necessary to give chase in order to bring this rather dumb move to her attention.  Two other officers had the same idea and all three of us started to stride along slightly behind to stop this intrusion and protect those on the inside with no idea the danger they very well could be in.  After a brief 2 seconds Sam looked over her shoulder and saw we three mighty stallions of fitness gaining ground to her location so she decided to run even harder.  Let me describe Sam now, Sam is not small but a rather round lady who for her size was either about to have a heart attack or was a robot as she actually was able to open her stride and gained some speed on us.

It was at this moment that a switch tripped in my head that said well she is either very stupid or the drill I had anticipated at first was not a drill and I was indeed chasing someone who didn't belong.  Either way this person had to be stopped and stopped now.  Without much effort I with all of my army, police, and desire to remain physically fit closed the 200 feet between me and Sam and caught her by surprise as I matched pace with her and quietly advised her to stop as any further attempts to evade our pursuit would only end in an even worse day then missing a connection.  She complied surprisingly and after a slight pause to prevent a heart attack I am sure, produced an airline employee's badge with a matching picture.

I then on the inside of my being yelled for the holy powers of those floating above me to rain down a bolt of lightning and burn to ash the female standing there, it didn't happen sadly as this all turned out to be a drill.  My point is if you are being chased by 3 officers through an airport and it is not likely you are going to get away, lay down on your belly with your hands behind your head and pray those around you take mercy on you as you could find my size 11 boot in your ass.