“What If I’m A Douchebag?”

What if you’re a nervous airline passenger, and you happen to utter the words “What if I had a bomb?” You just might be New Jersey resident Andrew Brestle, and you just might be our latest douchebag.

According to this NBC article, that question will also indeed get you off of the plane, and a steep fine will follow:

Andrew Brestle was a passenger on the July tenth flight from Orlando to Atlantic City, New Jersey. The flight was first delayed because of bad weather, then because of Brestle. According to court records, he panicked and asked to get off the plane. When told to stay put, Brestle reportedly said, “What if I had a bomb?”

The aircraft was evacuated.

Brestle has bipolar disorder and claims he said something else. But he admitted to authorities that what he did was wrong. He has to pay a $2,500 fine for the bomb threat and more than $36,700 to Spirit Airlines. That’s to cover the cost of canceling the flight and rescheduling its passengers.

Only $36,000 for uttering a bomb threat on a crowded flight? If you ask me, there is something seriously wrong with this: Mr. Brestle got off easy.