Two of Research In Motion’s execs found themselves in a dilly of a pickle recently – but not because the dog ate their BlackBerry. No, because they got a little too drunk on a flight to Beijing. You might infer they were a bit rowdy. The two were eventually charged with ‘mischief’, ordered to paid restitution and were given their walking papers by $RIMM. Recently, CBC News was able to get details of the case – here’s the ‘mischief’ George Campbell and Paul Alexander Wilson actually got into:
The two boarded a flight from Toronto to Beijing already drunk, according to documents obtained by CBC News, and proceeded to badger attendants for more booze once onboard before falling asleep. After a brief snooze they carried on drinking, before starting a loud argument between themselves…Cabin crew eventually subdued them, using plastic restraints as handcuffs, and backing this up with adhesive tape. Nevertheless the two “chewed their way through their restraints,” and began to kick up a stink again.
There was also a bout of wrestling in there somewhere. If anyone has the video, get in touch with Joe Francis – we hear he’s working on a series called Execs Gone Wild.



lavacake // Dec 12, 2011 at 6:39 pm
I was hoping to find out how they chewed thru their restraints.
What a-holes. Here’s an eyewitness account: http://www.canadianbusiness.com/blog/tech/61566–drunk-ex-rim-execs-went-totally-off-the-deep-end-on-flight-says-eyewitness
Alyx // Dec 12, 2011 at 6:43 pm
Love the eyewitness account. They gave the guys “yellow cards” for being out of line? That is kind of hilarious.
Sad that no one has a picture of any of this. I would have snapped a few shots if there was ridiculousness like this on my plane.