<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JimDenney:
The next terrorist act won't involve hijacking. It will involve either something we do not now expect, or something we expect but cannot defend against.

Which is why we are going to war instead of going to court against the terrorists. It has to end here and now.

--jd


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Actually, we are doing more than just one thing. We are Freezing Assets, Assembling Troops, building an international coalition, but those issues are somewhat different than the one raised on this particular topic post.

Lets not ignore what our government can do to help American Citizens get some power back by addressing the role of the passenger in the event of a future HIJACKING.

If the resolve of all passengers had been unified that the Pilot cannot be removed from the cockpit for more than a short period of time....counterattacking 3 or 4 terrorists with knives would have been the order of the day.

And the passengers would have prevailed.

But the concept that "the PILOT STAYS in the COCKPIT, the HIJACKERS DO NOT", was never talked about to the American Public...ever.

Now is the time to help heal the wounds felt by all American Passengers at not knowing what there role could or should be in a future HIJACKING.

Otherwise, the next time some controversy happens on a plane, we'll either just shoot it out of the sky, or misreact.

Your specific points have a better fit on other topic posts found on this site, but thanks for sharing your viewpoint.


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Alex

[This message has been edited by Alex (edited October 03, 2001).]