Of course, there is an easy way around that scenario:
Terrorist:
Excuse me, miss? Do I have time to use the restroom?
Flight Attendant:
Yes sir, about 10 more minutes before the TSA mandates that all passengers remain seated.
I believe that your latter conclusion of M. Organic Brain Damage's post is the correct interpretation. Certainly a single Goldman Sachs bond trader is not worth 2,000,000 Congolese, however, based on our (the United States) actions, a dispasionate observer could assume that our society has come to the conclusion that he is.
The hardest part of climbing the ladder of success is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
