Comment Re:My Speculation (Score 1) 1529
On the contrary, my good man. If all the passengers had been armed, they'd have used up their ammunition shooting at the squalling baby in back and the businessman who used up all the overhead space.
The terrorists could still have done the job unhindered.
The truth is that we're taught from a young age to be good little sheep and do what we're told. When the bad guys and the flight crew both tell you to sit down and behave, your natural reaction is to do what you're told.
In every situation like this that's gone before, the planes wind up on the ground, negotiations commence, and usually the passengers get out alive. Since that's always been the case, the policy is for flight crews to keep everyone calm and not cause any trouble. I expect that this policy will be reviewed.
I seriously doubt that any passengers realized they were doomed; if they knew, they would have overpowered the hijackers, regardless of who was armed with what.
And I wasn't joking: if you let us take weapons on a plane, the businessman and the baby are gonna be the first to go.
The terrorists could still have done the job unhindered.
The truth is that we're taught from a young age to be good little sheep and do what we're told. When the bad guys and the flight crew both tell you to sit down and behave, your natural reaction is to do what you're told.
In every situation like this that's gone before, the planes wind up on the ground, negotiations commence, and usually the passengers get out alive. Since that's always been the case, the policy is for flight crews to keep everyone calm and not cause any trouble. I expect that this policy will be reviewed.
I seriously doubt that any passengers realized they were doomed; if they knew, they would have overpowered the hijackers, regardless of who was armed with what.
And I wasn't joking: if you let us take weapons on a plane, the businessman and the baby are gonna be the first to go.
