Taking the power of decision from the pilot. (Score 3, Insightful)

The two strongest precautions I've seen suggested that could be taken by airlines are firstly, an armed presence on each plane. Secondly, a segregated cockpit. Firstly, if an officer were so trained in the special circumstances of having a firearm in an airplane present, all the cardboard cutters in the world wouldn't have meant the successful capture of a plane. Secondly, a segregated cockpit would indeed leave the pilot with a tough decision, if the lives of his crew and passengers were at risk, and yesterday I would have probably put my mind towards some other solution, however today's events have made an irrefragable fact that the numbers on board, no matter their number, must be risked and sacrificed, if neccesary, if it means avoiding something even shallowly resembling today's Events. The pilot should not have the vulnerability, nor should he have the power to make the choice between a slaughtered cabin and an annihilated ground-target. If you take the choice away from the pilot, as well as make the cockpit impenetrable, hijacking would not have the appeal, no the deathtoll, as it did today. If anyone can point out an inconsistency, don't hesitate to tear me up. -Steve