Re: OT:Prevent Airline Hijacking

On Sat, 14 May 2005 20:59:16 -0700, the renowned "Richard Henry"
<rphenry@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>"Spehro Pefhany" <speffSNIP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:jsj98155ov3q1iohj2ctncrpi8qskecfcm@xxxxxxxxxx
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>> This discussion is pretty much pointless. Anyone tries to hijack a
>> commercial airliner these days, with anything they could get through
>> even pre-911 US/European security measures, will be restrained and
>> quite possibly beaten to death by the unarmed passengers and crew
>> before they can do anything. As happened a few years ago with a guy
>> who tried to hijack a domestic Chinese flight. The 9/11 thing only
>> works once, which is why they did multiples (greatly increasing the
>> risk of detection).
>
>On 9-12-01, we had a pre-scheduled meeting with a few SF types who were in
>to check the status of equipment we were developing for them. They
>suggested that every adult passenger be issued a low-power, single-shot
>pistol when boarding the plane. In case of trouble, majority rules.

Hilarious. With all the irritating stuff involved with airplanes, it
would only be matter of time before some airliner starting off with
ordinary folks lands with only a single mortally-wounded passenger
still breathing. And not a hijacker to be seen. ;-)


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
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