[JamesP81]

If, in fact, the man who was shot was shot because he was mentally ill, then all this equates to is an unfortunate tragedy. If you're an Air Marshal, and some guy starts ranting about having a bomb, you simply don't have the time to determine if he's for real. Something has to be done. As I said, if he really was mentally ill, then it's unfortunate, but you just can't ignore something like that in this day and time.

[Blueflag]

He was not shot because he was mentally ill. He was shot because of his behaviour. Mental illness is a medical condition for sure, but it is NOT why he was shot.

If was rational, then he was stupid. If he was rational but 'disturbed' then this was suicide-by-FAM. If he was ill, then this was tragic -- but the shooting was justified.