[Our man in washington]

I have to agree with you about making a move. As the old saying goes, better to be judged by 12 than carried by six.

Besides, I'll say it here and now: say you are in this situation. Say you respond appropriately, by making people stay in their seats. Say you are arrested on the ground for a hate crime. If I'm on the jury, you're at the very least are going to have a hung jury and you will probably go free.

And a lot of other Americans think like me.

[LadyPilgrim]

I think most all Americans think like this.
But evidently, this plane load didn't.

After 9/11, anything you do as a matter of protection, is better than dying pitifully.

I say "LET'S ROLL".

I know, I know................ I'm a girl and not supposed to act this way. You know......not be aggressive and all that!