Posted on 12/08/2005 9:53:01 AM PST by FerdieMurphy
Bang!
He did two things wrong: he said he had a bomb, and then he reached inside the backback -- any reasonable person would conclude he was about to detonate the bomb he said he had. The Air Marshalls would have failed to do their duty at that point had they not shot him. This is a horrifying and tragic episode, but those responsible for the safety of passangers on board that plane did their job.
If the marshal didn't shoot, and the guy blew up the plane, who do you think the msm would be blaming today?
What do Pelosi, et al say..?
Some people just don't learn. I'd bet that other guy, McAlhany, is a democrat.
One less bi-polar we have to deal with.
What's with the cops doing this to the other passengers? Needs some explanation.
suicide by "cop"....had a fight with the wife while on the aircraft....
That is an uncalled for comment.
The TSA for not screening the package. The public wouldn't know there had been Marshals on the plane.
They did the right thing.
McAlhany was obviously speaking before learning many of the facts that we know, since he said "I hope he didn't holler anything stupid". If I hadn't known the guy had said he had a bomb, I'd also be wondering aloud whether it was really appropriate to shoot him. Without that info, he could easily have been a just a very nervous flier who panicked about the impending take-off and ran out of the plane, and then reached for ID when marshals chased him and yelled at him to get down.
Yep, the libs and 'RATS would argue that he should have been permitted to reach into his bag, and if he just happened to detonate a bomb, then that would have been conclusive evidence that he was not innocent. The fact that he might have taken a couple hundred others along with him is immaterial; he should have been given the benefit of the doubt.
I don't know.....it makes perfect sense to me since the 9/11 terrorists worked in teams of 4-5. I can't blame them one bit for taking complete control of everyone on the plane via psychological aggression. You must first assume that everyone is involved until you can begin some sort of vetting process.
Everybody is a potential threat. The assumption at the time was that the man had accomplices on board - it is the only safe assumption to make.
Even bi-polars need to obey the orders of LE, take their medication, or don't fly on airplanes.
During various events in DC like Bush Inauguration...this was what the military feared most. The CO of the DC Military District got a good nights sleep once this event was completed.
I feel sorry for the wife, family and friends of the guy who was killed.
But, having endured two co-workers that simply refused to treat their
manic-depression problem, all I can say is that having an untreated person
going nuts in an enclosed space is a recipe for disaster and tragedy.
The air marshall(s) did what had to be done. I hope they get counseling
and don't listen too much to the second-guessers on TV/radio.
If someone runs to the front of the plane erratically and refuses orders to get down and he reaches into his bag, I hope they do shoot him. I don't care if he doesn't "understand". He could kill everyone in that plane. Better to lose one than 80.
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