Do you know how far seat 19A is from 20J? There were numerous people closer to the terrorist, people that the Dutchman had to climb over to subdue him.
What I find offensive are the boastful “well, we Americans sure took care of this guy!” posts on the hijack threads, when actually the person who saved the day was not even an American. (I’m a natural-born American citizen but as it so happens I do admire the Dutch people, having visited their lovely country on a number of occasions. The Dutch tend to be more reserved than we “gung ho” Americans, but as this situation showed, this particular Dutchman in any case sure knew what to do.)
Yes, I do know the distance between the Dutchman’s seat and the window seat of the terrorist.
The Dutchman’s fast reaction puts a new meaning into “Flying Dutchman.”
Apparently, a lot of passengers heard a “pop” but the Dutchman was the first to spot the smoke and he reacted immediately.
My question to you: how do you know that do-nothing Americans were seated nearby?
Do we know who was seated next to the terrorist? A old lady? A man?
Seems to me you’ve assumed a lot and I don’t know why you’re so quick to complain that the hero wasn’t an American given it was an International flight.
I’m not preaching to anyone, but I just wanted to say that all of us who believe in the sanctity of life, self-determination, and religious tolerance are all on the same side. It doesn’t matter what nationality etc. It seems that this problem has become bigger than any single country.
And who ever refers to themselves as a "natural-born American?"
Your mask is slipping.