Passengers Took Plane’s Survival Into Own Hands

New York Times ^ | December 27, 2009 | Scott Shane and Eric Lipton

[reaganaut1]

Interesting title from a newspaper committed to disarming Americans.

[jimbo123]

They also used the M-word deep inside the article.

[Carley]

The top of the terror list contains folks who attended tea parties, evangelicals, and pro life families.

[Ancient Drive]

what?? they shudda waited for The One to dither intensely!

[Sprite518]

I hope the passenger beat the guy to death or close to it. What a rotten POS!

[sionnsar]

the Transportation Security Agency would make significant changes to the way passengers are able to move about on aircraft.

Oh great.

[icwhatudo]

“Passenger Syed Jafri, a U.S. citizen who had flown from the United Arab Emirates, said the incident occurred during the plane’s descent. Jafri said he was seated three rows behind the passenger and said he saw a glow, and noticed a smoke smell. Then, he said, “a young man behind me jumped on him.”

Thanks for being a hero Syed.../s

[babygene]

I thought that was what Janet Napolitano got paid for. Never mind, she’s more concerned with x military folks...

[sionnsar]

During the final hour of flight, customers will have to remain seated, will not be allowed access to carry-on baggage and cannot have personal belongings or other items on their laps, according to a notice on Air Canada’s Web site.

Just as I feared: a useless do-nothing, irritating worthless measure.

So the next guy sets off his fireworks 1 hour and 1 minute before landing. Now you can't move about for 2 hours before landing. And so on, until you can't leave your seat for the entire 12-hour flight to Europe.

How absolutely stupidly brain-dead can you get?!

[DennisR]

If this ever happens on a plane I am on, the perp will be beaten to a pulp if I have anything to do with it.

[UCANSEE2]

How absolutely stupidly brain-dead can you get?!

There appears to be no limit with the DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO crowd.

[bray]

Hope the guy that stopped him has a good lawyer.

Pray for America’s Freedom

[SamiGirl]

Dennis,

Had I been on that flight, I would have found the strength to kill this mutant.

[Vaduz]

Hope the guy that stopped him has a good lawyer.I don’t think Obama will talk with him until after his vacation.

[vollmond]

The top of the terror list contains folks who attended tea parties, evangelicals, and pro life families.

Let's not forget Homeschoolers.

[Lazamataz]

Hope the guy that stopped him has a good lawyer.

Hope the lawyer that tries to sue the passenger has a good bullet-proof vest.

[DennisR]

He should be beaten within 1/1000 of a millimeter of death so that he will live but never recover. Then throw him in prison for life and post his “life” on the web for other mutants to see.

I want to know the name of the government employee who approved the passenger list.

[DPMD]

If this bomber was injured in any way, we, as Americans, have a right to expect the heroic passenger to be put on trial for violating the bomber’s human rights, not unlike the three Navy SEALs now having to pay for their heroism.

[Texas Eagle]

Despite extensive spending since 2001 on intelligence and counterterrorism programs, sophisticated airport scanners and elaborate watch lists, it was something simpler that averted disaster on a Christmas Day flight to Detroit: alert and courageous passengers and crew members.

Isn't the answer ALWAYS something simpler than massive government spending, regulation and speechifying?