The actions of the other passengers is very encouraging. You could eliminate most security today as any red blooded, straight male would immediately jump to the defense of the flight crew and the rest of the passengers.
Most of us will no longer sit by.
I can assure you I would not sit idly by. I cannot say for certain if I could stop myself from seriously harming the miscreant.
Since Flight 93, I don’t think any passengers are sitting still for this kind of stuff. It was a European passenger who jumped on the underwear bomber and put out the fire. Now it was a group of Americans. Better to go down fighting and protecting women!
Not to mention an “accidental” bump in the head by the well-stocked purse of any woman passing by!
Not to mention an “accidental” bump in the head by the well-stocked purse of any woman passing by!