[jimkress]

BRAVO!

Excellent article. Professor Kingsley Browne is exactly correct when he states:

"The government cannot have armed agents everywhere, nor would we want it to. We must understand that a society whose members give up their willingness to fight for themselves is at the mercy of those who would use force for evil ends."

We are personally responsible for our own safety. It is our duty to protect our lives and the lives of our fellow citizens.

It's sad that so many of our citizens have forgotten this fact.

[Riffraff]

Seems like that headline should read ...

"UNARMED passengers remain a plane's last line of defense against ARMED hijackers"

[gatorman]

. . . "In almost all cases, hijackers will be substantially outnumbered by passengers and crew" . . .

Logic: With all of this being said . . . if you plan an attempt to hijack an airliner now, a key element in your plan would require the immediate killing of all the passengers and crew before they knew of the hijack situation for obvious reasons. My guess it wouldn't be too difficult to tamper with the air supply and kill everyone on the plane using gas of some kind. I hope this never happens, but have given it some thought after September 11.

FReegards . . .

[RnMomof7]

It is time for a nationwide public-education campaign advising citizens that they should physically resist hijackers. Not every individual on a plane will be suited either temperamentally or physically to engage in such resistance. But if enough are perceived as willing to do so, hijacking will become too high risk an endeavor. The cost of a series of public-service announcements urging forcible resistance is trifling compared with the benefit it may yield. An ethic of passenger resistance, coupled with other security measures, would substantially increase airline safety.

I hope they dont make proof of a completed self defense course as a requirment for buying a ticket

I will carry a very heavy purse and would advise other women to do the same.. The expression "I will hit him with my purse" will take on new meaning

[joathome]

It is this kind of thinking that has led me to believe that larger, stronger men MUST have access to the isle seats!

[SteamshipTime]

Professor Browne's advice suffers from the fatal flaw of not requiring any government regulation or spending. The sheep have spoken.