Posted on 05/21/2002 7:34:17 AM PDT by Cagey
And if that doesn't work, a passenger strike.
Agree and agree!
Already in progress. I'm not flying commercial airlines until the pilots (minimum) are armed. Personal policy.
No guns for pilots, but if terrorists take control of the plane, a fighter jet shoots it down.
And recently a telephone number has been proposed for passengers to call in the event of a hijack:
Passenger: "Help, we've been hijacked!"
Telephone Operator: "Don't worry, mam, we'll send up a jet to blow you out of the sky immediately. Please stay on the line...."
IDIOTS!!!
Please support the pilots.
And your house will never be robbed if you lock the front door.
Hollings is self-serving slime. I wonder who bribed/contributed to him for this decision? Is he now directly on the terrorist payroll as much as he is Disney's?
Just like their friend Rosie. Protect the "elite" and screw the sheeple. What's a few lives of the great unwashed as long as they're safe, aye?
If given a choice between these possibilities and being blasted out of the sky by an F-16...well, give the freaking pilots guns.
I do agree that he should have made it clear to Norm Mineta, who should have pushed for arming of the pilots.
A simple equation, the terrorist cannot steer the plane into a building if they don't control the cockpit. The reinforced door should be a compliment to the pistol. A bullet in the hijackers head is the preferable result of a hijacking.
But, I must admit, the pilots also have the plane to use as a weapon. They can do a snap roll, which would likely send the hijackers flying, knocking them unconscious or snapping their neck even. In fact, if I were a pilot, I would make this announcement:
"With the possiblity of hijacking at an all-time high, I am asking that the following be done. If this plane is hijacked, you have 15 seconds to put your seatbelt on. For the hijackers to gain control of this plane, they will have to get into this cockpit. THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO THAT! If a hijacking takes place, buckle your seatbelt and grab a barf bag, 'cause we are going for a ride. I will be in control of the plane the whole time, so just pretend it is a roller coaster ride. I can assure you this, no hijacker will make it to the cockpit door. After our rollercoaster ride and the hijaker(s) unconsciousness, I ask that five of the largest, strongest people on the plane get out of their seat and bludgeon the hijacker(s) to death. We clean the carpet later.I think that could be just as effective.Thanks for flying with us today."
Conversely, our crooked politicians as a whole are scared of guns because they know how they are used daily to stop crime.
ALPA Advocates Bill to Arm Flight Deck Crews
Let the Pilots know we back them.
Wouldn't that be the frosting on the cake ??
"Let them eat cake !"
Screw that. I ain't flying until I am armed. You don't trust me with a weapon, I don't trust you with my life.
The little prop jobber i flew on recently had a CURTAIN seperating me from the cockpit! A curtain! And I could see around it that the pilots were eating a pizza!
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