On Wed, 12 Sep 2001 marino13_at_btopenworld.com wrote:
> I have to say that I agree with the original part of this - I have
> been discussing this with my colleagues and I know for a FACT (and
> yeah its a lot easier to say this when you're not involved) that I
> would definately take the risk... the chances are you're gonna die
> anyway. If the plane was on the ground or part of a "hostage scenario"
> thats different but I am surprised not one person would have tried
> anything. But who knows... perhaps they did.
When you have a cross-country 8am flight, that means you probably got up
pretty early that morning (maybe 5:30am), got showered and dressed, got
your stuff together and rushed to the airport, still in a haze. You then
got on the plane, put your bags up, maybe kicked off your shoes, and
settled in for a long flight.
All of a sudden, you're awoken by a bunch of maniacs who are thrusting
knives at you and forcing you to the back of the plane. Within 15 minutes
you are slamming into the side of a highrise building.
Give these people some credit. They didn't have much time to react, let
alone assess just what the heck was going on.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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