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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile
How do you know someone like that doesn’t have an explosive device or vest on and is intent on blowing up an airplane?
No issue with the decision to use a taser. Getting him off the plane ASAP was a good decision - would’ve been better if they’d had a fire net but they had to make a decision based on what they had and did. They had no idea what they were or weren’t dealing with. They used appropriate force IMHO. They didn’t shoot the guy.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Sorry if that’s harsh or insensitive due to real mental illness involved and it’s unfortunate that anyone got hurt but you can’t take a chance.
Can you imagine the Monday morning quarterbacking that’d be going on if LE said “well let’s just wait it out - he’s not harming anyone” and then the guy pushed the button and kablammoed a 737 full of pax?
Don’t think many would take that chance.
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This, he was likely high on some substance. It is unlikely anyone drugged him against his will, he injested some substance of his own free will. That aircraft is $1,000s per minute and full of people trying to go somewhere.
Likely he was high, not mentally ill. Are they supposed to sit on the wing and have a long chat with him? I doubt they have any jump nets big enough to cover the ground for the entire wing area. A cop could easily fall off that wing trying to grab him.
That wing is full of fuel, and one modest bomb could take out all the passengers and crew.