Originally Posted by TerminalBliss

You may know all there is to know from a medical/EMT perspective, but you have no background in LE judging from your posts. Most folks may not be knife fighting experts; they usually wield the knife blade up, limit their strikes primarily to the torso in an effort to go for the deep penetration wound. Those that have knife fighting skills generally attempt for multiple small laceration wounds on the arms, legs, and torso until their opponent is exhausted, enters shock, or bleeds out from a well placed laceration. Furthermore, knives ARE INDEED A THREAT; not to cockpit security or hull integrity, but to the passengers. Oh, I know...everyone's a Rambo...puhleeze.



Agreed. The policies in this regard make no sense whatsoever.



That's not accurate concerning FAM involvement. Additionally, in every single incident reference passengers subduing folks "stepping out of line" the suspect WAS NOT ARMED. How many of your super vigilant pax are going to step up to the plate against a suspect armed with a knife or a firearm?

TB