Originally Posted by
mad1
But, to me, an airport is a bad bad place to be seen trying to conceal something - anything. And it's the concealment that's what made me speak up.
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Originally Posted by
dand99
You're seriously suggesting we can rely on other passengers to save the day when a terrorist is on board with a weapon ? How many times has this happened as compared to the number of successful attacks ?
Most recent incident prior to 9/11: PAX breaks down the cockpit door of a WN flight in August 2000. He is restrained with such force that he eventually dies of his injuries. Several PAX suffer injuries while trying to subdue him.
On 9/11 the PAX on UA 93 fought back, preventing the hijackers from reaching their intended target.
Most recent to date: NW 253 Underpants Bomber is dragged through the cabin with his pants around his ankles (NOT the outcome he was hoping for
) Several PAX suffer burns while subduing him.
Originally Posted by
CDTraveler
But, it could just as easily be something else not so harmless that might have been detected by examination.
Binary liquid explosives on a commercial aircraft is a fantasy. If the was such a Magic Liquid (or liquid bio-weapon) just send enough Kippie Bags through the checkpoint until you have the needed amount.