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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
The police in that situation are walking into a confined space with lots of potential hostages and threats (a Sunswing 737-800 can carry up to 189 passengers).
That's 189 potential threats. The police don't know who the threat(s) are, how many, or where they will be on the plane.
They are going in blind, even with information such as description, name and assigned seat.
An a aviation threat isn't taken lightly as the plane turns from a passmnger vehicle into a missile.
Subdue the threat, eliminate it, thank people for their cooperation.
The police don't know if passenger in seat 4C is any more of a threat in that situation than in 34A. If the situation is at the point of returning the plane with military escort and armed police waiting at the Tarmac, don't Fata around and take it lightly.
If it's a misunderstanding, or one guy being a clown, you figure that out afterwards.
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That is a terrible plan.
First, the cockpit is secure and you've landed. There were several people who didn't put their heads down and hands up. One even pointed a camera at them and was not even noticed. If your objective is to find a terrorist with a bomb is he really going to put his head down and hands up? Not a chance.
Also why wasn't he subdued before landing? Tie his hand behind his back and put him in his seat with his belt on. If the threat was that scary I'm sure a bunch of men would have volunteered to subdue him.
Just another over reaction after 9/11. It's not logical to think a man with a bomb will cooperate. He is more likely to detonate it if he sees men with guns coming for him