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Originally Posted by btimbit
So.... threats made, ignore the problem and hope it goes away?
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Solutions need to not actually increase the risk to the public.
I suppose we'll get to bottom of the whole story - but what's come out so far and a $1,000 bail suggest that he didn't assault anyone or directly state that he had a bomb on board, request access to the cockpit or change to flight destination.
If this is correct then the flight crews and police and military people need to be accountable and revise the procedures. Because they did create a very significant risk to a whole bunch of innocent passengers... where a very small one existed... one that could be explored by a pilot (for example) speaking with the person .. calmly .... to make sure that using the taboo word didn't mean that he actually was threatening or demanding anything dangerous.
The odds that someone who actually has a bomb - and being on board - letting it accidentally slip out of his mouth before retracting it and sitting back in his seat .... seems tiny compared to odds of a fighter pilot escort and a SWAT entry going wrong.