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Hand to hand combat
So they took over the plane with knives. Why is that so hard to believe? A weapon is a weapon. A knife can kill as easily as a gun. You say you'll rush them now, but what about when you're actually in that sitch? Who knows, mebbe you'd be gutsy enough to do it. But some people can second guess
themselves. What if they have a bomb? What if there's another assailant that you don't know about? Do they really only have a knife? What if you fail, and someone else gets killed in the process?
Let's say you don't have the above doubts, if you and some other guys bum-rush the guy, you can take him down, right? Who will be the first to go though? Most people want someone else to take the lead, that way the responsibilty isn't on them. And I can say from experience that even in a large crowd that people will stand idly by and do nothing while a couple of UNARMED thugs beat up some poor schmuck. Or maybe these would be heroes were waiting for the right moment, for the assailant to be distracted. They didn't know they couldn't play the waiting game, that these terrorists weren't planning to hold the plane hostage, they were gonna make a suicide run.
We just don't have enough facts to say "If only there were brave guys who overtook the terrorists". Maybe there were, and they failed, or they grabbed a hostage and put a knife against their throat. There's just too many unknowns at this time.
themselves. What if they have a bomb? What if there's another assailant that you don't know about? Do they really only have a knife? What if you fail, and someone else gets killed in the process?
Let's say you don't have the above doubts, if you and some other guys bum-rush the guy, you can take him down, right? Who will be the first to go though? Most people want someone else to take the lead, that way the responsibilty isn't on them. And I can say from experience that even in a large crowd that people will stand idly by and do nothing while a couple of UNARMED thugs beat up some poor schmuck. Or maybe these would be heroes were waiting for the right moment, for the assailant to be distracted. They didn't know they couldn't play the waiting game, that these terrorists weren't planning to hold the plane hostage, they were gonna make a suicide run.
We just don't have enough facts to say "If only there were brave guys who overtook the terrorists". Maybe there were, and they failed, or they grabbed a hostage and put a knife against their throat. There's just too many unknowns at this time.