Breaking News---box cutters found in N O and Houston

[vbhoutex]

I wouldn't "think"; I'd just let my "muscle memory" (training) take over.

Stop him (up to, and including the use of deadly force), before he kills me or others. Period.

Even though I am not trained, I feel it would be an automatic response in me. It is called survival of the the fittest!!! And let me tell you- you don't want to tangle with me if I am in a rage or really mad!!! I would be in what would be a controlled rage in a situation like that.

[streetsoldier]

Anger can get one killed, vbhoutex...a cold resolve, especially if self-motivated, is the best method in a crisis situation.

"Let's Roll."

[Stephanie]

I would like to think Galveston that I would participate in doing whatever was necessary to disarm the hijackers.

I agree with that cop truism Bill. Unfortunately, even if we do catch Saddam and Osama, there will be others that will follow in their footsteps. HOWEVER, it doesn't mean that we should not remain vigilant.

[Miss Mary]

In a hostage situation, if my children are with me, their safety would be my first concern and of course my husband's. But like you Stephanie I'd like to think I'd do whatever was necessary to disarm hijackers. I decided years ago if I was ever harmed, I'd play dead. Sounds so simple but you could pull off a lot of things, if you just pretend to faint or be dead, from a simple wound, not a severe one. While they're planning their next move, you're peeking out making your next move. I just know I wouldn't sit idly by, and I don't think many Americans would so now. Makes me feel so utterly sad for the victims on the other 3 planes, on 9/11, and what they suffered thru. It's almost too much to bear, you can't find any fault with them whatsoever. Up until that point, we had been taught NOT to resist.

Mary

[Lindaloo]

Box Cutter Boy: A Lot To Say

(CBS/AP) The FBI was looking into how a college student managed to get box cutters through airport checkpoints and carry them aboard at least two planes, piercing a security system rebuilt since the Sept. 11 attacks in which the hijackers were armed with box cutters.

A federal law enforcement official said Saturday that investigators are interviewing the man in order to learn how he bypassed airport screeners while also carrying bleach, modeling clay and notes that detailed his intention to test security. Government prosecutors will then decide what criminal charges to pursue, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

A man who said he had been interviewed by the FBI identified himself to the Greensboro News & Record in North Carolina as Nataniel T. Heatwole, a 20-year-old junior at Guilford College in Greensboro. The federal official confirmed that he is the student being questioned.

A Bush administration official said the perpetrator had warned the government in an e-mail of his intention to conceal similar suspicious items on six planes and provided dates and locations for the plan, but was not considered a threat.

Federal authorities "reviewed the correspondence and determined this individual did not pose an imminent threat to national security," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

[blizzard]

IMO, we all have a right to know. This is something that we all need to know about and be aware of.

In this instace, I disagree. IMO it is just inciting mass paranoia. There is many other items out there that the news media can be focusing on, maybe try reporting some good news once in awhile.