Originally Posted by ph-sbe
I hate to say it, but yes, in most jurisdictions you can indeed take any action to save your life in a life threatening emergency. Including punching your way through the aircraft to get off. It obviously depends on the circumstances, but most criminal codes have provisions for emergencies, similar to "declare an emergency and you own the sky".
Don't get me wrong, there is a big difference between the moral and legal side of things. You're on a burning airplane and only one person can get out. Will you jump to safety or will you let a little girl make the jump? Sure, most people will sacrifice themselves to save the little girl and have a high school named after them, but can you really criminally convict someone who chose to live themselves?
Interesting perspective, thanks for the reply.
No idea why my post was deleted, mods?