Originally Posted by
Flying Wild
It's that unfortunate situation of needs of the many vs needs of the few. What's 220ish pax, plus a handful on the ground, vs thousands in a built up area? It's a tough call to make, but that is the sad reality of today. Nobody wants another 9/11 scenario.
And legally where does that work?
'We shot it down and killed everyone on board plus those down below in case the plane actually crashed and killed even more people because those innocents have greater value than those other innocents and we don't want another 9-11 because like we really knew then that the take over of those planes would result in 9-11...'
It's complete B/S to suggest shooting the plane down is an option.
- It's a win for terrorists straight away.