Before anyone get's too upset about this in terms of some kind of European conspiracy, note that NASA is also thinking along similar lines. If you look at the following documnet, which is NASA's Aviation Safety and Security Aviation Safety and Security Program Overview Program Overview - Independent Implementation Review, you will see on p67-68 programmes on 'refuse to crash aircraft' and 'self recovering )landing ) aircraft.
NASA strategy
Note it is a 68 page colour PDF - so rather large
In these security-obsessed days, this kind of programme is inevitable. Preventing implementation will be the key.
Dr Dave