merc,
Right, things break, technology fails ect, and yes these incidents do occurr, people do die, get injured and or sick, fact!
So why does the industry try to cover such instances up, and people quote do you know how damaging this could be?
If your saying that people should be more responsible about paying attention to the safety demos and cards, then one would think media coverage of the air accidents would be a good thing, it will heighten public awareness of the real risks and things breaking, in order that they can act accordingly or in line with what crews expect of their passengers??
At the end of the day, crews are highly trained for these situations, passengers are NOT!!, for both I imagine a scary experience and am pleased that no one has died! again...