Dale,
Before you waste a single moment on 411A's post above, I'll advise you not to bother.
Without resorting to personal attacks, which are forbidden here, I can educate you on the quality of his posts. Previous posts are fairly similar to the one above, so they have quickly established themselves as wind-up posts, although the ideas put forth are supposedly there for "balance". (GMAFB)
His above post doesn't take into account that the Captain IS responsible for inflight security.
And that part of a Captain's pay comes with the responsibility to make tough and sometimes unpopular decisions to ensure a safe flight.
Keep his "assertions"
in perspective (i.e. don't take his bait).