I don't hold any strong views on the subject myself - I can see arguments for and against.
Is it not the case though now, that the suicidal hijacker will now that he "knows" that the pilots are armed attempt to take out both of them somehow (a smuggled weapon, maybe), when previously he might not have done, thus denying the pilots the <slender> chance for them to regain control?
FF
Last edited by Fujiflyer; 20th Apr 2003 at 23:47.