Some people seem to think this is a choice between walking off the plane safely with their stuff and walking off the the plane safely without their stuff. If that is the case then sure I want my stuff. But if it's a case of walking off the plane empty handed or dying I'll walk off the plane with nothing if I have to. My family don't need to know I am alive the moment I get off, I don't need my money or passports or laptop or iPad or kindle or medicines or whatever. Sure it will be a pain, probably a serious pain but I'll be alive. Mind you none of my medicines are for life threatening short term conditions just long term conditions that mean I can probably miss a week without too much damage. I can see other people have a more serious problem in this respect.