I posted about a hijacking in Colombia in September, here, though the link to the AP story is now expired.

It is an extremely violent society.

UPDATE: Which is pretty well irrelevant to this because the guy was a US citizen. Coming back from a mission trip to Ecuador.

This is tragic and I'm very sorry for his wife's loss. What an awful way to lose witness her husband's death, as she was unable to control him or make him calm down. But just as with another tragic mistake in England this summer, the policy is still the correct one. Here was a man running up and down the aisles claiming he had a bomb, and then he runs on to the jetway (toward the people in the boarding lounge at the other end) and reaches into his bag...

We have to shoot. We can't ignore those threats.

It was a very brave Air Marshal who tackled him. That guy was, as far as he knew, throwing himself on a grenade. I'm glad there are people in the air willing to take those risks for us.

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1 It is an extremely violent society. See Dub, we're nominated for Best Conservative Blog, not Understatement of the Year. Heh.

Posted by: Vinnie at December 07, 2005 06:34 PM (Kr6/f)

2 Seems the guy was manodepressive and had a deathwish. How is anyone supposed to handle situations like that.

Posted by: V at December 07, 2005 08:49 PM (7ZsmI)

3 That Air Marshal deserves a cold beer. Hell, I would buy the bar a whole round (at least) in the Air Marshal's honor.

Posted by: Wine-aholic at December 07, 2005 08:54 PM (sH4J5)

4 Hell I'm manic/depressive or bipolar, what the hell ever you want to call it, and doing stupid crap like that isn't a characteristic symptom. Normally on a downswing it's either mad rage or depression, but not like running around screaming about a bomb, at least not if you don't have one. But that's another story.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 08, 2005 01:12 AM (0yYS2)

5 too bad it wasn't one of you Jawa supporters

Posted by: rusty sucks at December 08, 2005 08:05 AM (/3n/k)

6 No too bad it was not you Mr. Sucks coward with masked IP and fake email chickenshit dipwad punk peter puffer.

Posted by: Howie at December 08, 2005 08:41 AM (D3+20)

7 This shows again, that you people are sheep, and have much fear, to shoot an innocent, unarmed man, and then say it is the right policy. Be afraid. Very afraid. Whatever, you are still sheep.

Posted by: hurl at December 08, 2005 12:26 PM (0GkF1)

8 On the killing of Ronald Schulz the infidel occupier, and contractor soaked in blood money- "A tough decision but the right one" A beer for the marshall? No, string his ass up like they do on the bridges at Fallouja! Justice for Rigoberto!

Posted by: rusty sucks at December 08, 2005 01:39 PM (/3n/k)

9 Scotty! What the hell's the matter with that transporter! I said beam me up!

Posted by: hondo at December 08, 2005 01:42 PM (3aakz)

10 So far search for "justice for rigoberto" turned up just 2 child murderers (1 executed 1 pending) You guys on the left really got to get a professional PR guy!

Posted by: hondo at December 08, 2005 01:52 PM (3aakz)

11 What greg lacks in intelligence, he makes up for in stupidity.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 08, 2005 03:46 PM (0yYS2)

12 he never said he had a bomb http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1138965,00.html "I never heard the word bomb until the FBI asked me did you hear the word bomb. That is ridiculous."

Posted by: rigomartyrsbrigade at December 08, 2005 07:32 PM (bh1Uz)

13 rusty sucks: Your muslim mama is as ugly as the camel who humped her.

Posted by: greyrooster at December 09, 2005 08:56 AM (SHEau)

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