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To: ig who wrote (166400)	5/14/2006 8:46:20 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794396

If they just want my wallet, fine. If they're trying to take me to Crime Scene 2, I'm not going without a fight. Exactly. And it is critical to differentiate. It's also critical to differentiate between a hijacker who wants to go to Cuba and one who wants to use the plane as a missile. If you're going to do something, 'twere better done sooner. Not before you have enough facts to differentiate. It seems to me that some folks are getting the wrong message from Flight 93. You may notice that they didn't save their lives. What they saved was further damage on the ground, further loss of life. They foiled the hijackers' plans to use the plane as a missile. When passengers take action they may improve the situation or they may worsen it. If they take down a plane that wouldn't have gone down otherwise, they kill themselves and their fellows. If they take down an already doomed plane, they may wipe out an urban area below and compound the disaster. Or they may interfere with some plan the air marshal and/or crew are already working that could have saved the plane. Anytime people take it upon themselves to override authority, there is risk. Too much arrogance or fear or testosterone aren't good things. First, do no harm. First, think. I'm not suggesting that we never act independently, only that circumspection is a virtue. While authority isn't always right, there are probabilities in its favor.