After the sky-jackings of the '70s, US Air Marshalls were present
on every flight. Another change we can afford.
Lee
>--- Original Message ---
>From: Mats Jansson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Date: 9/12/01 3:36:25 PM
>
>Increased pre-boarding security is not the answer. These guys
used knifes.
>How many other ways can skilled killers use to take control
of people around
>them? It seems to me some other alternatives warrant consideration,
based
>on the assumption that one cannot prevent dangerous people from
boarding an
>airplane:
>
>-Lock the pilots into the cockpit upon take-off, and have absolutely
no
>communication, or no way to enter the cockpit. Landing safely
is job #1.
>
>-Security guards on every flight might deter to some extent.
Give them a
>gas mask and the ability to set off tear gas (as long as it
can be kept out
>of the cock pit), and maybe their chances are greater.
>
>I don't know, one can probably think of many better ways, but
I think we
>have to realize that increased pre-boarding security is nothing
more than a
>charade to show people that "we're doing something about it".
>
>Just one man's opinion.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Eric Moeller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 9:44 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Air Travel in the Aftermath of the Terrorist Attack
>
>
>Well said, Rachel! (as always)
>
>I completely agree. I also wish to point out that this thread
exemplifies
>one of the goals of the terrorist: Americans questioning their
safety and
>reacting.
>
>It's OK to be afraid, and it's OK to question, but our quality
of life
>through Freedom must not be diminished AT ALL. Increased security
measures
>probably should and will be instituted, but delays and inconveniences
need
>not be part of them in the current state of technology. And,
above all, we
>must realize that no amount of planning and securing will make
us
>invincible.
>
>The key is in the response. First, we must continue our way
of life in
>spite of our fear. To opt out of flying will show that the
act was
>effective. What about next time when 10 city buses are hi-jacked
and
>exploded? Or when 20 rifleman on different overpasses across
the country
>start shooting up morning commuters? Will you give up the bus,
and the car?
>And finally not leave your home at all? I apologize for the
graphic
>examples, but in my years as a Team Leader in the US Army Bomb
Squad I
>learned that the only effective way to deal with a terrorist,
is to
>eliminate the terrorist. All else is just reaction.
>
>Which brings me to my second point about response: the criminals
must be
>found and dealt with by whatever means available. Lobbing cruise
missiles
>into Afghanistan is not going to cut it this time. We can only
truly win if
>we demonstrate that attacks upon the U.S. and her allies will
result in
>swift, deadly punishment, and that the act will have no effect
on our way of
>life to begin with.
>
>Thanks for listening!
>
>Eric Moeller
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rachel Foerster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 10:08 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Air Travel in the Aftermath of the Terrorist Attack
>
>
>To be afraid is to let the barbarians win!
>Yes, I will travel this week, the next, and whenever my clients
need me to
>be there to help.
>No, my thoughts on domestic travel have not changed....it was,
is, and
>continues to be far safer than our daily automobile commute.
>
>Will the routine of the past for air travel change? Of course!
It should! We
>will adjust accordingly - but never, never, never give up our
freedom as
>citizens of a democratic country and a free world!
>
>Rachel Foerster
>Principal
>Rachel Foerster & Associates, Ltd.
>Professionals in EDI & Electronic Commerce
>39432 North Avenue
>Beach Park, IL 60099
>Phone: 847-872-8070
>Fax: 847-872-6860
>http://www.rfa-edi.com <http://www.rfa-edi.com>
>
>
>
>My shock and disbelief is slowly turning to anger over this
most
>tragic event and the actions to follow. Our lives in America
>and possibly the world have changed forever.
>
>My EDI consulting involves constant travel around the U.S.
Before
>yesterday, I never gave a thought to hijacking as these were
>always targeted for non-domestic flights. Not anymore. For
>those of us who travel on airplanes for business, I ask you
to
>share your thoughts on this subject.
>
>Are you afraid?
>Will you travel this week or next?
>Has this event changed your thoughts on domestic travel?
>
>Lee LoFrisco
>
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