theres a big difference in preventing (ie: thwarting) a situation from happening and reacting to a situation that has happened.
situation A:
a guy notices some dude on the plan doing something odd, then guy realizes its not normal behavior and that this dude is up to something.
the guy jumps on the dude, and prevents (thwarts) him for being successful. thereby preventing any explosion.
Situation B (aka: what actually happened):
A guy on a plane has a self made bomb strapped to his leg. said guy attempts to detonate the bomb on an airplane, but quickly realizes that hes a fuckup and has no idea how to make/detonate a bullshit bomb.
everybody on the plane hears a boom, some see some light, then they smell the burning shit.
one guy gets pissed and instantly reacts to the situation by jumping over passengers to "prevent" they guy from setting off a bomb that he had already set off. natural instinct to attack.
now,, i give props to the guy for taking advantage of the moment to do some damage to the guy, but he "thwarted" not a goddamn thing.
the bomb had already been set off, had it of been a good bomb, then that plan would never had landed in one piece.
Im glad it did though.
the only thing that thwarted the situation was the fact that the guy didnt have a good bomb that would actually do its intended job.
this is going to be used to give the leverage they need to have those damned machines placed in every airport that can see through your clothes, thereby violating every person that wants to get on a plane.
i agree... nothing was "thwarted" in this mans actions... unless there was still something left that could have been correctly ignited and brought down the plane or otherwise done damage to it or anyone in it
i do commend the guy who stepped up and beat this guys ass though... props to him
i also agree, like i already said, that this is going to be used to further destroy and violate our right to privacy, even more than it already is
we will be subject to even more bullshit when boarding a damn plane all because of this asshole and people being too stupid to realize that its all a pointless show that cant keep anyone determined to commit violent destructive acts against an airplane or its passengers from doing anything...all any of these already unnecessary searches and ridiculous hoops they make you jump through do nothing but make simple minded people feel "secure"
dont bring any more than 3oz of any fluids, pastes, or creams and dont bring more than can fit in a 1qt ziplock bag... smile and let the ass clown TSA jerkoff pull you out of line in front of everyone for a "random check", and toss through your luggage... put your shit back together so you can send your luggage through the x-ray machine... take off your coat, your hoodie, your hat... remove your shoes, watch belt, keys, wallet, cigarettes, gum, change, jewelry, cock ring, etc etc etc... now go walk on the same uncleaned floor that who the fuck knows how many other people with who the fuck knows what kind of hygiene or foot issues have walked on all damn day with socks or bare feet... go through the metal detector... get stopped... turn around and go back through the detector... take off your _____ go back through... have some assclown scan you with the metal detection wand... go to the "sniffing machine" stand there with your arms away from your sides facing forward while the machine shoots air at you and sniffs it for any traces of who the fuck knows what... go to retrieve your bags... get told that you need to open it up for another TSA jerkoff on the other side so they can toss through your luggage again to look at some "questionable items they noticed on x-ray"... put all your clothes and other items back on... be sure to keep a smile on your face and not look bothered or you may be subject to "additional screening"
its all bullshit
there are literally thousands of items i could (and many that i do) bring on a plane that would serve perfectly well as a very effective improvised weapon... there are plenty of objects that i could bring through check in undetected that are actual purpose built weapons... there are thousands of employees that are not screened anywhere near as well as the passengers who can plant items for anyone looking to bring something onto a plane... there are shit tons of items readily available after you get through the security check that are or can be used as weapons
they can pat me down, thats fine, but i'll never go through one of those machines.
no thats not fine... its a blatant invasion of your personal space and privacy... how much are we willing to give up for the illusion of safety and security???
the only way you are going to make sure that no one on the plane can do anything to harm anyone else on the plane is to strip everyone of their clothing and personal property, shackle them to their seat, issue a mandatory sedative to them so they are unconscious for the duration of the flight... then have a computer fly the plane automatically... because can you ever really trust the pilot or crew??
and after all of this ridiculousness they will simply shoot the plane out of the sky with a stinger anti aircraft missile that can be purchased in any third world shit hole for less than the price of a beat ass 91 hatch