[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by dazzalam

Sorry I have to tottaly disagree with you there, dont take the chance IMHO, they could have shot the poor ******!!!!!!, if he had have been some psycho with a bag full of "internet made bombs", or part of some terrorist cell, they would have been highly justified, OK he wasnt, but what do you do "excuse me mr suicide bomber, please dont press that button", dont think so, in this day and age we cant afford to dither, if your family would have been on that runway would you still be happy about him suing YOUR government for YOUR money? when they are trying to protect US ALL!

Agree that we can't afford to take chances. He could have been a terrorist. He could have had a bomb. He could have been going to plant a bomb on the plane. He may have had a detonation device in his hand. There is no way the police know the answers to all those possibilities and they had to act first and ask questions later.

I don't think there were any other members of the public around were there? But if he'd planted a bomb on the plane it could have killed everyone on it in mid-flight.